Praise all things Goljan!!!
Started by G0S2
I was about to ask the same thing but I see you've posted the Q already. Is everybody only getting the Path?
I also purchased Pharm. It is certainly a rapid review and if you have a difficult time with the subject, I would not suggest it. Most people say FA is great for pharm. Lippincott's is a bit much. For me the outline format and occasional global/big picture figure for RR pharm will be good enough and I plan on annotating FA as I go along. Also, RR pharm seems to hit most of the key points that we cover in pharm class.
2nd ED Goljan Path RR is fantastic, for anyone interested in a quick review. I'm trying to devote 2-3 hrs/day reading RR while listening to Goljan's audio lectures and annotating the book. It's been said a ton but damn he does a great job integrating concepts - biochem, phys, path. Love it.
There are 25 chapters and it is taking me around 2 days per chapter (his audios follow the book nicely), so that is 50 days x 3 hours (conservatively) = 150 hours for a first pass of the book. Bottom line, I wouldn't wait until next spring to crack open this baby. If you want to use RR I'd start looking at it now.
There are 25 chapters and it is taking me around 2 days per chapter (his audios follow the book nicely), so that is 50 days x 3 hours (conservatively) = 150 hours for a first pass of the book. Bottom line, I wouldn't wait until next spring to crack open this baby. If you want to use RR I'd start looking at it now.
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did anyone feel like Goljan was too detailed for the boards? It seems to have more info than BRS path.
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BRS Path is pure pathology. RR Path is more like path mixed with phys, pharm, biochem, and micro.
it is definitely looks more detailed then BRS...but besides the obvious part of having more physio, biochem, micro, etc (perfectly integrated) the format is much more spread out then BRS. To get all the small details and explainations of mechanism, lab tests, etc you really have to read every word of every sentence in BRS path as they are not really laid out for you as in RR. There is also the issue of full sentence in BRS vs. pure outline in RR, and inclusion of lots of charts and picture in RR.
I almost feel like after an initial review of physio, biochem and micro....that I'll just use RR (and of course First Aid) to integrate everything and only look at other specific sources if I get somethign wrong on a practice test that I don't explicitely find in RR or FA
Same here... I'm pretty sure I'll use FA and RR only for board review, with other books kept only for reference.
That is also why it is useful for my path class this year. This morning we had case studies in jaundice and I was familiar with direct v. indirect bilirubin mechanisms.
hello I got the new RR Patho and its great. I think though that having the 100 High Yield notes that Dr. Goljan has along with the audio would be helpful coz he refers to it all the time...does anyone have a copy of the pdf file? care to share?
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There is a bit more clincal information in the kaplan goljan notes that is not found in the rapid review book 2006. Have you guys noticed this and the pics aside are you going to use both?
