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i've been using step up to medicine in addition to worldbank to study for my step 2. but it seems like everyone else is using step up to step 2 in stead. if my goal is to get 230+ in step 2 ck, do you think i need additional resources other than :

Step Up to Medicine
World bank

p.s. i also plan to do MKSAP3 (http://www.amazon.com/MKSAP-Student...3623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309728729&sr=8-1)

and Pediatrics pretest with 500 questions (i'm weak on peds)

another ps. i used only worldbank and FA with annotations for step 1 and scored around 210 🙁
 
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People are using Step Up to Step 2 because it goes along with the DIT program. I don't think it's an adequate book as a stand-alone, but combined with the DIT workbook/lectures it is a decent resource.
bostampa2007 said:
i've been using step up to medicine in addition to worldbank to study for my step 2. but it seems like everyone else is using step up to step 2 in stead. if my goal is to get 230+ in step 2 ck, do you think i need additional resources other than :

Step Up to Medicine
World bank

p.s. i also plan to do MKSAP3 (http://www.amazon.com/MKSAP-Student...3623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309728729&sr=8-1)

and Pediatrics pretest with 500 questions (i'm weak on peds)

another ps. i used only worldbank and FA with annotations for step 1 and scored around 210 🙁
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bostampa2007 said:
in addition to worldbank and step upto med, thinking of adding "secrets"
do you guys think it would be redundant to add secrets?

is this the right book?
http://www.amazon.com/USMLE-Step-Secrets-Adam-Brochert/dp/156053608X
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This is the newer edition:
http://www.amazon.com/USMLE-Step-Secrets-Theodore-OConnell/dp/0323057136/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Secrets is a super HY resource, so most people seem to recommend it.

+1 on what Captopril mentioned. DIT+Step up to Step 2 would be a combo for a more "complete" review.

I plan on doing DIT once, then after that focus on all questions (World, Rx, and Kaplan).
 
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