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goljan for shorter trips when i was taking step 1, medicine
for long trips i just listen to music, don't overthink it bro
 
Psai said:
goljan for shorter trips when i was taking step 1, medicine
for long trips i just listen to music, don't overthink it bro
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What is "medicine"? I feel dumb typing that but I s unfamiliar with that resource.
CherryRedDracul said:
Harrison's Internal Medicine and Robbin's Pathology audiobooks.
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I will check out Goljan. As you can tell, my current resources are all written.
Those audiobooks--do they come with purchase of the book?
Thank you.
 
orthogenes said:
What is "medicine"? I feel dumb typing that but I s unfamiliar with that resource.


I will check out Goljan. As you can tell, my current resources are all written.
Those audiobooks--do they come with purchase of the book?
Thank you.
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Haha, I was being facetious. Those are both very large books and I wouldn't recommend listening to them while driving. I used the same resources Psai did. Plus, I used a few Kaplan Step 1 and Step 2 prep videos as well (just the audio, of course).
 
I've always been big on audio learning when doing other tasks (driving, sometimes working out, etc). ExamKrackers audio for the MCAT, Goljan during M1/M2, Pestana/Contad Fischer in M3.

There are a few Derm related audio resources I use from time to time in residency.
 
One time, I saw a Asian girl driving with her feet on I-10, her hands and eyes are occupied with a book. Crazy driver
 
orthogenes said:
What is "medicine"? I feel dumb typing that but I s unfamiliar with that resource.


I will check out Goljan. As you can tell, my current resources are all written.
Those audiobooks--do they come with purchase of the book?
Thank you.
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I believe he's referring to when he was on the internal medicine clerkship. People just call it medicine.
 
For step 1, Goljan as already mentioned.
For rotations, check out iTunes U. EMRAP is a great podcast for EM. There's a Surgery101 that I've used.
AudioDigest has tons of lectures for CME, but they're expensive to buy.

When I had a commute, I would make audio summaries of what I was studying using the voice memo on my phone. Essentially, study out loud once and then review the material when driving. Found it particularly helpful for micro.
 
if you really want, you could try putting pathoma on audio but i'm not sure how helpful it will be without the visual
 
If you have a PDF of a resource you want to use, you can download Voice Dream for the iPhone and listen to it at various speeds as you drive.
 
A few of my fellow MS2s like listening to Goljan when working out or driving.
Wish I had the concentration to do the same...I end up blasting tunes instead. 😛
 
WinslowPringle said:
For step 1, Goljan as already mentioned.
For rotations, check out iTunes U. EMRAP is a great podcast for EM. There's a Surgery101 that I've used.
AudioDigest has tons of lectures for CME, but they're expensive to buy.

When I had a commute, I would make audio summaries of what I was studying using the voice memo on my phone. Essentially, study out loud once and then review the material when driving. Found it particularly helpful for micro.
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Is EMRAP free?
 
A mentor of mine dictated a textbook onto cassettes (this was nearly 15 years ago) and then listened to it repeatedly on his hour long commute for a year. So there's always that.
 
colbgw02 said:
A mentor of mine dictated a textbook onto cassettes (this was nearly 15 years ago) and then listened to it repeatedly on his hour long commute for a year. So there's always that.
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holy crap how long did that take to do
 
Psai said:
if you really want, you could try putting pathoma on audio but i'm not sure how helpful it will be without the visual
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I actually use pathoma without the visual during my shut-eye time. Not sure how to get the audio alone but it'll be useful imho.
 
I've tried listening to pathoma while driving, but I end up either not paying attention to pathoma or not paying attention to the road
 
how many hours total is goljan?
 
msquaredb said:
I am moving farther from my campus next year so I will have ~30-40 minute drive to and from school. I want to make use of this time, so I was thinking about looking into these Goljan audio files.

I'm curious whether people actually find that they retain things from audio? Should I only listen to the specific path sections as I am doing them in class? I imagine listening ahead would not be beneficial at all.
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I recall having gotten at least 3-4 questions right on Step I solely from having listened to Goljan audio (or, at least, the answers came to me immediately in the form of Goljan speaking them, although it's conceivable I would have come across the facts/information some other way without him). I loved his audio, and found it super helpful.
 
anyone on transcript vs listening to goljan
 
GuyWhoDoesStuff said:
I recall having gotten at least 3-4 questions right on Step I solely from having listened to Goljan audio (or, at least, the answers came to me immediately in the form of Goljan speaking them, although it's conceivable I would have come across the facts/information some other way without him). I loved his audio, and found it super helpful.
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From what I have heard from another student is that what Goljan covers is pretty basic and you will definitely have heard/read it before.
 
Another vote for Goljan audio. I don't drive as I live in NYC but use it at the gym/ while running and I highly recommend it. Even if you zone out here and there it's no sweat, just passively take in what you can.
 
Left hand on the steering wheel, right hand on that textbook!
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Does Goljan's audio come with the Rapid Review book or do you buy it separately elsewhere?
 
Member4545 said:
Does Goljan's audio come with the Rapid Review book or do you buy it separately elsewhere?
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audio is only available online
i bought the book to support goljan but didn't read it much
i skimmed through some and it seemed worth the read but don't have the time. maybe next year
 
Same issue I've had, but aside from First Aid, I do questions most of the time ...

Here's something that has worked for me. I've audio recorded the Step 1 questions that are publicly available direct from the USMLE test-makers here: http://www.usmle.org/practice-materials/

Hopefully this is useful for those who are audio+visual learners and/or want to listen on-the-go--while on a drive, bus, plane, working out, etc.

All 3 question blocks available on SoundCloud below:
https://soundcloud.com/step-1-audiocast

Mac compatibility & playback speed options adjustable via Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/step1audiocast

Best of luck!
 
WinslowPringle said:
For step 1, Goljan as already mentioned.
For rotations, check out iTunes U. EMRAP is a great podcast for EM. There's a Surgery101 that I've used.
AudioDigest has tons of lectures for CME, but they're expensive to buy.

When I had a commute, I would make audio summaries of what I was studying using the voice memo on my phone. Essentially, study out loud once and then review the material when driving. Found it particularly helpful for micro.
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I love this idea, especially since I already talk to myself while studying anyways. Shut up, I'm not creepy, you're creepy.
 
I listened to Pathoma on my long trips from home to school and back (~6 hours) and it was really helpful.
 
msquaredb said:
From what I have heard from another student is that what Goljan covers is pretty basic and you will definitely have heard/read it before.
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I would say the same thing about first aid, pathoma, or any other board review source. If you're learning a bunch of new info or think that board studying is more in depth than your first two years of school, your school has done you a disservice.
 
I am looking for Goljan's audio but only came across this on YouTube:



Is this the same as the audio that you all are referring to?
 
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