OH boy lol. From what I've been told first year is normal and the 2nd year is pathology and disease. Do you have a recommendation of what resources to start out with in this scenario? I was originally planning on starting first year with First Aid and B&B.
This is my opinion, and feel free to disagree with this on the matter, but assuming your school does a very good job at covering what you need to know for boards, you really don't need to be using outside resources for first year with the exception of sketchymicro and maybe Savarese, and even the latter is debatable. People in my school really didn't use outside resource for first year. Especially since when you'll be using your First Aid extensively during second year when a new edition will have already come out then anyway. In a situation like this, paying attention to your class is paying attention to the stuff written in First Aid basically.
If your school has professors who don't know how to teach, or you're not being prepared for your boards, that's a different story, but for situations like those, I'd ask the upperclassmen of your school what's the deal on that front and more specific advice rather than us here on sdn.
Hell, if you turn out to be the lucky few who learn through Anki, like me, then it's already settled. Use Zanki for the entirety of first year and you're set.
Bottom line: At least use sketchymicro as your outside resource for the time being, and then test the waters for how the lectures are. If the lectures at your school is really sufficient, then stick to those materials for first year, and no need to shell out extra cash for extra resource, even for Qbanks, unless your best learning method is through doing questions.
And if worse comes to worst, always remember:
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