Step I UptoDate for step 1

[SeahawksFan]

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How many of you use Uptodate for step 1 ? how useful have you found it ? and how do you actually use it ? read the whole article or just the summary ?

 

[Phloston]

How many of you use Uptodate for step 1 ? how useful have you found it ? and how do you actually use it ? read the whole article or just the summary ?

Would recommend UTD for Step 2 and 3, but only use it for your general knowledge/interests at this stage. It is not a good resource to prep for Step 1. Venturing into that type of territory is digressive.

 

[DrPicard]

Phloston, how is Onlinemeded for step 2 prep? Can its PDFs substitute for UTD? I downloaded their CAD PDF (its free), and its essentially an algorithmic/step-by-step breakdown of how to manage CAD. Would something like MTB2/3 + onlinemeded work?

 

[mcloaf]

Absolutely not, time would be much better spent with boards-focused resources.

 

[Phloston]

Phloston, how is Onlinemeded for step 2 prep? Can its PDFs substitute for UTD? I downloaded their CAD PDF (its free), and its essentially an algorithmic/step-by-step breakdown of how to manage CAD. Would something like MTB2/3 + onlinemeded work?

I can't comment on Onlinemeded as I never used that. UpToDate is the gold standard once you hit rotations. Because whenever there's a debate about something, if you go to UTD and it gives an answer everyone just shuts up. MTB2/3 are satisfactory for gaining a skeletal understanding of the material, but do not memorize these books for Step 2/3. UTD fills in the gaps.