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how long do you have to study?
Dr Hawley wrote the majority, if not all, of the Kaplan Micro book. So if you like the material, you can get away with using her HY micro book.
She taught us micro and felt she prepared us very well for this exam.
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| docwho
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I've got 2 months scheduled for Microbiology.
Interesting information. Thanks Imbebo.
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| berkeleyboy
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I used a lot of sources for micro.
Micro cards, Ridiculously simple, and kaplan micro.
I was def. over prepared for the micro on my exam. but that and immuno was the only section.
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| lmbebo
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if you've got 2 months schedulded for micro alone.
I say do the Lange book (if you own it), if not go with lippincott.
or ifyou want Kaplan, do that.
Time doesn't look like a factor for you. Just choose a source and stick with it. No one book will give you an advantage over teh other.
Just a matter of preference
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| docwho
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Thanks Imbebo and Berk. Cheers!
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| ramtheman
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IF YOU ARE GOING TO STUDY MICROBIOLOGY FOR TWO MONTHS YOU
ARE DOING SOMETHING VERY WRONG AND ARE UNINFORMED OF THE USMLE I DONT THINK ANYONE HAS EVER DEVOTED TWO MONTHS TO MICROBIOLOGY YOU SHOULD STUDY PATHOPHSY :lol: IOLOGY PATHOLOGY
AND PHARMOCOLOGY THAT WOULD BE BETTER TIME SPENT YOUR WAY
MAKES ME LAUGH ITS KIND OF DUM
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| docwho
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Nice to know you had a bit of a laugh. Meet you in the pub sometime and i'll give you some more. Sounds like you need it. And if your good, i'll jack you up some chick and hopefully you can score. That'll cheer you up!
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| docwho
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By the way man, how did you come up with a reply like that when I didn't post my whole schedule in the first place? As you said.."I find that kinda dum (man,you can't even spell dumb right)" You're probably watching too much of Jim Carey's movies. (Dumber and Dumber).Got my drift.
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| rhonda
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Hi docwho. I have those 2 books u mentioned. I read lippincott back when I was reviewing for the local boards and I found it really helpful. But when I started reading Kaplan microbio for my step 1 last year, I found that it was more concise and easier to grasp!
Good luck! :wink:
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| docwho
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Excellent! I'll go for Kaplan then since you read both. That will speed things up for me. It takes time reading and comparing 2 books. Choice!
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| step1doc
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hi docwho,
Just wanted to thank u for posting the comparison that u have done regarding anat,physio and biochem from various sources and for telling us which one u found better.
is lippincott biochem really better than kaplan?also was wondering what is a good source for neuroanatomy?kaplan or something else?
thanx for the help.
good luck with u'r studies.keep going. icon_study
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| Stollen
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i think Kaplan books are great.. if you read them many times and do some qbank questions..you can score really high.
Regarding micro as a supplement you can do the Lange high yield material at the end of the book.
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Step1doc: Lippincott Biochem and Kaplan- I compared both in the basis of information. No doubt Lippincott explained the topics in detail than Kaplan. It depends if u got time, patience, if this is your weak subject, you prefer references with more information, so on and so forth. As what Imbebo said, it’s a matter of preference.
High Yield Neuroanatomy and Kaplan- High Yield is better. Again, this is after I read both books and found that there’s more information in High Yield.
Stollen: I read posts from these forum that Kaplan subjects i.e. Anatomy, Pharmacology and Pathology are quite weak. So, I took the option of reading 2 references. Bear in mind that Kaplan is not the B all and end all. There are 10,897 members in these forum and it's hard to quantify who got 99 from using Kaplan only.If you look at the Exam Experience, there's not even 100 who got 99 from purely just Kaplan alone.I also knew people who studied from Kaplan and failed. So, I decided to compare not because this is my fetish(believe me I got far more exciting fetishes-hahah) but I'm looking outside the circle. Thanks for the info anyway,I’ll look into Lange High Yield Material.
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| step1doc
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hello docwho,
thanx for the info.
I also found that supplementing kaplan with lange book[jawetz review]especially for immunology was good.
had a few more Q if u don't mind. ? ?
for biochem did u solely go with lipincott or u used both lipincott and kaplan?
what about gross anatomy,embryo and histo?which one is better?
is lippincott pharmac better than kaplan?everyone says goljan is better for patho,is this true?what about physio,is kaplan enough?physio is one of my weak subjects. roll i generally had this doubt in mind that if u use 2 diefferent resources then it will be difficult to revise,so do u make notes from one to the other or u just choose and follow one of the two?
thanx again for replying.I will really appreciate it if u can help me out.
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First of all, I’m not in the position to give advice as I haven’t taken the exam and passed with a 99 score. However, I can share my time consuming experience of reading 2 books so you don’t have to go through what I did.
Biochem: I read both: Lippincott 5x and Kaplan once-didn’t bother repeating this coz Lippincott got more info. My Biochem practice q’s was sweet 75-80%.
Anatomy: I read Kaplan Anatomy Lecture notes and High Yield-Histology, Neuroanatomy, Gross Anatomy, Cell and Molecular Biology and Embryology 2x. Took me awhile but had someone posted a comparison earlier I wouldn’t even bother reading Kaplan Anatomy. Wasted my time on that. High Yield no doubt in my mind is better.
Pharmacology: I did not compare Kaplan to Lippincott Pharmacology as I read from this forum and from my mates that Kaplan is a waste of time. So I can’t help you with Pharmacology as I did not physically read and compare both books. However, I intend to use Lippincott.
Physiology: I read both Kaplan 2x and BRS 3x. You don’t need to read both, like I did coz they are similar. It might pay to send a new post about this in the forum and ask for supplementary suggestions, since this is your weak subject.
Pathology: I haven’t read this yet but I’m not going to use Kaplan at this stage as my mates who passed reckons it lacks information. Got 2 options: Goljan and BRS. Like you I’m in limbo with this subject. It might pay to send a new post and ask for suggestions. Just hope Kaplan die hards won’t take offense.
Revisions: As my exam date gets closer, my plan is to focus on First aid and notes I made up for each subject. Revise, revise and revise and hopefully reinforce short term memory. Then attack QBank, NMS, BSS, Blackwell, QBook as much questions as I can. Then do NBME 1 and 2. Revise again if there’s still time.
Again, I’m not in a position to give advice. This is only my strategy. At the end of the day, it’s your call.
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| step1doc
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hello docwho,
thanx a ton for helping me out.i know u haven't yet given u'r exam,but still u have completed studying much more than i have,so there is no harm in giving advice out of u'r studying experience.
i was also hoping to make notes on each subj.In the beginning as i started physio,i started reading both brs and kaplan chapter wise and would write down into kaplan notes whatever i found extra in brs ,so that in the 2nd round i can revise using only kaplan.howewever this is taking a lot of time for me.is that how u make notes or is there some other way of doing it?
thanx a lot for taking time to reply.
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| docwho
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Initially, I did the same but I decided to change my strategy as it is time consuming. I read both books, then decide which one has got more info and I’m comfortable with. Then I make notes from that book and abandon the other. Mind you, reading 2 books is time consuming that’s why I send this post hoping someone else compared them. I intend to focus on 1 material and make notes from there.
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| Stollen
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lippincott is more of a textbook..kaplan is more of a notes..
i think a good idea is to read kaplan and to study the diagrams and tables of lippincott
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| step1doc
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thanx for the reply docwho.
stollen;that is a really good strategy.
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| nonstopdoc1
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For micro
Medical Microbiology & Immunology: Examination & Board Review
by Warren, Md, Phd Levinson, Ernest, Md, Phd Jawetz
is the best out there if you have that much time.
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| Stollen
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thats true...especially the immunology section which is MUST READ..
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| docwho
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Thanks Dudes.
Micro's one of my strongest subject. I had a good think about it and finally decided to use Kaplan. I'll choose Levinson if it's my weak subject and lippincott if I'm building my confidence. I'll put my cards on kaplan as I'm reasonably comfy to crack this one. hooray!
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