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hi iam an img(tamilnadu,India) who is in US now.iam planning to join residency by 2006.i have been out of touch with subjects for the past 2 years.many people recommend studying review books for the USMLE.but iam afraid that it will not not be enough since iam out of touch with basics.i have planned to study textbooks.ami doing right?i havewith me books
harrison's book of internal medicine
pathology robbins
pharmacology-lippincott,katzung,lawrence
biochemistry-lippincott and harper
anatomy-cunninghams
physiology-guyton and ganong
microbiology-jawetz
first aid for USMLE step1
exam master cds
davidson's internal medicine
nelson- pediatrics
bailey and love- surgery
ten teachers -o and g
iam also planning to buy kaplan lecture notes from someone (iam searching for it).am i right in reading these books and doing mcqs for step 1 or board reviews essential?can i prepare for step 1 and 2 the same time?is it a good idea?i have the books but i didn't know what to do?how to start studying?confused!!anybody please guide me.thanking u in advance
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| chemamr
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:oops: WELL, IŽLL TRY TO HELP YOU. OK, THINKING IN THAT YOU HAVE BEEN OUT OF TOUCH WITH BASICS AND ALL WHAT YOU SAID, MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE:
1)MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU MAKE STEP BY STEP, FIRST 1 AND LATER THE 2ND. BESIDES YOU WANT TO BEGIN IN 2006, YOU HAVE TIME.
2) TAKE THE FIRST AID LIKE A GUIDE: YOU CAN CHECK THERE WHAT ARE THE BEST TEXTBOOKS TO STUDY.
3) KAPLAN Q BANK IS VERY USEFUL.
4) YOU CAN BUY ALSO A REVIEW BOOK (F.EX. NMS REVIEW FOR USMLE 1 - IT HAS MANY QUESTIONS).
5) OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE A PLAN, YOU HAVE TO PUT A DATE FOR YOUR EXAM AND STUDY TO BE READY.
I HOPE IT SERVES YOU. GOOD LUCK.
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Hi again student
I am hanan from ma
the books you mentioned is too big and ful of information that you do not need
studying short books is much better that studying big books .
I have a friends who went for step 1 and step 2 exams and they had like 97,99,95 they all agree that we need to study short books .
do not study nms they are not good ,go for first aid and kaplan lectures notes (i am doing the same now) and you need to review pathology from BRS ,it is the highest yeilled subject .
pluse Q bank kaplan question
try to take step 1 exam and then step 2 .
take your time it is very important to get a high score than only pass the exam
as far as you are in MA we can start a study group if you like ?
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