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hey guys,
this is my first post here after passing my step 1.i need some advice regarding the books to be followed for step 2ck as i m absolutely clueless about this exam.the following would be my resources for this exam:
-kaplan lecture notes n dvds
-for medicine Harrisons board review
-blueprints for peads,psych.,n obgyn.
please add what to follow for preventive medicine.
i still havent started to study for step 2 so please guide me with the books.
thanks.
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| tolito
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i think this is basically what most people are reading for step 2. and like p53 says, the results vary!!!
p53 suggests making CMDT a reference for derma and opth.
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raves..firstly congrats 
i think u got it all. im just using kaplan dvds
for review im going to go for crush
and definitely UW q bank.
if ur a fresh grad, start qs earlier. good luck
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| raves
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thanks tolito n study_ing.i appreciate
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yes, the results vary - especially, for Kaplan LNs.
about your other resources -
-for medicine Harrisons board review
- it only contains difficult but helpful MCQs with explanations - you'll also need some good text review - I strongly recommend Agabegi's 'Step-Up to Medicine' - 564 pages - as an irreducible minimum for IM if you want to get a decent score - more short reviews are 'simpler than possible' (read Einstein's adage below of my post).
-blueprints for peads,psych.,n obgyn. - OK.
preventive medicine?
- I don't know.
where is surgery?
about 'Crush' - I don't like this book - too simplified and too superficial even for the last minute cramming before the exam; get 'Mock' by the same guy (Adam Brochert) instead - the same content, but different - better (board-like MCQ) format; for general text-format review I recommend 'Boards & Wards' (but it contains a lot of errors) or 'FA for step 2 CK 2005'.
also see:
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/39199
http://www.prep4usmle.com/resources/31
Edited by p53 on 08/30/06 - 11:54 AM
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| raves
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thanks p53
for surgery i read somewhere in this forum that kaplan lecture notes are enough n no other books are required to supplement them.
n between cmdt n harrisons board review which ones better n should be followed cos i want to follow just one book.because i kinda get lost if i try to follow too many books.thanks again for ur help.
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i will post my resources again n then u can comment.thanks for posting the threads,these may help me in making up my mind.
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you can't compare CMDT and Harrison's board review, because the first one is a textbook, and the last one is a MCQ-book.
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yes i got that later. thanks again dear.
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