ieltsforall
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Hi great and all usmlers , i am going to take my step 1 in the end of jan or 1st week of feb but still i had done kaplan and first aid and now a days i m kaplan q bank.the problem present here is that one of my friend told me that in 2007 they are changing question and may introduce newone well i dont know secondly , the retaing problem can it is a better idea to go for first aid for microbiogy and Pharmacology and do q bank because ho to retain another problem rightnow about images i dont know how many questions come from CT scan and these type of stuff still i didnot do this one kindly kindly kindly plz reply me urgently i will be grateful to all of you kindly tell me is that first aid is enough for micro and pharma if i wil do q bank plz all the best all of you
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| drplacebo
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Great resources:
Overall best: First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. You need this. Period. You also need Kaplan QBank, and the NBME questions listed above.
Path: First Aid, BRS Path, Webpath. All you need for path.
Physiol: First Aid, BRS Physiology. This is one of the weaker sections of First Aid, and for that reason, you should use BRS as well. BRS Physiology is a very well-written book. For Physiology, the Board Simulator Series questions are VERY similar to the actual USMLE (ie. lots of tables, graphs, problem-solving and not direct recall). The Board Simulator Series is otherwise probably inferior to QBank (the question format isn't very similar to the real thing), but the BSS Physiology questions are extremely good.
Embryology: First Aid. High Yield Embryo. All you need, if not overkill, for Embryo. First Aid alone would probably be sufficient unless you are either really weak in Embryo, or are going for a 260 or something.
Neuro: First Aid. High Yield Neuroanatomy. All you need for neuro.
Behavioural Sciences: First Aid. High Yield Behavioral Sciences. All you need. Behavioural sciences are relatively easy marks, so make sure to get them all by reading this book.
Micro: Use First Aid. Supplement with Micro Made Ridiculously Simple if your Micro knowledge is weak. First Aid alone would probably be sufficient if you weren't going after that 260.
Pharm: Use First Aid. Supplement with Pharm Made Ridiculously Simple if your Pharm knowledge is weak. As above, First Aid alone would probably be sufficient if you weren't going after that 260.
Most Micro and Pharm questions can probably be answered from First Aid or otherwise would have been encountered during your Med 1-2 curriculum.
Biochem: Use First Aid. Lippincott's is overkill.
Histo: Fan through Wheater's a couple times.
Anatomy: First Aid and High Yield Anatomy is more than enough. Most anatomy questions will probably take the form of radiological imaging.
If you see First Aid mentioned repeatedly, that's for a reason! You will bag a LOT of freebie questions if you know and understand this book well. Unfortunately, it's just a big collection of facts, which makes for some insanely dry reading, but most of it, if not all of it, has probably been tested in an actual USMLE exam before. Put another way, everyone else out there will be using it, and not using it yourself will put you at a disadvantage, as you miss those gimme questions.
Good Luck
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| MichaelAngel99
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sounds like you will be alright
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| drplacebo
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As far as pattern change is concernd it is said 2 b more interactiv....like audible heart sounds and resp. breath sounds will b added as part of da Q.
2 simulate more of a clinical scenario.....but its said 2 b easy not much of a concern....just like introduction of slides n radiological images into Q's did'nt
create a panic....just chill and prep well
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