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Deja Review USMLE Step 2 CK

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First thing first. I scored a 247 on Step 1. As many of you know that have taken the exam. The key is to know what to study for the exam since there is an infinite amount of information. Once you find the "tested" information you have to sit down and MEMORIZE. That is the key to these USMLE exams. For those that have trouble memorizing the necessary information, the best thing to do is to "do questions" so that way you can remember the key concepts. For Step 1 all you really need is First Aid for Step 1, Goljan audio, and Kaplan QBank + Qbook. That's it....

Now for Step 2 it is much different. First Aid is not as high yield as it is for Step 1. Even if you had First Aid for Step 2 in the exam room with unlimited time there will be information that is NOT IN THE BOOK. First Aid lives off of its Step 1 reputation.

For Step 2, I scored a 241. Which isn't spectacular BUT I studied for the exam during my interview season in January. I studied for 3 weeks. I memorized this book and did USMLE World questions. That is all you need. Most of the high yield information that is TESTED is not found in First Aid. Use your time wisely. My advice is to memorize this book, Step 2 Secrets, and do ALL of the questions (and read every answer explanation) in USMLE World. Keep in mind though there will still be questions that you have never seen but these will be fewer and far between if you use the "right" resources. Good Luck.

UCSD makes us take step 2 early on in the year and time is defintiely a limiting factor. If you are in the same boat, I would highly recommend this book. Even if you are not under a time crunch, you should still read this book to re-enforce facts you already know. The Q&A format is similar to that of Surgical Recall. I used a question bank and read this book to tie everything together before I took the exam. This book is very high yield, and works well as an adjuvant to a more cohesive detailed review source like usmle world q-bank.

After I took step 2, I passed the book onto a fellow panicked classmate going into derm and after reading the book, lets just say he didn't need an ativan or xanex hook-up before the exam. I read the book in 1.5 days (w/ several breaks) and my confidence defintely went way up afterwards.If you are worried about step 2, buy this book and you will realize that you know more from 3rd year than you think.

On radiology, my resident asked me what books I used for step 2 review. Being the slow person that I am, I didn't put two and two together. John Naheedy is now a radiology resident at UCSD and he is a nice guy. So besides donating to feed the "John Naheedy Foundation," your USMLE step 2 score will be higher than your step 1 score after Deja Review: USMLE STEP 2 Essesntials, guaranteed! Good luck on the exam! =)

I recently heard about this new series called "Deja Review" from the McGraw Hill website. The name is a little ridiculous, but it's from the same publishers that put out the "First Aid" series, which as everyone knows is the most invaluable Step 1 book. I used "First Aid" alot for Step 1 and I particularly liked the "High Yield Facts" section of that book. This is exactly what the "Deja Review" series captures.

"Deja Review" is basically a whole book of high-yield, quick hit, question and answer about the most relevant and commonly tested topics. It's well-organized, concise, and great for quizzing yourself and pinpointing your weaknesses & strengths. It's setup alot like "Surg Recall" and it's small enough to fit into my white coat. Actually, I wish I would have had this book to carry around with me on my third year core rotations.

I just took Step 2 last week after using this book for 2 weeks and it was probably the most useful review book I used for Step 2. No one wants to sit and read a book for Step 2, b/c we've already read that stuff throughout all of Med 3. That's what makes "Deja Review" so useful - it's a high-yield review of the commonly tested facts and it uses a 2 column "Q & A format" to reinforce the important points.

Also, there's a great section called "Make the Diagnosis" for each of the specialties. They provide 4-line vignettes and you have to name the diagnosis (which is how ALOT of the Step 2 questions are setup!!) so that was perfect preparation.

To be completely fair, there are a couple negative points (besides the cheezy title!). First off, since this is a first edition text, there are a few simple typos here and there. Also, I wish they'd have a more extensive Emergency Medicine chapter (but I have to admit I'm biased b/c that's what I'm going into).

Anyway, I'd definitely recommend using this book. It's a fresh, new, and very effective way to study for Step 2. Good luck on your exam!

Having just completed Step 2, I must give a strong recommendation for this book. I used it as my primary resource and was blown away by my score. Not to mention, the authors seem like first-class physicians. Everyone needs to use Deja Review.
Naheedy - you are definitely the man!

Deja Review is an innovative approach for Step 2 recall. I used this book as my primary resource and did outstanding on boards. Buy this book...you won't regret it!

This book is an excellent adjunct to use in studying for Step 2 CK. By challenging you with a gut-reaction recall type format, you will actively learn and reinforce important topics and associations. It's best used for a quick review in the final days of Step 2 studying to refresh your memory of all the high yield associations.

This book, with its question and answer format is extremely informative, easy to get through, and packed full of the most important step 2 material. After reading through this book, it made step 2 a breeze. I highly recommend Deja Review to anyone interested in scoring high on the USMLE step 2 exam.

I browsed through many Step 2 review books before landing on this excellent resource. I found the book incredibly helpful and a great study aid! It is organized it a manner that is great for quick review and provides countless help pearls.

"Deja Review" was the reason I aced my USMLE Step2. Aside from doing practice questions, this is the only other resource you need to conquer the boards. It is extremely high-yield and concise... perfect for many students like myself who only had 2 weeks to study for the step2. The question-answer format of the text helps the reader actively learn and more importantly remember the material. I wish I knew about DejaReview back when I was studying for Step1. I highly recommend it to all medical students.

I found this book to be extremely helpful along with doing questions. It has high yield facts and it's easy to read. However, unlike other reviewers I wouldn't use it as my only source. This book does not go into a lot of detail, so you have to start with a solid background.