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Get this over Goljan, April 26, 2011
This review is from: BRS Pathology (Board Review Series) (Paperback)
When I was studying for my step 1s, I was really confused about either studying the BRS pathology or sticking with Goljan. After taking the test, I would have to say that you should probably stick with this book instead. It is concise and it covers most of the things you need to know for the boards. You can fill in the rest with USMLE qBank (which is a must). Don't let others fool you into thinking that studying Goljan will actually raise your score. It will not. The book is good and it is comprehensive. But lets be honest with ourselves. Even if you read Goljan 10 times over, how much are you actually going to retain? The book is detailed and it is wonderful for reference. But for the purposes of the boards, BRS is enough. Update: I got my score back and ended up getting 245/99. I read this book over twice and I honestly retained only 90% of the entire book. However, despite that BRS + Qbank = win. I know there are people on SDN saying that RR is the most godly book and that if you don't memorize it then you will never break 230. That is simply not true. To be honest, it doesn't really matter what resource you use. Just get one and stick to it. In my opinion the BRS is shorter and higher yield than other books and I will vouch for it.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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The Short List, March 23, 2010
This review is from: BRS Pathology (Board Review Series) (Paperback)
The debate continues, Goljan or BRS? Lets cut to the chase about where this book falls short. It's content isn't nearly as comprehensive as Goljan; I mean that it doesn't even hold a flame to the great Goljan. However, that's no reason not to use it. I would have to agree that its reading format is much more digestable the rapid review. It also has questions at the end of each chapter that are excellent for reviewing the material. All of its material and key points that are mentioned are very high yield for step one, and it is adequate material for do well on USMLE step 1 (230's). In fact, if you are pressed for time and need a good source, I would be more inclined to choose this book than rapid review. You can go through this book in 3-4 days, but plan on taking a week or more on Goljan. Also, if you haven't had the chance to go through any review material before doing step 1 prep it is much easier to get through this book for the first time than it is to go through Goljan. In summary, if you only have 3-5 days to study path, choose this book. It is faster and more digestable than rapid review.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The Best Pathology Review, No Need for Goljan's Rapid Review, December 15, 2010
This review is from: BRS Pathology (Board Review Series) (Paperback)
I studied for the boards from this book and was exactly what I needed, don't waste your time with Goljan's Rapid Review because is really hard to read or understand, get my advise and pass step 1 with this concise and very well written book, you will find what you need with no need to get those messy Goljan;s notes. The book is easy to read and digest. I recommended 100%
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