32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A better review than First Aid, September 13, 2003
This review is from: Step-Up: A High-Yield, Systems-Based Review for the USMLE Step 1 Exam Revised Reprint (Paperback)
The great advantage of this book is the system-based approach. First Aid is merely a list of facts to memorize out of context, which will not help you on the vignettes in the actual test. Step up reviews the anatomy, embryology, physio, and path of each major system -- which will help you to see the big picture and be able to take a unified approach to each boards question instead of trying to remember individual pearls. It does, however, lack a great review in terms of Biochem, Behavioral Science, and Pharm, so I would supplement with the High Yield series.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
High Yield, February 10, 2003
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This review is from: Step-Up: A High-Yield, Systems-Based Review for the USMLE Step 1 Exam Revised Reprint (Paperback)
I used this book in addition to the Kaplan series. I felt this was ideal in the week prior to the exam, and was superior to first aid. There are several mistakes in the text, but between this text and kaplan I crushed the exam. I would not recommend this text to anyone who is weak in pharmacology!
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