First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2008 (First Aid USMLE) (Paperback)

by Tao Le (Author), Vikas Bhushan (Author), Deepak A. Rao (Author)

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Product Description

The #1 selling medical review book in the. world�updated with the very latest must know. facts and test-taking advice for the. USMLE Step 1

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This annually updated collection of the most frequently. tested high-yield facts and mnemonics. delivers everything you need to pass the. most anxiety-provoking exam of your career.Written. by students who just passed the boards, this is the. undisputed �bible� of USMLE Step 1 preparation. You will. will find more than 1,000 high-yield facts based on. student reporting from the 2007 exam, 24 pages of. color images, and student ratings of top review books.

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About the Author

Tao T. Le, M.D. is assistant clinical professor. of pediatrics in the division of allergy and Immunology at the. University of Louisville.

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Vikas Bhushan, M.D.is a practicing. diagnostic radiologist.

. Deepak Rao is currently a fifth-year MD-PhD student at the Yale University School of Medicine, and this is his third year on the First Aid team. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Deepak developed an interest in basic science research as an undergraduate at Harvard University, where he received an AB degree in 2001. He participated in a one-year pre-IRTA training fellowship at the NIH studying muscular dystrophy before enrolling in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Yale. He has worked as a private tutor for several years and has also participated on the education and curriciculum committee at Yale. Deepak is currently working towards a PhD in Immunology studying immune responses generated against the vasculature of solid organ transplants. He looks forward to returning to medical school after completing his PhD.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 18 edition (December 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071498680
• ISBN-13: 978-0071498685
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,561 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book is underrated, January 25, 2008

By	Sam - See all my reviews

Yeah, like you I listened to people who said FA was not enough. They told me to read 15 review books including Goljans Rapid Review and all the BRS books. Now looking back at things, this book was all you needed. It has everything. It's very underrated and people want to bash it because it's so popular. They corrected most of the errors in the 2007 version and this one is nearly free of errors.

Yes, FA doesn't explain the why or reasoning behind the concepts. But guess what, neither does any other book! If you think you can pick up a set of Kaplan Review Books and know it all, you will be mistaken. Most other text books are loaded with minutae and non-essential information. Some gunners think the more they read the better they will do. Yes, that works well except most of us have to deal with a little thing called TIME so reading minutae can impair your studying.

The problem is most people who criticize FA don't know it cold. They think they know the book well because they read it a couple of times but to know this book well means you really have to commit to it and most don't do that because they are reading 20 other sources at the same time. If you genuinely memorize this book and do thousands of practice questions, you will do well. You don't need to read Rapid Review by Goljan and all the BRS text books etc. It's overkill and you will waste your time.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book REALLY IS PURE GOLD, April 14, 2008

By	Shaq Attack haha - See all my reviews

First things first: This book = PURE GOLD

You HAVE to study before turning to this book. But once you do that, this book really points out extremely high yield info. ANYTHING in this book is in it for a reason. Don't start reading something and say "oh well i know that isn't important" BECAUSE IT IS!

Also - this book is great for shelf exams, especially if you take them right after you finish the course. You'll already have been studying throughout the year, and going through First Aid will definitely suffice.

I never really believed people, started listening to the negative reviews of the book....until I ran out of time...turned to this book and WOW

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for its purpose, February 11, 2008

By	bibliophile "bibliophile" (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews

This is a great book to use as an outline for guiding your step 1 studying. I used it as my main study aid. It is by no means exhaustive, and it is not meant to be. It's role is to list the main concepts and facts important for step 1. For each subject, I used at least one or two other books as well, that went into more detail, and inscribed everything I thought was important into my edition of First Aid. That way I could have it all in one place and help sort out my own thoughts about what I knew/needed to know. Some of the mnemonics are not the most amazing, but you can always make up your own if you like mnemonics as a study aid.