Rapid Review USMLE Step 1

I did fabulous on Step I- yet I was a mediocre student in the first two years. Here's why. During the first two years, I tried to read a lot of textbooks and not those silly notes handed out by the instructors... because they were poorly presented and often contained weak, 1:1 relationships. Reading textbooks really exposed me to a lot of highly varied material, and consequently, I was exposed to more knowledge than the other students. But when Step I came around, I decided not to do the Kaplan thing: I mean, this isn't "occult" knowledge, is it? No, so I relied on this and the other review books in this "white book" series... Fantastic results!!! And for pictures, pay *close*attention* to the pictures in First Aid. Best success to you all!

Everyone already knows that Goljan is the gold standard for path when it comes to step 1. This book is right on the money, every single path question I got on step 1 was right from this book. Easy to read and the cd is a good review for questions, but use only after you finish the Kaplan Q-bank.

I thought this was far and away the best USMLE Step 1 Question book out there. It covers conceptual, high yield, board relevant material without going into the preposterous minutiae that a number of the question books out there are notorious for. The accompanying CD is excellent, and you can test yourself by system. There were some minor gliches in the CD, but these did not detract appreciably from the overall quality. I had the highest USMLE scores in my class, and I do think this book helped with that.