First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2023

Another gift I gifted for Father’s Day for my husband. As a future medic he really enjoys it and at the moment he is busy with the book.Quality is great.

Great review book for school! Amazon usually offers the best price for FA.

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Must have for med students. books don’t change much year to year. Prob ok for 4 years

I have tried both the Physical Book and FIRST AID FORWARD, and they are both good for different reasons. While online resources have the advantage of quickly finding topics, there is something special about flipping through the pages of a physical book that helps to instill the content in your memory.The most important thing is the content, and this book is the most comprehensive.My suggestion is to use different-colored pens to take notes from different resources early on, starting from day 1 of medical school. Additionally, I would recommend supplementing your study with Anki. Trust the process.

We all know this is the guide book for step 1. This is definitely not meant to be a deep study by itself. It is basically the important notes you need to know for the test. To get the connections and dig a bit deeper you definitely have to go to other sources of information. I would recommend it to anyone that wishes to do these exams.

It would save a lot of time if they put full words instead of just abbreviations. Especially when they are describing the role of the abbreviated molecule itself. For example, page 212, Wound healing, when they are describing tissue mediators, they don't put the name of the 6 tissue mediators they are describing, so one has to stop reading to go and look for the full names. I guess the page is more aesthetic with just the abbreviations, but don't forget the point of the book is to facilitate learning. Other than that, great quality.

A perfect study guide for med school.