So far, I’ve mostly used First Aid as a reference book or for quick review of a particular topic, while doing most of my learning through Boards and Beyond. Why? Doctor Ryan is a fantastic teacher, and this product is worthy of the title of “the Pathoma of everything else”.
Once I have made a pass through all topics in Boards and Beyond, I will rely on First Aid more heavily. When? Started using First Aid in the spring semester of last year, mostly using it to align what I’m learning in class with what is expected on the boards. I will start annotating my physical copy when I truly dig into Pathoma.
If I’m learning about any topic, I can search control-F search it and find every page where it is discussed. I have ignored my physical copy so far in favor of the PDF version, because I love the search feature. I have recently purchased the fresh-off-the-press 2018 version of First Aid ( get yours here), but I haven’t yet cracked it open. So, here’s the plan… Review Resources First Aid When I plan to implement it into my preparation.Why I chose to use that particular resource.Which resources I am using (review resources and question banks).Let’s hope this works out so that next summer I can post a success story of my own and impart advice to anxious medical students beginning their second year, instead of the contrary – writing about my board-prep regrets.Īs we’re already in winter of M2, I have a few minor regrets about what I should have done in M1 and in the fall of M2, but there is still so much time left until the exam (mid June) that I won’t stress about that now. As such, I formulated my plan this past fall, and I’ve been doing everything I can to execute the plan to perfection. I’ve scoured over dozens of Step 1 success stories from posters on Reddit, Student Doctor Network, and elsewhere on the web, in hopes to replicate their success. I read countless reviews of study resources and question banks, as well as when to implement them into my board prep. If you’re reading this post, you’re probably like me – someone who neurotically spends far too much time on the internet trying to figure out the best strategy and plan to achieve a dream score on the USMLE Step 1 exam.Įarly in M2, I heavily researched the topic to ensure that I was doing everything possible to set myself up for success on boards.
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