medEssentials: High-Yield USMLE Step 1 Review

 

Product Description
Includes:

-Core science concepts reviewed for success in medical programs and the USMLE

-structured by organ system

-Chart, pictures, diagrams, and lists to supplement science concepts

-Foundation skills from biology, chemistry, and physics

-Supplementary online material including:

    -Eight different online exercises (labeling, reaction speed, separating, synaptic match, shooting game, flash cards, multiple choice questions) to test your knowledge of basic science concepts.

   -The scoring method for the online exercises features a personalized learning ""matrix,"" providing a visual snapshot of your strengths and weaknesses. (The matrix organizes exercises according to either discipline or organ system.)

About the Author
Kaplan Medical, the leader in health sciences test preparation, offers a wide range of options for USMLE preparation, including live lectures, video lectures, books, and online products. All courses and products are focused on providing the most exam-relevant information available.

 

Authors Michael S. Manley, M.D., and Leslie D. Manley, Ph.D., are the directors of Basic Sciences and Step 1 curriculum for Kaplan Medical.

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Lange Outline Review: USMLE Step 1 (Appleton and Lange’s Outline Reviews)
 

High-impact outline format

SCORE HIGHER ON THE USMLE STEP 1 WITH THIS SUPER-POTENT STUDY TOOL

This power-packed outline teaches you frequently tested diseases and syndromes on the USMLE Step 1-while sharpening your mastery of basic science concepts. You get everything you need for star performance on the USMLE Step 1, including:

Concentrated review of exam essentials

Need-to-know basic science embedded in a clinical context

Review by organ system, covering most-tested diseases and disorders

Emphasis on USMLE Step 1 issues of presentation and pathology

Memory-jogging cram notes, mnemonics, figures, and tables

Complete coverage of basic science topics tested on the USMLE Step 1

75 board-type illustrations and photos

Highly efficient exam prep methods and tips

Everything you need to shine on the exam

CONQUER THE BASIC SCIENCE AND DISEASE FACTS YOU NEED TO ACE THE USMLE STEP 1

Study only essentials

Learn easily with a fast-paced, reader-friendly outline format

Pick up facts and concepts rapidly from illustrations, charts, highlighted material, and other attention-grabbing features like space for margin notes

Master need-to-know information on diseases of every system, from cardiovascular to skin and connective tissue

Polish your understanding of pharmacologic and other important USMLE Step 1 topics

Refresh any basic science areas requiring a brushup

Get maximum yield from minimum prep time with the help of quick-study experts

Choose the tool that’s ideal for last-minute review

About the Author
Joel S. Goldberg, DO is the Assistant Professor of Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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NMS Review for USMLE Step 1

Product Description

Now in its completely updated Seventh Edition, this comprehensive review has long been rated as a top study tool. This edition includes fully updated USMLE question formats, using clinical vignette questions. 850 USMLE-style questions are organized into 17 tests of 50 questions each for effective study and practice. Each test includes full explanations of each answer choice. This revised edition also includes more clinically oriented illustrations, and color plates in multiple signatures as seen on the exam. All questions are also available on a free CD-ROM included with the book that provides sorting and scoring features.

Book Info
University of Pittsburgh, PA. Exam review for medical students. Helps in preparation for the USMLE Step 1 by reviewing all major content areas covered on the exam. Reader becomes acquainted with current exam format and learns where further study may be needed. Bonus CD with USMLE format questions. Softcover. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Deja Review: USMLE Step 1 Essentials

  Product Description
Key for last-minute cramming on the boards and course exams. The Deja Review series provides a rapid, straightforward way for students to assess their knowledge level. Features questions and answers in a two-column, active-recall format. This unique format allows students to review and commit a large amount of information to memory in a short amount of time. Highlights weaknesses a student needs to further develop.

From the Back Cover

Get the competitive edge you need for the USMLE with the new Deja Review review method. Developed by McGraw-Hill, a leader in medical education and authors, Naheedy and Orringer, the Deja Review technique is guaranteed to help you with last-minute retention of key facts right before the exam.

Why the Deja Review method?

With Deja Review’s 2-column format, questions and answers appear side-by-side, making self-testing quick and easy. Simply cover the answers to test yourself or leave answers exposed to absorb information right before the exam. Here are just some of the elements that make Think Fast a method of success:

• Visual learning format – 2-column format with side-by-side questions and answers
• Tools that pinpoint weak spots quickly
• High-Yield USMLE essentials are covered
• Authoritative content is developed by recent test-takers and McGraw-Hill

With Deja Review, memory retention is number 1 and no other medical review offers the last-minute study tools you need to cram right before the exam.

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Lange Outline Review : USMLE Step 3

Book Description

SCORE HIGHER ON THE USMLE STEP 3 WITH THIS SUPER-CONCENTRATED STUDY TOOL
This power-packed outline teaches you diagnosis and treatment steps for frequently tested diseases and syndromes on the USMLE Step 3-while sharpening your memory with a host of special learning tools. You get everything you need for star performance on the USMLE Step 3, including:

Concentrated review of exam essentials
Need-to-know diagnostic and treatment steps
Review by specialty, covering most-tested diseases and disorders
Emphasis on USMLE Step 3 essentials of diagnosis and treatment
Memory-jogging pearls, figures, and tables
Essential disease facts for the USMLE Step 3
Highly efficient exam prep methods and tips
Everything you need to shine on the exam

MASTER THE DIAGNOSIC AND TREATMENT ESSENTIALS YOU NEED TO ACE THE USMLE STEP 3
Study only what you need to know-this Review mines the core
Learn easily with a fast-paced, reader-friendly outline format
Pick up facts and concepts rapidly from pearls and highlighted material
Master must-know information on diseases in every specialty, from allergy to urology
Polish recall of signs, symptoms, disease management, and other important USMLE Step 3 topics
Refresh your knowledge of hundreds of frequently tested diseases
Get maximum yield from minimum prep time with quick-study experts
Choose the tool that’s ideal for last-minute review.

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USMLE Step 1 Review: The Study Guide (USMLE: Step 1 Review Series)

  Product Description
A comprehensive manual, USMLE Step 1 Review helps students prepare for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).

Editor Joel S. Goldberg covers the full range of material presented in the basic medical sciences courses both in terms of general principles, such as DNA replication and homeostasis, as well as individual organ systems:

Book Info
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Extensive review for the USMLE, for medical students. Presents basic medical science material in outline format. Covers general principles and organ systems. Section on pharmacology. Softcover. 27 U.S. contributors.

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The Ultimate Guide and Review for the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam

Product Description
Excel in the USMLE Step 2CS exam with this outstanding review book by the best-selling author of Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination, which the New England Journal of Medicine has called "the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive textbook of physical diagnosis available today." With detailed scenarios and an emphasis on the do’s and don’ts of the exam, this review is just what you need to be fully prepared for USMLE Step 2CS. Also includes a section on American styles and traditions, as well as 30 practice cases.

• Be thoroughly prepared with 30 clinical cases covering all the major scenarios you’re likely to see on the exam.
• Become comfortable with how the exam is administered using this detailed overview.
• Hone your communication skills for this important aspect of the exam.
• Focus on the critical information you need to learn for each case with sample checklists based on the patient’s chief complaint.
• Deepen your understanding of the material using references to the acclaimed Textbook of Physical Diagnosis.

hey Docs ,
all the best to you for your step 1

you know what if you want a 99 it is possible, just follow these simple intructions,

first of all decide that you want a 99, i mean if you decide that you want a 95 you will get a 90 so aim for 99 and nothing less.

You are only limited by what you think. If i told you that you could never fail what would you do? Do not get frustrated easily, life has just started for you, take one step at a time and enjoy it. You have great intelligence and education and a great life in US, how many of your countrymen can get such an opportunity.

here is what i would do……… i would sit down first for 2 hours shut down my cell phone and take a notepad and a pen and start answering the following questions with full honesty and sincerity……….

what do i want (if you are honest here you would say i want a 99 because anything less than that would be a lie),

how would i feel when i have achieved my target? (think of you holding you usmle step 2 score sheet with a 99 and you giving your friends a great party and celebrating)

what is preventing you from getting to your goal? how long would it take for you to reach your target?

What are the resourses that you have that will help you reach your target?

Do you have any role models who have got similar results?

Describe your ideal day What is your timetable and plan for achieving your target?

answer these questions, not orally, but write them down on paper. You can do this even in chinese, but your pen should not stop for half and hour, just keep on writing. then read it loud. go to the beach and stand in front of the sea and say it out loud. read it everyday after you wake up and before you go to bed. It should permeate into your system.

now you will start feeling more confident you should now start studying hard. first start by reading the first 50 pages of kaplan q book where they have shown you how to prepare for the test and how to answer the questions………………

there is a key to studying medicine..before opening any book answer this question….Why am i reading this stuff? For whom am I reading this text book? What is your answer? It is for my patients? Any single line of the book can save the patients life. So then you will get highly motivated to learn each and every line of text book.

what has to be done

kaplan text books…for Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Immunology, Behavioral Science

Compass Anatomy/High Yield Anatomy/High Yield Neuronanatomy/High Yield Embryo/High Yield Histology

BRS Behavioral Science

BRS Physiology - Just the Neurophysiology.

Goljan Patho - Very good, if you cant read it just solve questions from it.

kaplan q book and bank
usmle sample cd
hematology slides from Harrison’s Textbook of Internal Medicine
Color Plates from first aid
questions from goljan patho full test
questions from goljan 5 star pathology

last 3 weeks just dont solve questions but read all the material again.
Take B complex pills everyday……or else you will get wenickes enceph
days before exam……………..
solve the kaplan simulated and the usmle sample cd about 3 weeks before the exam.

then 2-3 days for each subject
just read kaplan and nothing else, be confident, if you have read it before
you are going to know the answer.

take notes of all those things of kaplan that you think that you cannot
remember e.g. drug interactions with cyt p 450 in pharmac, side effects of
lithium,………..etc.
and write them in the diary………………………
last 3 days, read no new material, just read those notes that you took and
diary,………..also you might read certain topics that have to be
memorized e.g. patho hemat, cns, kidney
pharmac antiarryhythmics, anticancer, rhuematoid arthritis, behavioral sleep
and stats,
micro virus,etc………………do a rapid revision of those things

2 day before exam do usmle sample cd again, see photos of harrison and first
aid, read diary.
day before exam just have fun and relax,

go for a haircut, go for a massage on the head,……….its so relaxing,
dont sleep in the afternoon or else you will not be able to sleep at
night,………..
do some physical activity like going for a walk,……..
and relax with friends,………watch a
movie…………….

and in the morning of the day before the exam read kaplan q book 1st 50
pages where they have described the ways to answer question in the
usmle…………………dont read anything on last day before exam. just
check your orange card and passport
Night before the exam, when you go to bed, visualise yourself at prometric
and giving the exam, you are doing so great and fantastic and you know all
the answers all the time……………wow that is the greatest exam of my
life…………………
read something that inspires you before you go to bed, ………………..so that you go to
sleep with positive thoughts in your mind………….
the next morning awake refreshed and happy and ready to give the
exam………..
take 3-4 bottles of tang or vital z with you for energy. take some jelly
sandwich so that you get lot of sugars, remember your brain needs
glucose as sole source of energy.
have a breakfast and take 2 tablets of vitamin B complex because you need
them more today and take apples in breakfast……………..one apple can
stimulate you more that one cup of tea or coffee can. those of you who have
a habit of drinking tea or coffee can take them to prometric as
well……………
again check the orange card and passport…………………………….
now take the blessings of your god and conquer the exam

in the center just take deep breaths
go to toilet before the test begins…………
wash your face with water and wash your eyes and feel fresh
once you go inside the test terminal dont immediately start………….
take some deep breathes.
take the earplug and put them in your ear.
take the marker pad and then write on the pad…………I am going to do
the very best. Come on You can and You will do it
surely…………….Nothing in this whole world can now stop
me……….Unleash my powers and awaken the giant within
………………………
now you are confident……………………
then start the tutorial………………..
you cant skip it but just keep on pressing the next button until it gets
over and then you will be asked your CIN no. Just type it and the exam
starts.
Read carefully and start exam. Dont worry…………..
Just take the exam like you are playing a video game or computer
game,……….no big deal just routine game…………………..
most important ENJOY the exam,
after the block gets over just write on the pad. Great Job Doctor, keep up
the tempo, keep up the good work , 1 block over successfully……….
DO the 1st two blocks simultaneiously without breaks.
after two blocks take a break, wash your face and eyes to prevent eye strain
and fatigue, drink some tang. and start the third block…..
after your 4th or 5th block take a meal……………..dont eat too
heavy,…………….
and you are like 70% done.
just give the blocks and after each block write something good about
yourself………..
i used the marker pad just for that…………..
This willl be the best exam that you have ever given in your
life…………….
Ok Folks Enjoy your life,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You already have the VISA POWER now you only need extra mileage on your
score……..
if you need any help i would be glad to be of assistance
best of luck to all
i m sure everyone will do great……anyone and everyone can get a 99 because we are doctors…
sharvil