
McGraw-Hill Medical - McGraw-Hill Medical
Release date: 2007-12-18
Paperback
Author: Deepak A. Rao
Medical laboratory testing & techniques, Medicine, Medical, Medical / Nursing, Medical / Test Preparation & Review, Test Preparation & Review, Study guides & revision notes, Medicine: Textbooks & Study Guides




If you memorize First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 comprehensively, you WILL ace step 1. It does contain errors, but many are obvious and few are misleading. Furthermore, FA is diligent about publishing a list of errata on their website.
I got this book at the beginning of my first year so I could get familiar with the format as well as the extent of material on the USMLE 1. GOOD IDEA! This book will not supplement your text or lecture, but it is really nice to dig out what are the most important concepts I need to understand. The book also offers very helpful ratings for study review books. This is awesome. I first read the ratings in this book and then went to Amazon for more reviews. The downside for me is that there is no color. I think that is so that you can draw the pictures yourself with just a pen, but sometimes it makes it harder to understand. But then again, that is why you use this book with another text. Definitely get this book from the start (especially if you are in problem based learning).