Enough Resources?

[jiva20]

Hi. Would like to know if the following resources are enough for Step 1:
1} High Yield Anat, N.A, Cell and Molecular Biology
2}Behavioural Sciences BRS
3}Physiology BRS
4}Microbiology made RS
5}Pathology BRS
6}First Aid for USMLE
7} Board Simulator Series
8}Lippicotts Pharmacology
9}Biochemistry by Kaplan

Am Planning to sit the exam in July. Is it ample time to study?
Are there any other books which r Must Haves?
Please let me know,thanks

[md90]

Hi. Would like to know if the following resources are enough for Step 1:
1} High Yield Anat, N.A, Cell and Molecular Biology
2}Behavioural Sciences BRS
3}Physiology BRS
4}Microbiology made RS
5}Pathology BRS
6}First Aid for USMLE
7} Board Simulator Series
8}Lippicotts Pharmacology
9}Biochemistry by Kaplan

Am Planning to sit the exam in July. Is it ample time to study?
Are there any other books which r Must Haves?
Please let me know,thanks

Personally, I think that is alot of books; I was enrolled in the kaplan course at school, and continued with that, and integrated into First Aid (FA), and used Step Up (it's especially great for neuroanatomy); Step Up is an organ systems High Yield review book; For pathology, I really like Goljan audio and notes; He takes what you already know (learnt in class) and integrates into the clinical areas; I also used tommyk questions; and doing qbank and NBME. The tommyk questions also helped me to find my weak areas... and am concentrating on those areas.. at the same time making my strong areas stronger...

I don't know if my method is the best since I have not taken the test; I do know that I'm a visual learner,... and need to read and write.. which I did during my two years in school; Also for me, too much information can cloud the mind and make it confusing... remember, there's lots of information, and you want to focus on the high yield items.. there is so many questions that they can pull, and it's usually what's going on today's society...

Another factor for me is test anxiety.. which I'm going through this week..

My personal best advice for you... is to find your weaknesses and strengths.. and you will know by how well you did in your classes. what classes did you struggle and what classes did you "breeze?" Be very strategic and disciplined in your studying... find what works (probably already find it from your studying for classes), and stick with it...

Good Luck!!

[Miko]

I say stick to those books...we're seeing varying material being asked on step 1..mind as well have all those books and read em from the get go so you're safe with all fields on step 1...some say no anatomy, whereas others are bombarded with it...same for other thought of high yield areas which don't even appear on some people's test. wow, that must be harsh, studying for stuff that you're not even tested on :(

[desai29]

KEY is to do many questions as possible....

[YuQX]

Six months is more reasonable.

[ilovetahira]

I m agree with md 90. interestingly i m also studying in the same way.
Goljan review pathology integrated with audio is highly recomended as he integerates basics with clinical so well. and talkiing abt STEP UP. I think its must have for step1. i personally think ppl overrated FIRST AID. But if u integerate with step up its so well. and Tommys highyield is best source after Kaplan qbank in my opinion.
Good luck.