First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2012 [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 680 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 22 edition (Dec 19 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071776362
• ISBN-13: 978-0071776363
• Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.3 x 2.8 cm
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
  

By : Tao Le (Author), Vikas Bhushan (Author), Jeffrey Hofmann (Author)
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Product Description

Turn to the world’s bestselling medical review book for the most thorough and up-to-date USMLE preparation possible – now in FULL COLOR

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 delivers exactly what you need to ace the exam: More than 1200 frequently tested facts and mnemonics that provide a complete framework for your USMLE review.

• Conveniently organized by organ system and general principles
• 125+ full-color clinical photographs integrated throughout the text
• Hundreds of full color illustrations complement the text and improve retention
• Rapid-review section for last-minute cramming
• Detailed test-taking strategies to help you maximize your study time • Hundreds of student-recommended USMLE Step 1 review resources

About the Author

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Vikas Bhushan, MD practices diagnostic radiology from his home-base in Los Angeles, California.

 

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2012 [Paperback]

 

Costumer Reviews

Edit: 1/9/12

Changing my review to 4 stars. I just tried to highlighting as another review mentioned and it does indeed smear the ink a bit. But using a bit higher quality sharpie highlighters, it didn't really smear much, if at all. While I don't really highlight first aid (b/c everything's relevant and important), others might find it a flaw.

Edit: 1/6/12

After using for a week, I really have to say this update is MUCH better than previous updates. Is it perfect? No. Definitely not. But did they make a lot of changes for the better?

in the 2010 = 2011: the book came out almost identical, except for a changing the cover

in the 2011 = 2012: there are multiple changes, which in my personal opinion, is for the better. They took the colored platelets at the end and incorporated them into the text itself. Why is this beneficial? Well, it allows you to make faster associations. There've been many studies on memory that have shown pictures/diagrams etc will improve recall.

also, people complain about errors. All books have errors! But what makes First Aid so great is that they have an errata that is CONSTANTLY being updated. You'll be hard pressed to find any resource that does this as frequently.

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I received my copy in the mail this morning. I've looked through it for a few hours and here are my thoughts...

First Aid will always be amazing for the boards. This edition, in my opinion, far exceeds their usual yearly updates. They got rid of the individual colored images and integrated the diagrams/pictures into the text itself--NEXT to the related topic. The good thing is that they didn't over-do the pictures. First aid has always been, and always should be, a review/outline of the most pertinent material for step 1. They have not abandoned that purpose.

In summary, I believe this is a great updated edition of first aid. Must better than previous editions in which the only thing they updated was 2010 = 2011 on the cover. It's definitely a great buy

I'll try to update this with any errors or other thoughts.

I've looked through both the 2010 and 2011 editions of the book, and my pre-order of this 2012 edition came in today. The full color makes you actually want to keep reading it, while the 2010/11 editions it was easy to get sick of after a few pages because, although it was a lot of useful info, it just appeared bland and dry after a while. The few extra bucks for this full color edition with better placement of diagrams and pictures makes the understanding a little bit better. As the gold standard of Step 1 review books, I can't recommend this series enough, including this newest edition. As I go through the book I'll add more to this review if I notice anything.