Index Errors for Cardiovascular Chapter Entries in First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2019 Due to an unfortunate publisher/production folio issue, most index entries related to the Cardiovascular chapter (pp. 277-320) in First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2019 are incorrectly shifted forward by 4-7 pages. […]
By Richard A. Giovane, MD “Code Blue, 7th Floor, North,” blared the overhead alarm as I was running my plans for each patient with my intern. It was the middle of November, I was a third-year medical student in an internal medicine clerkship; the days were long, the patients […]
Join us for a FREE Webinar on January 28th! Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: go.usmle-rx.com/webinar This high-yield talk from Dr. Tao Le, the lead editor for First Aid, will cover the basics of the USMLE Step 1 including: An overview of the boards Goal […]
The new 5th edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 has published. It’s a one-stop guide to acing the Step 3 exam, providing busy residents with thousands of high-yield facts, mnemonics, and full-color visual aids, along with the reader-acclaimed “mini-cases” designed to help residents pass the […]
Modeled after the successful Step 1 book, the new 10th edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK provides all the high-yield information you need to pass the Step 2 CK exam. An accessible bulleted presentation of must-know diseases and disorders, coupled with useful study aids like […]
The examples below are from some of the more heavily edited pages in the 2019 edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. It is intended to give students a sense of the scope of some of the revisions made between 2018 and 2019.
USMLE-Rx is very proud to announce the second grand prize winner of the Rx Challenge! Thousands of med students from around the world have entered to see why the questions from Step 1 Qmax are rated so highly when it comes to item quality. During the Rx Challenge, […]
We hope that you’ve successfully survived Finals Week! To celebrate, we’re sharing a recording of our recent webinar, Secrets of the USMLE: Learning How to Dissect Any Question on Test Day, in which Dr. Tao Le and Dr. Dan Griffin show you how to approach Step 1 questions. […]
Today’s Step 1 challenge comes from the respiratory section of Qmax and First Aid. Tell us what you’d find under the microscope as well as what led you to that conclusion. Bonus hearts ❤️ are given to those who can accurately dissect the question. We also wanted to […]
This week’s Step 1 inquiry is microbiological, as we turn our attention back to bacteria. Along with naming the biomolecule that brought about this collegiate patient’s condition, tell us what her underlying condition most likely is along with what caused it. Are you getting serious about Step […]
