Download USMLE Step 1 Must-Have Resources for a 250+ Score!

In this blog, you’ll find a carefully curated list of USMLE Step 1 resources, gathered directly from top USMLE scorers. These study materials have been highly recommended by those who’ve successfully mastered the test. Explore these proven tools to elevate your preparation and boost your score!We have found an interesting fact that their recommended resources are 90% same.

Primary Resources:

   – UFAP (UWorld offline, First Aid, Pathoma)

Let’s dive into details of UWorld offline,

1.UWorld Offline 

This book will give you a crisp idea about USMLE question . This book contains wide range of high yielding USMLE questions with in depth elaborate explanations. This help beginners for understanding and learning USMLE question structure.

You can buy this book from your local market or amazon.

If you need a pdf version visit this link.

2.First Aid

This book is called the bible of USMLE. Here I’m attaching a review of Tamal Nath who has cracked USMLE step 1 recently.

According to Tamal,“I genuinely believe that this book played an important role in my step 1 exam. In fact this book was game changer for me. I recommend you if you haven’t a good basic knowledge of the subjects then first cover up the videos lectures mentioned in this blog & start this First Aid book. If anybody asks me to summarise this book in one sentence i will tell them that you don’t need a dozen of books if you have First Aid. The concise bullet point, diagrams, mnemonics made the information stick. I started annotating my copy with notes from videos lectures. By the time exam day rolled around i only followed this book. The last part,my study strategy of First Aid 😀. I was confident that i had a good basic of the subjects,so i started using First Aid early in my prep. Marked the weker areas with pencil/colour pen. Revised those parts until a good confidence is built. You can use spaced repetition techniques also.

3.Pathoma

You can read book or watch pathoma videos.One of my senior suggested a good thing  about this. I’m saying the same to you.

If you are short on time or need a quick review book is best for you.

If you’re learning a topic for the first time or need a deeper concept watch the videos.

Videos:

Kaplan’s Video Lecture

(Microbiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics)  

Duration: Approximately 100-150 hours depending on the subject.  

Original Price: Around $3999, but often available at discounted rates.

Boards and Beyond (BnB)  

Duration: Over 450 videos, covering around 150 hours.  

Original Price: Around $399 for a 24-month subscription.

Sketchy

(Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Biochemistry)  

Duration: About 150 hours in total.  

Original Price: Ranges from $399 for a year of access to all subjects.

Pixorize

(only for topics not covered in Sketchy)  

Duration: Approximately 30-40 hours.  

Original Price: Around $200 for a one-year subscription.

Dirty Medicine Videos

(Ethics and Communication)  

Duration: Approximately 10-15 hours.  

Original Price: Varies depending on the platform, generally included with other course subscriptions.

Randy Neil

(Ethics and Communication)  

Duration: Around 20 hours.  

Original Price: Often included in bundled courses, typically around $100.

Pathoma

(Best for Pathology)  

Duration: 35 hours, covering all the essentials of pathology.  

Original Price: Around $99 for the online version, with additional costs for the book.

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Question Banks:

Amboss (Comple questions with an 85% correct rate)

Kaplan Question Bank (Comple questions with an 85% correct rate)

Anki: 

Anki is a very great tool for step 1. It has spaced repetition system. Start with premade decks (Zanki,Anking,Brosencephalon). Review the questions daily,mark them easy/moderate/ hard. Anki automatically suggests the questions for you according to your preferences. You can add your personalized deck also. Set a daily goals and review them. After a few days you will get a good result.