What are best USMLE Step 1 Comprehensive Study and Review Books?


These are the books and materials AMGs and IMGs use to study for the USMLEs and score high. We gathered this books after many years of experience with people following different methods of studying. We bring to you the best combination which will give you a highest score possible.


USMLE Step 1

You will need 3 tools to ace the exam:

I-Revision tool
II-Studying tool
III-MCQs tool


I-Revision tool

1-First Aid for the USMLE step 1 by Tao Le, is the most common used one for revision.


II-Studying tool


A-Kaplan USMLE Step 1 lecture notes by Kaplan

or

B-you can select a combination, many IMGs will get in addition to the Kaplan some of these books to make sure they top score:
 
1-Anatomy
High-Yield Gross Anatomy (High-Yield Series) by Ronald W. Dudek

2-Neuroanatomy
High-Yield Neuroanatomy (High-Yield Series) by James D. Fix

3-Embryology
High-Yield Embryology (High-Yield Series) by Ronald W. Dudek

4-Histology
High-Yield Histology (High-Yield Series) by Ronald W. Dudek

5-Biostatistics
High-Yield Biostatistics (High-Yield Series) by Anthony N. Glaser

6-Cell and Molecular Biology
High-Yield Cell and Molecular Biology (High-Yield Series) by Ronald W Dudek

7-Immunology
USMLE Road Map: Immunology (LANGE USMLE Road Maps) by Michael Parmely

or

High-Yield Immunology (High-Yield Series) by Arthur G. Johnson

8-Pathology
Goljan Rapid Review Pathology

or

BRS Pathology (Board Review Series) by Arthur S. Schneider and Philip A. Szanto

9-Physiology
BRS Physiology (Board Review Series) by Linda S Costanzo

10-Microbiology
Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple (Medmaster) by Mark Gladwin

11-Pharmacology
Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series) by Richard A Harvey and Pamela C Champe

12-Biochemistry
Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series) by Pamela C. Champe, Richard A Harvey, and Denise R. Ferrier

13-Behavioral science
High-Yield Behavioral Science (High-Yield Series) by Barbara Fadem

14-Medical Ethics
Master the Boards USMLE Medical Ethics by Conrad Fischer

15-Medical Genetics
High-Yield Genetics (High-Yield Series) by Ronald W. Dudek and John E. Wiley

or

BRS Genetics (Board Review Series) by Ronald Dudek

or

You can get this combo for 3 subjects:

BRS Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics (Board Review Series) by Michael Lieberman and Rick Ricer



III-MCQs tool

Kaplan Medical USMLE Step 1 Qbook by Kaplan

And one of these two:

USMLE World Step 1 Qbank (Online MCQs) from UW

Kaplan Step 1 Qbank (Online MCQs) from kaptest


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