First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, 2010

Basic Science Discipline Cross-Reference Table for High-Yield Facts
Contributing Authors
Web and Image Contributors
Faculty Reviewers
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Contribute
How to Use This Book
First Aid Checklist for the USMLE Step 1
SECTION I: Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation
Introduction
USMLE Step 1--The Basics
Defining Your Goal
Timeline for Study
If You Think You Failed
If You Failed
Study Materials
Test-Taking more >>

Basic Science Discipline Cross-Reference Table for High-Yield Facts
Contributing Authors
Web and Image Contributors
Faculty Reviewers
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Contribute
How to Use This Book
First Aid Checklist for the USMLE Step 1
SECTION I: Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation
Introduction
USMLE Step 1--The Basics
Defining Your Goal
Timeline for Study
If You Think You Failed
If You Failed
Study Materials
Test-Taking Strategies
Clinical Vignette Strategies
Testing Agencies
References
SECTION I SUPPLEMENT: Special Situations
First Aid for the International Medical Graduate
First Aid for the Osteopathic Medical Student
First Aid for the Podiatric Medical Student
First Aid for the Student with a Disability
SECTION II: High-Yield General Principles
How to Use the Database
Behavioral Science
Biochemistry
Embryology
Microbiology
Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology
SECTION III: HIgh-Yield Organ Systems
Cardiovascular
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Hematology and Oncology
Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue
Neurology
Psychiatry
Renal
Reproductive
Respiratory
Rapid Review
High-Yield Images
SECTION IV: Top-Rated Review Resources
How to Use the Database
Question Banks
Question Books
Internet Sites
Comprehensive
Anatomy and Embryology
Behavioral Science
Biochemistry
Cell Biology and Histology
Microbiology and Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Commercial Review Courses
Publisher Contacts
Appendix: Abbreviations and Symbols
Index
About the AuthorsTao Le, MD, MHSis Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Louisville.
Vikas Bhushan, MDis a practicing diagnostic radiologist based in Los Angeles, California.
Neil Vasanis in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Yale University in New Haven, CT.

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