Resources

General Board Review Series (BRS) is a textbook that can have great information that is provided in a concise manner, but the main draw of these text books is the practice questions at the end of each chapter. They are very representative of step style questions. These questions can be a very helpful way to […]

ABG ninja is a website that lets you practice interpreting ABG labs. The website gives great explanations for the labs. This is not a very deep resource just practice some ABGs 🙂 https://abg.ninja/abg  

General Pretest questions are the same as most practice questions during your first year. They can be helpful for figuring out where your weaknesses are, but they often cover things that are relevant for step but outside of the scope of the block itself during M1. It requires your own discretion when working through these

General UpToDate is an excellent resource for researching objectives. It’s a website meant to provide resources to learn the most current information regarding specific diseases and treatments. It’s targeted toward providers, but it can be very useful for learning about diseases and their treatments. It lacks some of the depth needed for some objectives, but

General Ninja Nerd has a number of in-depth videos about tons of topics. These videos are typically much longer than other resources, but he repeats and quizzes in a sort of Dora the Explorer style which is really helpful when learning complex topics. Personally, I’ve found it to be a great supplement whenever you need

USMLErx is a step-studying resource that gives access to practice questions and the current first aid book. This resource contains quality practice questions and the ability to create tests that will ask questions about only certain topics so you can focus your studying. Not a necessary resource for any particular block first year, but can

Block 2 Costanzo’s Physiology textbook (currently 7th edition) is considered by many to be the Bible of block 2. The  four systems you will cover in block 2 are cardio, pulm, renal, and GI. Costanzo’s Physiology has chapters for each of these which align closely with lectures. There are also associated AnKing cards to each

General Primary literature is a necessary evil for the PBL process. One of the goals of PBL is to develop students who can parse through primary literature to keep up to date with current medical knowledge and practice. That being said, objectives are difficult and take time. Primary literature is recommended when necessary, but it’s

General Accessmedicine provides hundreds of textbooks for use. This resource is very helpful for objectives as you can find a number of high quality textbooks on here. Harrison’s Book of Internal Medicine and Goodman and Gillman’s Pharmacology are both particularly good resources on here. If you’re looking for something, the search function on the website

General Amboss is a resource that provides high-yield reviews of thousands of topics as well as practice questions. It’s often best to wait to purchase this resource until you’ve started, as someone in your class can set up a class discount for you all. Once you have it, it works like Google for almost any