With the 28th edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, we continue our commitment to providing students with the most useful and up-to-date preparation guide for the USMLE Step 1. This edition represents an outstanding revision in many ways, including:
– 35 entirely new high-yield topics reflecting evolving trends in the USMLE Step 1.
– Extensive text revisions, new mnemonics, clarifications, and corrections curated by a team of more than 40 medical student and resident physician authors who excelled on their Step 1 examinations and verified by a team of expert faculty advisors and nationally recognized USMLE instructors.
– A new section on learning and memory science in Section I, Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation.
– Updated with 35+ new full-color photos to help visualize various disorders, descriptive findings, and basic science concepts. Additionally, revised imaging photos have been labeled and optimized to show both normal anatomy and pathologic findings.
– Updated study tips on the opening page of each chapter.
– Improved integration of clinical images and illustrations to better reinforce and learn key anatomic concepts.
– Improved organization of text, figures, and tables throughout for quick review of high-yield topics.
– Updated with 50+ new and revised diagrams and illustrations as part of our ongoing collaboration with USMLE-Rx (MedIQ Learning, LLC).
– Reorganized Rapid Review section to present high-yield concepts by topic and with page numbers to the corresponding text.
– Revitalized coverage of current, high-yield print and digital resources in Section IV with clearer explanations of their relevance to USMLE Step 1 review.