Research Guides: Studying for Exams: USMLE Step 1

First Aid

Harvard Library licenses the entire McGraw Hill First Aid series.

This link will return most of the series, but not all of it. Please search the McGraw Hill collection for individual titles and topics. Selected materials are highlighted in the box below and on the Step 2 and Step 3 pages.

Online USMLE Step 1 Test Preparation Tools

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, 2019
First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1
First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 1
Third Edition, 2012
First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems
A single source review for the basic science curriculum. See also, First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles.
First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles
Provides readers with a solid understanding of the basic science principles with which all medical students must be familiar

Step 1 Test Prep Books in Print (Available at the Countway: may be checked out unless indicated as Reserve))

Medessentials for the Usmle Step 1 by Michael S. Manley; Leslie D. Manley; Michael Manley
Call Number: Reserve WB 18.2 M488 2010
ISBN: 9781607144823
Publication Date: 2009-12-01
This title offers a thorough review of early medical school curriculum and the highest-yield prep for the USMLE. It is an ideal textbook companion for first- and second-year medical students.
USMLE Step 1 Secrets by Thomas A. Brown; Sonali J. Bracken
Call Number: WB 18.2 B881u 2013
ISBN: 9780323085144
Publication Date: 2012-08-23
Get the most out of your study time with the popular and trusted USMLE Step 1 Secrets, 3rd Edition. With a clinical focus throughout, this easy-to-read book features questions and short answers, case scenarios to prepare you for the vignette-style USMLE exam, and a concise, integrated, clinical overview of Step 1 content.
USMLE Images for the Boards by Amber S. Tully; James S. Studdiford
Call Number: Reserve WB 18.2 T923u 2013
ISBN: 9781455709038
Publication Date: 2012-06-12
Stay on top of USMLE steps 1,2,3 preparation with USMLE Images for the Boards: A Comprehensive Image-Based Review, the first comprehensive image-based review aid available This high-yield medical textbook will help you identify and interpret the images you're likely to see on the exam, allowing you to approach the boards with confidence and land the best score.
USMLE Step 1 Qbook by Kaplan Medical
Call Number: W 18.2 U857 2015
ISBN: 9781625232632
Publication Date: 2015-10-06

Clerkship and Board Exam Study from AccessMedicine and AccessSurgery

Both of these huge collections from the publisher McGraw Hill include books series and online tools to help you study for the clerkship and board exams. Here are some highlights

Access Medicine

Create you own self-assessment program
Study with the "Resident Readiness @ Internal Medicine
Physiology Cases
Biochemistry Cases
Hurst's Imaging Cases
Microbiology Cases

Access Surgery

Case Files Surgery
Resident Readiness@Surgery
Q&A for Clerks
Quick Tests
Board Review for Residents
PreTest Surgery
Lange Q&A Surgery
Exploring Essential Surgery
Exploring Essential Radiology

To access these collections you need to connect through the Harvard link AND you need to create a personal account. The publisher states that they require this so they can track the material you have studied and avoid repitition. Please inform a Countway librarian if you feel your personal account is abused by McGraw Hill.

Surgery Shelf Exam Study Aids

Be sure to check out all the offerings on the Shelf Exams page of the Studying for Exams guide

AccessSurgery
Shelf exam study materials are in two place: the Q&A tab:http://www.accesssurgery.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/assessmentHome.aspx and the Clerkship Corner http://www.accesssurgery.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/clerkship.aspx

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Clerkship Corner includes the test prep books: Case Files Surgery, Lange Q&A Surgery, Exploring Essential Surgery and Surgery PreTest
Surgery PreTest
"The closest you can get to seeing the USMLE Step 2 CK without actually taking it. Surgery: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of surgery for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who recently passed the boards and completed their clerkship to ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam."