Pathology
If you read this before starting your pathology rotation buy Robbins
Pathologic Basis of Disease: the best textbook I have ever seen.
Get a hold of the companion question book as well. The
questions are more difficult and not really focused on USMLE
though.
When you prepare for the test itself the best review book is BRS
Pathology. You have to know it by heart. Every single line of text
can turn into a USMLE question. The practice test at the end of the
book is a very good auto evaluation tool. Aim to ace that test and
you will do well in Step1 as well. Use Robbins as a reference only.
You will have a significant number of questions accompanied by
micrographs or gross specimen images. Review a medium size
pathology atlas, such as Wheater's Basic Histopathology or at
least the pictures from a major textbook such as Robbins. During
the actual test even if you don't recognize the micrograph, read the
question very carefully. Many times the information is redundant and
you don't really need the image to answer correctly. |
