First Aid for the Basic Sciences General Principles / First Aid for the Basic Sciences Organ Systems (First Aid Basic Sciences)

Great books! For some reason, these books do not get the respect they deserve around the internet. Before I bought these, did some research, and many people were not recommending. I, however, definitely recommend. Basically, these books are a "teaching version" of the first-aid usmle step 1 book. You can actually learn stuff as opposed to just reading bullet points like in first-aid usmle. Since I have many professor presenting information in many different ways, it is nice to come to this book and have a consistent presentation of all the material. I don't think these would make good review books, but just like the books mention in the first few pages, these books should be used as a companion during your first two years. I would not replaced first-aid usmle. There are a few things that are in first-aid usmle not in here, but at the same time many things in here are not in first-aid usmle. They go well with each other. (I also use pathoma in addition to the 3 books). Only down side: the books use the thinnest paper I have ever seen. You actually need to make some effort to not tear pages while annotating...o well...

Although these texts are designed for medical students during years 1 & 2, they are also good for other practitioners (NPs & PAs) who want a good understanding of the basic medical sciences (e.g., histology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, pathology, and pharmacology). They're also great for providing a solid, concise understanding of the embryology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology of organ systems. For the nurse practitioner, if you want to expand your understanding of medical science and be able to converse with physicians on a highly technical level, which we should be able to do, then these books are for you!! Personally, I think NP programs (especially at the DNP level) should incorporate these subjects into the curriculum!!!

These books are basically the first two years of school canonized and made available for far less than the cost of tuition. The green one is more or less first year, the red one is pretty much gold in second. If you are about to start your first year read the green one over summer (well, do that or watch the Ackland video anatomy atlas). If you are about to start second year read the red one after you get back from your mission trip to Africa or wherever. You will thank me later. The regular first aid is of course a must as well, but that is way less interesting and isn't really designed for learning; it's a review book. These you can actually learn from. This plus goljan is a solid place to start. Cannot recommend these (or the video atlas) highly enough.

I am the type of person that needs to understands the why of thing to memorized them, this book are perfect for that they compliments First Aid very well. It doesn't just have just key notes just for random memorization factor it helps you learn. I graduated in a foreign country and taking step 1 so i have to go back maybe 5 years and remember all the tiny different details, English is not my first langue sometimes i just don't know the abbreviations used in most books, i love that it explains thing in a way its easy for me to understand . This book is very easy to follow, very organized. I would recommend this all the way. Also the pictures and graph are very well done.

So far, I have used these books for a few weeks and they're not that bad. They cover many high yield topics, but you won't find all the details you want in just these 1500 pages, so you're going to need to use your notes, lecture slides or text book to compliment this series. For about $110 it's absolutely worth it. Best to be used as some kind of general review before a practice exam, using your notes to fill in any gaps you might have or they may have missed. As can be seen from the images I uploaded, they're very user friendly and they have very adequate coverage of all the topics you'll need to cover, including Behavioral science & statistics.

These books are incredible! I ordered these by chance on seeing them on the back of the First Aid book. I use these alongside my medical textbooks for each discipline but I found the organ systems to be particularly useful and invaluable in courses when I need to quickly review or introduce an important point about a disease or syndrome to a discussion. These have helped me a ton, and are a great deal for the price.

I might like these books better than FA Step 1. Together, I believe they cover the exact same things FA Step 1 covers while providing more explanations instead of just tables and lists. When I study I usually have either Organ Systems or General Princples open on the left side of my desk, FA Step 1 open on the right side of my desk, and my laptop open smack dab in the middle (with lecture slides/Sketchy/Pathoma open). I wish I bought these books when I first started med school instead of buying them halfway through first year. Bonus: the 3rd edition is coming out soon which means that the 2nd edition books should become much more affordable!

I really love these books! I personally love the FIrst Aid USMLE Step 1, but I'm not too good with point forms. I need paragraphs and actual sentences to help me understand better. These two books are basically like First Aid USMLE Step 1, except it's written out for you. That is exactly what I needed! I use these two books to complement my class lectures and it helped me a lot in my exams! I just wish I knew about the book earlier (year 1) so that I could have used it from the beginning

I'm going through the basic science part now: it is really useful. Concepts are expressed clearly and concisely. A lot of white space on the borders to take notes/ draw graphs. The pharm and embryo bit could be more comprehensive, as also the cell biology bit (all the trafficking proteins etc.). Overall really good.

Wish I had bought it sooner . Good book for clearing concepts . Way better than those "standard books" . If any Indians preparing for postgraduate exams , read this book atleast once . Pathology , Embryo, Microbiology, Biochemistry , Psychiatry are wonderful along with few topics in Pharmacology

Soy estudiante de medicina en España y me estoy empezando a preparar el USMLE. Compré ambos libros para tener una idea general de los mismos principios que se enseñan en la carrera, pero en inglés. Estoy contenta con la forma de enseñanza de ambos volúmenes y de cómo destacan los apartados más importantes del tema. Dado que es la misma editorial que el STEP 1 FIRST AID, ambos libros te ayudan a acostumbrarte a la organización que seguirá dicho libro. Recomendados. [Si te resultó interesante mi comentario me ayudarías mucho votando "sí" en la pregunta de abajo sobre si te resultó útil mi opinión, gracias]

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I received these books promptly and now I absolutely love them! This is a great resource to begin studying for the USMLE or NBME COMP exams. All the information you've learnt throughout medical school is concisely compiled in this book and serves as a great spring board for prepping for the USMLE.