First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK

by Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Herman Bagga

An indispensable high-yield review for the USMLE Step 2 CK!

The seventh edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK is written by medical students who successfully passed the exam and reviewed by top faculty. The result is proven information and strategies that maximize your study time and deliver the results you want!

Features:

Thousands of must-know facts that summarize frequently tested topics Completely updated based on feedback from students who passed 120+ photographs similar to those on the exam 16 pages of full-color clinical images Rapid Review section for last-minute cramming Updated ratings of Step 2 CK review resources

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Health

624 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Jason Li]

this self-proclaimed "high yield" guide is everything but! in fact, it's quite shitty!

[Brooke Nunn]

I will be finishing this reading challenge by any means necessary. I read this and it was painful but I did learn some things.

[Anya]

I oscillated between devastated, heartbroken, confused, and furious throughout the text. I wouldn't recommend unless you're yearning for some psychological torture

[kayley anderson]

I didn’t read this whole thing but I had to read so much to study for step I feel like I should get credit for it so don’t text

[Maria Johnson]

Similar to the first book in the series— good writing and engaging illustrations. Overall impression is that this will leave me traumatized.

[Emily]

I read all but two chapters of this shit so it’s counting towards the reading goal, sue me

[Lily]

It covered what I needed, but had to add a lot to the margins to beef it up. Glad it is over though, ngl

[BMAR]

No finished book goes undocumented

[hello]

trash, but better than nothing i guess

[Makaya King]

Overall was really difficult to understand and the ending was anticlimactic. Was expecting an enemies to lovers trope going into it and now feel thoroughly disappointed.

[Jesse Jensen]

This book is a must-read for the nerd inside of you that wishes to do well on Step 2. It's pain-stakingly difficult to remember all of the details; I did like how it was readable within a couple of weeks though, in contrast to the Step 1 book.

[Hannan Shahid]

gfhghgh

[Steven Li]

Not as good as it’s prequel. It felt less comprehensive and was missing certain topics. I had to go back to the first book to reference missing topics. I wished it was organized by shelf exam but I do understand why it is by subject (FA does make subject books but you have to buy them all individually - they don’t make a set which is frustrating)

[Ethan Gerdts]

Felt like preparing for step one. Too specific for much of the book and, having just took the test, didn’t seem high yield enough. Would have rather spent more time doing uworld or with step up to medicine.

[Sal]

This is a relatively tough book to read as opposed to the first book I rated “MTB” so I guess you’d need to read this book over and over again to be able to establish a solid clinical base for test taking especially when you haven’t done many clinical specialties in a while

[Libby]

This is what I has been keeping me from the rest of my bookshelf for the past month. This and the UWorld question bank. I would give it 5 stars for utility but I can’t say I’d recommend it to the casual reader.

[Kelli Ruby]

Solid review book for Step 2, but I used it in addition to my old First Aid for Step 1 for completeness.

[Misbah]

Very helpful! Touches on all the high yield topics often seen on the boards. Designed for review but can work well for clearing up concepts and making connections as well.

[Mayrose]

Too dense just like my brain after this stupid test

[Aryaan Khan]

Useful but room for improvement.

[Moksh]

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[Ganesh]

First Aid book is very helpful for Step2CK preparation.
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[Shaili]

Wish I DNFed this book but I follow through with shitty books apparently. The sequel is never as good as the first. Felt like it could’ve been written to be more comprehensive

[Francis Hernandez]

Not a classic like the first one but still pretty dang good (this review may change depending on my score)

[Ashley]

This better improve my level 2 score reading this whole thing this year....

[Julia Mitrano]

Probably the most defeating book I've ever read

[Melanie]

Good jumping-off point for studying for the step 2 CK exam, but definitely not enough information for the entire exam. I supplemented with USMLEworld questions, and took notes in the margins. Hopefully these 2 sources were enough!

[Luna]

Buat saya, buku ini sangat menarik. Mirip2 rangkuman. Hehehe