First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2023

by Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Matthew Sochat

The time-tested, most popular board prep resource, revised as always to reflect the newest Step 1 test plan and provide the latest test-taking advice



First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 is a veritable blueprint for preparing for this critical exam, revealing all the content you’ll encounter on test day. This unmatched text is written by carefully chosen students who excelled on the Step 1 exam, it’s reviewed by top faculty—all the ensure that the content is relevant, high-yield, and accurate—and it’s organized and formatted in ways that help you easily hone in on the most important content.



First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 is filled with 1,000 color clinical images, including more depicting diverse patients; 1,300+ high-yield facts and mnemonics organized into basic principles and organ system; and test-taking advice from students who have passed the exam. It provides up to date information about critical concepts and organ systems,



Biochemistry

Immunology

Microbiology

Pathology

Pharmacology

Cardiovascular system

Endocrine system

Gastrointestinal system

Neurology and Special Senses

Psychiatry

Reproduction



There’s a reason for the longstanding success of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. Once you open the 2023 edition, you’ll instantly understand why it’s a resource you can’t be without!

Genres: Medicine, Medical

Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2023

Reviews

[Leah Heyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horrible plot. Cried many times.

[Daphne · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved the pictures and cartoons 🥰✨ more of a slow-burn in terms of plot (repro doesn’t start until page 631) but LOTS of fun, fantastical names for things. this book is a bit of a chonker though so would recommend the e-book over hard copy!!

[Gabriella Pandza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty dense read, wouldn’t recommend to most people. If you want to spend night after night crying over it, go right ahead but this book will probably give you nightmares.

[Sami Stroebel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely a slow burn! Not much plot tbh and some of the endings were pretty predictable but there were also some things I’ve never seen in my life ❤️ Gets 4 stars because I must respect the book so it will respect me on the exam

[April Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

That’s right 😤 we finished

[Aniffa Kouton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good plot though i wished some of the chapters were organized better

[hp · Rating 5 out of 5]

did I actually finish this all the way through? absolutely not, but I read enough and felt it helped today. if you see my rating change to a 1/5 on 7/15 just look the other way.

[Juniper The Frog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never has a book made me cry this hard.

[Sam B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helpful but made me very sad

[Raj Saraiya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good but never want to read this again.

[Melissa Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never EVER again

[Emily Lainoff]

“Done” but she will forever haunt my dreams

[Lilly HM · Rating 5 out of 5]

the book I read the most this year 😩

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been my friend since day one. I have to say, I’m grateful to be done with it but I’ll forever remember you First Aid for STEP 1💛

[Seish · Rating 1 out of 5]

Help

[emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

the crash out was so real

[Aliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I GET PP SMASHED is all i got from this book

[Natalie Bruno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would def reccommend this book to any medical student, I would give it 1000/10 stars if I could. No notes.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

this took absolutely everything i had and i was miserable the whole time. i hope i never have to crack this open again. five stars.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

hope I didn’t CRASH and BURN today

[Debangana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost cried a few times but will unfortunately be reading the sequel

[Ritu Kulkarni · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome book 10/10, but wouldn't read again

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible, never want to read it again

[Bharvi · Rating 5 out of 5]

my saving grace

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

FA carried me

[Anushka]

really big moment for me, so glad I get to share it with my goodreads friends!!!

[Abby Swenson · Rating 1 out of 5]

disgusting. hated it

[Amanda Gaccione · Rating 5 out of 5]

I laughed and cried but mostly cried

[Diego Laboy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written, the prose brought me to tears many times

[ETextBookLib · Rating 5 out of 5]

The go-to resource for Step 1 prep — dense but organized exactly the way the exam tests you. Color-coded highlights separate high-yield facts from deeper mechanism explanations, which makes it fast to scan under time pressure and genuinely useful the night before a block exam. The board-style vignettes plus concise explanations cover the clinical reasoning the actual question format demands, not just recall. I used it alongside a full pathology text and found it compresses months of reading into a review format that rewards a final pass in the last two weeks. For anyone preparing for Step 1 or simply wanting a structured overview of medicine, it is the single highest-yield book on the shelf. To grab a copy to keep on your tablet or shelf, explore the eTextBookLib student hub: https://etextbooklib.com/etextbooklib...