Cookie-cutter medical students need decorating

“First Aid For The USMLE Step 1 — cost: $45, format: reference book.”

“Pathoma — cost: $99 (1-year subscription), format: video explanations + reference book.”

“SketchyMedical — cost: $150 (1-year subscription), format: cartoon video memory device.”

Our naïve MS2 eyes were glued to the screen as our noble MS3 predecessors clicked through the slideshow, pausing to talk about which third-party study resources were “super high yield” and which were only “moderately high yield” …

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