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As UT_mikie said, it is not a magic bullet but the constant quizzing and repetion works also very well for me. I have just started the online course (which still uses the 2008 First Aid) a week ago and I like it.
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But for me, I wanted a course that taught me what I needed to know in order to get a good score. Some people automatically shun any review course because they think they are a "waste of money." Others feel like an effective study plan for Step 1 requires 20 different books and 15 hours of studying each day. With that said, his course isn't for everyone. Whatever it costs, it's worth it because he knows what he is talking about. That is what I plan on doing for Step 2 (he has a Step 2 review also). I just wish I could've started his course in February with the twice weekly email questions, because I would have been way ahead of the game. His handouts were very effective in filling in the gaps from First Aid, and his practice questions reinforce the important points you have to know. He does much more than read from First Aid.
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Jenkins' course was all I did during that time - no additional reading, and no additional practice questions from a question bank. I went from a practice exam score of 192 just before starting the course to a 219 after finishing the course three weeks later. It was the single best purchase I made for Step 1. I took the Doctors in Training course via the internet, and was extremely pleased. One thing to keep in mind- he goes FAST, and you definitely need to have made it through most of First Aid before you start doing it.įor comments from people who took the course last year, look at UT-Houston's 2007 Step 1 Survey (its on page 4): (My friends and I have been going to the class studying the material reviewed that day and doing QBank questions over it until the next session and then doing NBME tests/ additional review on the weekends.) I think it is worth the money, but I'm a person that needs lots of structure to study and to hear someone say the info to remember it. This course isn't going to teach you any new material, but it is going to get you through the entirety of First Aid and provide a structure for studying during the last few weeks before the exam. The notes don't really add too much to First Aid (aside from his high yield neuro and anatomy, which review some first year stuff not in First Aid- very good) but some of the small details he adds have shown up in the Q Bank questions I've been doing. (I go to UT-Houston, and it seems like >50% of my class is taking it.) It is about 4 hours of lecture a day during the live course, which includes the self-assessment quizzes and worksheets. I'm taking the one in Houston right now and I really like it, primarily because it is forcing me to go thru First Aid again.