Recommendations

I’m on a mission to review all the top resources students can use during their medical education.

My goal is to be transparent, honest and say with clarity what’s worth spending your precious money on or not.

Leaderboard

• #1 ~ Picmonic (4.5/5) (Review)
• #2 ~ First Aid for USMLE (4.2/5)
• #3 ~ Pathoma (4.1/5)

Other Things I’ve Reviewed

• Osmosis (3.8/5) (Review)
• PassMedicine (3.5/5) (Review)
• Lecturio (3.5/5) (Review)
• Dr Najeeb (2/5) (Review)

Resources I Recommend (Reviews TBA)

Anatomy

• Netter’s Flash Cards (A+)
• Grays Anatomy for Students (A)
• Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple (A)

Biochemistry

• Rapid Review Biochemistry (A)

Physiology

• BRS Physiology
• Physiology by Linda Costanzo

Histology

• Junquiera’s Basic Histology (A)

Pathology

• Pathoma (A+)

Comprehensive Review Books

• First Aid for USMLE (A+)

Online/Apps

• Boards and Beyond (A)
• Dr Najeeb (2/5) (Review)
• Lecturio (3.5/5) (Review)

General Reading

Pedagogy

• Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (A+)
• A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (A)
• How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success (A)
• The Med School Survival Kit (B)

Self-Help

• 4 Best Self-Help Books For Medical Students

Interesting Books

• War Surgeon: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott (A+)
• This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay (A+)
• Twas the Nighshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay (A+)
• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalinithi (A+)
• The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks (A)