First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Fifth Edition

Useful tool for quick Step3 review; even better if you add a Qbank

For me this is the best book for the step 3

I own the previous of version of this book and there have been some major updates including more details, pictures and an improved CCS section. However, no book, either this one or MTB will suffice for a complete review for step 3. Since step 3 is a volatile exam and can contain pretty much anything from steps 1-3, FA3 will not be enough even if it is paired with a solid qbank. My major gripe with this book just like its predecessor is that entire book is poorly organized by, which I mean for example if you are reading about Asthma and you near the end of that section and think you are done reading about that topic and now you start reading about COPD, you would be wrong because right after starting the COPD section a chart for managing chronic asthma would appear. This poor organization is repeated constantly throughout the entire book. So if the reader does not read the title of the chart or graph carefully they may associate it with the topic they are currently reading, but instead it correlates with the previous one. I know it seems like nitpicking, but it is not that difficult to add any pertinent charts, etc, to the end of the topic before starting a new one. I was really hoping the authors would have corrected this format for the new version, but unfortunately they have not. The book is still a solid read and worth buying, but not a complete review.

Book received on time, not sealed but condition new without any damage. Book smaller than expected but that reflects FirstAid not the seller.

No complaints with this product, it arrived on time, in good condition, and is an excellent review of material in preparation for Step 3.

If you wanted a thinner book with less information than the Step 2CK book, you should get this one.Maybe you're already a master and only need FA for minor references. Honestly, it would be easier to add extra information to the FA Step 2 CK book because it's got the topics that UWorld and AMBOSS cover. The Step 3 book is just the FA Step 2 CK with LESS information. I really feel that the authors might have just copied and pasted the Step 2 CK book and deleted a few pages of information. Step 3 should be the "ultimate complete" book for the Steps because Step 3 is a mix of all the previous exams, plus patient followup.

This book has stood the test of time.

Ok

The media could not be loaded. This is a hardcopy quality review. The color print is of the poorest quality. You can see the paper as white lines or white grids behind the colors.The color in flowcharts is barely there. If you have bought a first aid textbook before, you'll notice the difference immediately.

Great information in the book.. I used first aid for step 1 2 and 3

thorough with lots of information, didn't get completely through it as I am also using the qbank

Ok

Received book with damaged cover, with words rubbed off