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, including:

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!


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is assistant clinical professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology, University of Louisville. He's also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.


Vikas Bhushan, MD, is a former diagnostic radiologist. Practices diagnostic radiology from his home-base in Los Angeles, California.

Matthew Sochat, MD, is a hematology/oncology physician at Southeastern Medical Oncology Center.