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I found them significantly better than Blue Prints series, which I found to be too elementary when it came to doing well on the Shelf exam we had to take after each rotation. From the way it’s organized to the pertinent details provided for each pathology to the brief explanations of each disease, drug and treatment, First Aid is a must have for any and every medical student.This unmatched text is written by carefully chosen students who excelled on the Step 1 exam, its reviewed by top facultyall the ensure that the content is relevant, high-yield, and accurateand its organized and formatted in ways that help you easily hone in on the most important content. Junior Authors and contributors are students at Yale University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.