USMLE Step 1 Review Books

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#1 First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 – 98%
#2 Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes – 90%
#3 Goljan Rapid Review – 85%
#4 medEssentials for the USMLE Step 1 – 82%
#5 High Yield Comprehensive USMLE Step 1 Review – 81%
#6 USMLE Step 1 Secrets – 80%

USMLE Step 1 Pathology Books

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#1 Goljan Rapid Review Pathology – 98%
#2 Pathoma Fundamentals of Pathology – 90%
#3 Kaplan Pathology Book – 85%
#4 BRS Pathology for the Step 1 – 82%
#5 Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease – 81%

USMLE Step 1 Most Indicative NBME Form

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Rank Title
#1 NBME Form 15
#2 NBME Form 7
#3 NBME Form 13
#4 NBME Form 12
#5 NBME Form 11
#6 NBME Form 6

USMLE Step 1 Physiology Books

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Rank Title
#1 BRS Physiology for USMLE Step 1
#2 Kaplan Lecture Notes for Physiology
#3 Linda Costanzo’s Physiology
#4 Guyton and Hall Physiology Review
#5 High Yield Physiology

USMLE Step 1 Gross Anatomy Books

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Rank Title
#1 Kaplan Lectures Notes Anatomy
#2 High-Yield Gross Anatomy
#3 BRS Gross Anatomy
#4 USMLE Road Map: Gross Anatomy
#5 Netter’s Clinical Anatomy

USMLE Step 1 Pharmacology Books

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Rank Title
#1 Kaplan Lectures Notes Pharmacology
#2 Lippincott’s Illustrated Review Series: Pharmacology
#3 Katzung and Trevor’s Pharmacology Examination and Board Review
#4 Clinical Pharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple
#5 BRS Pharmacology

Best USMLE Step 1 Question Books

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Rank Title Questions
#1 Kaplan Medical USMLE Step 1 Qbook 850
#2 First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 1 1,000
#3 First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1  240
#4  Lange Q&A USMLE Step 1  1,100
#5  Blueprints Step 1 Q&A  350

Best USMLE Step 1 Neuroanatomy Books

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Rank Title
#1 High-Yield Neuroanatomy
#2 Kaplan Lecture Notes
#3 USMLE Road Map Neuroscience
#4 BRS Neuroanatomy
#5 Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple

Best USMLE Step 1 Microbiology Books

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Rank Title
#1 Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple
#2 Kaplan Lecture Notes Microbiology
#3 Lange Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
#4 Case Files: Microbiology
#5 BRS Microbiology and Immunology

Best USMLE Step 1 Biochemistry Books

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Rank Title
#1 Kaplan Lecture Notes Biochemistry
#2 Lippincott’s Illustrated Review Series: Biochemistry
#3 Rapid Review Biochemistry
#4 High-Yield Biochemistry
#5 USMLE Road Map Biochemistry

Best USMLE Step 1 Behavioral Science Books

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Rank Title
#1 Kaplan Lecture Notes Behavioral Science
#2 BRS Behavioral Science
#3 High-Yield Behavioral Science
#4 Rapid Review Behavioral Science
#5 Deja Review Behavioral Science

Best USMLE Step 1 Histology Books

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Rank Title
#1 Kaplan Lecture Notes Histology
#2 BRS Histology
#3 High-Yield Histology
#4 Crash Course: Cell Biology and Genetics
#5 Usmle Road Map: Histology

Best USMLE Step 1 Embryology Books

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Rank Title
#1 High-Yield Embryology
#2 BRS Embryology
#3 Langman’s Medical Embryology
#4 Elsevier’s Integrated Anatomy and Embryology
#5 Human Embryology: The Ultimate USMLE Step 1 Review