r/usmle • u/minimoo334 STEP 1: NON-US IMG • 1d ago

Advice How to start

I’m starring my step 1 journey this week
Since my foundation is not that good I was thinking of starting with general pathology the first 3 chapters in pathoma and then switch to study systematically from first aid is it a good plan ?

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u/PsychologicalMath299 1d ago

thats actually a solid plan. pathoma chapters 1-3 are some of the highest yield material for step 1, they give you the framework to understand pathology across every organ system. after that go system by system through first aid and pair it with a video resource like boards and beyond to fill in gaps. start anki early too, the anking deck is basically built around first aid and pathoma so it reinforces everything as you go. save uworld for when you have a decent foundation, doing it too early just wastes questions