Reviewer: Aaron J Goodrich, B.S. M.D.(University of Iowa College of Medicine)
Description: This review of the basic science necessary for passing the USMLE Step 1 uses a bullet point format.
Purpose: This book presents an all encompassing review through bullet points with minimal pictures and illustrations.
Audience: Medical students studying for the USMLE step 1 are the intended audience.
Features: The review covers the basic science of biochemistry and anatomy as well as public health and psychiatry and everything in between. The book is well organized and it is easy to find specific topics. There are only a few diagrams and pictures.
Assessment: This extensive review includes all information necessary for passing the USMLE Step 1. A limitation, however, is the minimal use of pictures, diagrams, and tables which are so useful in the review of difficult topics. It compares well to other reviews in the amount of information, but falls short in the use of study tools such as diagrams, pictures and mnemonics.

From the reviews:

"This book presents an all encompassing review through bullet points with … pictures and illustrations. … Medical students studying for the USMLE step 1 are the intended audience. … The book is well organized and it is easy to find specific topics. … This extensive review includes all information necessary for passing the USMLE step 1." (Aaron J Goodrich, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2009)