Why Everybody is Misusing The First Aid for the USMLE

[@Mikesco10]

i thought thats what everyone does... its almost impossible to blindly memorize everything from first aid but it is possible to understand everything.

[@pastapins2007]

this was the most helpful usmle video, i felt like I had to annotate and go through first aid first , A WHOLLLEE NEWWW WORLD

[@nabeehaessam2084]

Thank you for saying this out loud. I don't know why people use first aid to memorize each and everything. It's never helpful to do that. First aid was my go to book at the end of my exam prep in med school just to review if I'd done everything high yield. But it's something that's Gold only when you use it at the end of your prep. Once you know everything.

[@cryptosrus9588]

You will pass everyone has their own season, just keep going pray and believe you will receive

[@gabrijel.vuk1]

I read "pray" as "pay" lmao

[@journeyofsaul9487]

I love how you make me rethink everything I once took for granted

[@fernandafernandes3658]

Ok I recently watched all of your videos so clicked on this one right away - unsurprisingly it’s super helpful and changes my approach. My exam is in the summer so please share all of your wisdom promptly, thank you! 😂😂

[@danielrey5451]

Good luck with your test! Let us know how it goes

[@MadAboutMedicine]

It’s like you read my mind! I use it as a checklist too once I’m done learning from videos. Big up!

[@joearlene1879]

I used some Uworld, some Remar, and read a lil saunders. I did 3 nurse achieve exams and my result came back failed

[@Nosh2980]

thankyou for making this video. so many people tell you so many memorization techniques but the only thing that works is understanding the concept. once you know the why you can never get it wrong

[@andrewdelaat9932]

Solid take but you literally just explained the reason why we go to class for 2 years before, to explain and understand the highlights from first aid. Check list idea is valid and generally gives you the depth at which you need to understand it, BnB and Pathoma are your true learning material along w Uworld

[@gabrijel.vuk1]

I agree, most concepts should be already known or familiar.

[@0doublezero0]

But thats the point. There will always be people using first aid wrong and studying from it before taking their practice exams. It's a total waste of time using it as a reading source when you could be using BnB, physeo, pathoma, etc. If there weren't people doing this the wrong way, then videos like the one above wouldn't exist.

[@tianahill4528]

I hope I can pass USMLE step 1, I Don't haves a job,I am 36 years old all my dreams related to USMLE I can choose between my life and USMLE I would choose USMLE

[@stephenmc8271]

I've always believed USMLE is not all about studying, you need God's grace to pass

[@susandorothy9883]

So sorry about that am still looking forward too take my USMLE exam on April just studying hard and praying to God I know I can make it.

[@marykings2894]

USMLE exam is so difficult & I don't know the reason why it should be?

[@southerngabito3311]

I failed my USMLE Step 1 exam 2 times first was 2012 second was 2018 and I lost money on review questions and also wasted a lot of time studying which never helped me .

[@lorientheresa4844]

Sorry for your predicament, license is for everyone just have to work hard and believe you’ll make it.

[@TheFujiwuji]

I love this explanation. It's intuitively what I already thought but hearing you explain it makes me feel I'm on the right study path for Step 1. Cuz when I read First Aid at the beginning (as every med student tells you) it just seems massively overwhelming. So I'm taking your advice and will use First Aid as a checklist as I go through subjects, to test myself if I understand the concepts.

[@AlexJoe-ve6gc]

The USMLE exam is very difficult to pass, I can't believe i failed step 1after studying with so many materials😞

[@AlexJoe-vt6rl]

Sometimes doesn't matter how hard you study you also need to pray to God for success

[@Madeline-gn3rx]

@ very correct

[@Madeline-gn3rx]

I have a cousin who never studied much, we studied together but she gives most of her time to her phone than her studies after writing the STEP 1 last month she passed and i failed😢, i asked her how she did it, just found out she got help from Mr Richard

[@RichardMichael-qb3ve]

Please does anyone know who this Mr Richard is? I really need to speak with him I'm frustrated 🥺

[@DeviezJohn]

Wow so sorry you failed, i have heard so much about Richard but I don't actually have his info

[@MDPowerhouse]

'you think you know until you get tested' hahaha Excellent content

[@cryptobusy8380]

I have sat for NCLEX and USMLE for the 4th time now and still failed, i guess licence isn't meant for people like me😭

[@ronaldosilva-bitcoinrs2682]

Well I've taken the exams for the second time now and still didn't succeed, i wonder how those who succeeded did it

[@ronaldosilva-bitcoinrs1938]

I had interest in working with her but I was discouraged by my friends out of ignorance 😔

[@trevonjames3663]

@@ronaldosilva-bitcoinrs1938 My friend made it with her help

[@ronaldosilva-bitcoinrs9456]

@@ronaldosilva-bitcoinrs1938
exactly thats definitely ignorance

[@TheeSteeze]

900+ page checklist... our lives as Med students lol.

[@dr.arundatikanawala]

Giving my step 1 on 16th feb 2021. Your videos are enabling me structure my last 2 weeks better I guess. So thank you so much

[@reminemi1153]

how did it go ?

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

Dude what an awesome video. I’ve never used FA because I didn’t know how to use it - but now I know!

[@rozygcf6611]

Honestly a lot of medical students in the year above me have pretty much stopped using FA to learn out of primarily for this reason. Since Anking has First Aid imbedded in it, they just check the FA tag to see whatever they've missed. Most people have been using a combination of Boards and beyond, pathoma and sketchy to actually learn the material.

[@DrsundasMD]

Brs physio pathoma n bnb . Right

[@AjayDavidson]

I’m proud to be here when this channel has only 10k subs. 🙌 Good luck on your future videos! ⚡️

[@teerthabarnwal]

Why don't you have a million views? I'm a fan of your content & I need your autograph already! 😂🌼 Super helpful, thanks!

[@gibbsdiobe6904]

Excellent. I like the way you demonstrated the concept of competitive and non-competitive inhibition. Can we can up with demonstrations like this for all the concepts in the 900 page FA.

[@ravengaming7310]

Just use it as a review book!

[@meetkevin1052]

They say third times a charm, am officially a nurse 🎉🎉 for all my repeat test takers don't give up and don't be discouraged.

[@BarelySaneGenius]

I agree, first aid is a summary. First aid organ systems has more background information or "formula" like you said

[@rikliu1179]

Why am I watching this... I finished all step 1 2 3 already 🤣

[@shujasiddiqui533]

To flaunt here 😂

[@Dr.Neelesh]

Most of your viewers are Indian..congrats love from India

[@hrfdude4234]

finally, someone that talks sense!

[@mihirpatel9202]

Actually just understanding and not remembering makes you so in you practice and also exam . Try to do both simultaneously.

[@sanjibkoirala5055]

Superb!!! Thanx a lot man.

[@tahiafaruk128]

Aaaa where were you 2 years ago??? Thabks for being so awesome

[@ArjunKelaiya]

Excellent, succinct and much needed video! 👍

[@krisram100]

MIND. BLOWN. 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@ss-zz6ii]

Lol i have been doing this and i totally agree with everything he said ... cnt believe other ppl think likewise too

[@syedanoorussaba2484]

Finally someone shared the truth !

[@mernaabdelsamea8312]

Thank you for saying this !!
Can you please recommend resources that actually say “the rule”
I don’t have the feeling that B&B is that resource.

[@farida7125]

I don't understand so you means that you learn from video first and then check the book and use it as a checklist for concepts you need to learn ?
so what to do next??
sorry for my english

[@SantiagoAQ]

What I meant was that you should first learn the material and run the question banks you plan on using. And AFTER you’re done with all of that check to book to see if you missed any concepts or if everything is already covered.

[@Carolina-rc2ps]

Do you know how to study pharmacology effectively (besides understanding the mechanism) without relaying on memorization? Especially for adverse effects. Thank you so much in advance!

[@estherf6242]

There's always going to be some memorization involved, but you can make it minimum. As an example: for NSAIDs, you need to remember that COX1 induces the production of protective prostaglandins for the gastric walls to remember that non selectie NSAIDs, therefore, can cause peptic ulcers because they inhibit the synthesis of those prostaglandins. This is logical, it makes sense, but in order to come up with that rational you needed to know 1- What COX1 produces 2- That non selective NSAIDs inhibits COX1 activity 3- That some prostaglandins produced by COX have a protective effect on the stomach. By understanding the basis and mechanism, you can deduce the effects, but sometimes there are too many and you'll need to just memorize something. My advice is to try to follow that rational and think about "How does that medicine work? What in the mechanism of action of this medicine justifies it causing this side effect?". Understand everything you can and memorize just that that would take too much knowledge and learning for you to be able to deduct (ie: one of NSAIDs most common form of renal injury is renal papillary necrosis - it makes sense for NSAIDS to cause renal injury, but the specificity of renal papillary necrosis is too much for it to be worth understanding thoroughly, and it's better to just memorize)

[@Carolina-rc2ps]

@@estherf6242 thank you for taking the time to answer so throughly. I agree with you, I do try to understand the mechanism, but for the adverse effects sometimes they are super unrelated, and as you said, my only choice is to memorize it. I don't like it, but I guess the more I'm exposed to the material, the easier it'll get. Thank you again!

[@katherineruiz8935]

I like this video, your English it’s very fluent
I have a question which academy did you use for learning? I understand and read but I’m not fluent Jejeje big issue I think jejeje maybe you can create a video about it, thank you

[@SantiagoAQ]

Hey Katherine! Thanks for your comment! In my opinion if you can understand well a TV series without subs on you don’t need an academy (Personally I didn’t used one) you just need to practice. Being fluent is not a matter of “knowing” English, is a matter of “thinking” in English. To do so you need to practice, a lot... Make up a excuse to do it frequently. Believe it or not this channel is my excuse for practicing English. I too have a lot to improve, and tbh the few weeks I’ve been doing videos in English have improved my speaking skills more than any classes I ever took

[@FacundoMD]

Not sure if I commented on this video already ! BUT I agree 100%. I used it at the end so that I can go through the bullet points and pick up any mnemonic I found helpful !

[@saadharoonraja1342]

so how did u actually prepare for step 1?

[@komaldiptianandmaisuriya4301]

Thank you so much, your videos are really helpful

[@michaeldebeau6917]

You are very intelligent.

[@naaengmann2117]

Thank you! Reallly good advice

[@ussimay]

I listened you and this video for the first timebut I was doing the same thing (btw im an international student). Thank you

[@humerahumera5856]

Awesome now I understand why it is so difficult for me to memorize first aid . It makes it so much more easier to understand how to study it now .

[@binyamin3716]

That makes sense ..thank you

[@lord-mf2sf]

Brother!!!! Please carry on with your videos about usmle.. You seemed to be disappeared from TH-cam

[@aliotobrenda9640]

The USMLE test is really frustrating, I can't believe I failed again after studying so much🥺🥺😓😭😭

[@katelynncox3431]

Well I've taken the step 1 exams for the second time now and still didn't succeed, i wonder how those who succeeded did it

[@florencegilbert9528]

You will pass everyone has their own season, just keep praying and believe you will receive

[@allisonbenjamin2832]

I used some Kaplan, and took some much time in my online classes still my step 1 result came back failed

[@angelarodri1421]

USMLE exams won't bother you or be a problem if you work with someone like Mrs Catherina... She's God sent, she saved me from taking the test for the 6th time

[@aphonsopablo3305]

I saw someone say she could be a scammer i couldn't stop laughing, really people say a lot of shit these day's

[@raboohayashi8563]

If I can put 7000000 million like I will do thank you so much from Saudi Arabia untill your place .

[@kanmedlife2494]

Please Continue Inspiring Us !
💛

[@fatimausama80]

But then you don’t have a written version of concepts it is all in your mind right? How to effectively revise then?

[@SantiagoAQ]

With questions. I explain it in the video “How I Scored a 272 without taking a single note”

[@ayeshakhan6795]

Really enjoying your videos!

[@smile-td2ty]

I don’t understand the first case

[@twinkleshah9809]

Thankyou soo much . Helpful.

[@debaratnaprasadbin7068]

Very detailed information brother

[@SC-lx5mq]

As usual, loved it

[@pffa9675]

The guy's basically saying - first aid is an exam prep guide. Read standard books to remember things and become a real doctor.
You're welcome

[@SantiagoAQ]

Actually, I rarely recommend standard textbooks to learn medicine. They have their place but medical databases and videos have a huge advantage as far as I'm concerned.

[@alovallejr2230]

Hola Santiago. Muchas gracias por tus videos. Como deberia ir combinando el first aid con los otros recursos. Algunas personas me recomienda ir contestando preguntas y verlas con el first aid.

[@rifarana9153]

You should make more like this!!!

[@idonteven3712]

Problem comed from subjects like pathology that are just memorization

[@shujasiddiqui533]

I am planning in to give usmle in july of 2022, can you please guide me for where should i study if i have to use FA atvthe very end. I haven't started preparing for usmle and have no idea where to begin from. Please anyone.

[@muhammadafaqSaifi1428]

Ok If we apply your point and start from Uworld first for a new topic ( renal patho eg which we haven't study before ) and then check list on first aid ; how shall we self assess ourselves when we already knoww the answers by goin thru Uworld for the first time ??
Hope u got my point !

[@SantiagoAQ]

Hey Sherlock, I'm afraid I did not understood your question. Could you rephrase it?

[@JanelleSy88]

@@SantiagoAQ I think Sherlock means if we start with Uworld to study a new topic, then go to FA to check if we covered everything, then go back to Uworld on a later time, there’s already a sense of familiarity there (+ know the answers already given the first pass) so how do we assess ourselves if we truly know the material?

[@SantiagoAQ]

Oh okey. First of all: keep doing new questions. That’s paramount to keep increasing your score and will be the best way to check if you actually understood the subject or not (pay close attention to those topics that you recurrently get wrong). Secondly, ask yourself if you could explain why is that the answer (and why not the other ones) if you cannot articulate the rationale for why you choose one option over another it means you did not understood the topic. Picking stuff out of memory is useless. That’s for example why I try to space as much as I can my review of the marked ones from my first pass. I try to make the experience of reviewing them feel as if I’m doing new questions (that’s also why I think trying to memorize questions is a bad strategy)

[@thebondvillain4920]

@3:10
What is that type of binding called as?

[@TEAMKasimoff]

Thanks for the helpful tips)

[@LouiseFoster-r1o]

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[@rtsetse5826]

Thank you so much!!

[@nono-he4hc]

Sooo if rereading and writing notes is not effective how can I read med the right way so I accomplish the checklist concepts ….. I’m asking about usmle and med career in general please

[@NexusMedicalMedia]

Helpful advice

[@amatulnoor7171]

How to study embryology, anatomy and physiology portion since pathoma, bnb and sketchy don't cover these?

[@Rad12315]

I'm having First Aid 2017 edition...
Can u tell how much difference is there between latest edition and 2017 ....
Please🙏🙏

[@mohammadadnan6374]

Too much difference
Buy 2021

[@Rad12315]

@@mohammadadnan6374 I have to study only Immunology from it.. Is there a much change in immunology ??

[@mohammadadnan6374]

97 - New lymph node clusters
100 - Removed numerous HLA subtypes
108 - Interleukin-13
121 - Imiquimod
122 - Therapeutic antibodies (added/removed MAbs)
This is the difference between 2021 and 2020 only in immunology
Imagine the difference between 2017 and 2021 !
For completeness sake buy 2021 FA

[@Rad12315]

@@mohammadadnan6374 thanks bro for ur response....
Will surely buy the new one now ..

[@danielapinzon2921]

Hola! Me gusto mucho el video :) I’m studying for step 1 right now! What do you think of annotating the first aid from videos

[@umeakuanachidiebere7780]

Have yoi written your step one exam?

[@jennied5291]

Hello, I’m a dental student using usmle step 1 to prepare for CBSE. You mentioned using step 1 as a checklist after studying. I wouldn’t have a resource to study from to lead up to using step 1 as a checklist. What advice could you share?

[@SantiagoAQ]

I would suggest the BNB videos. They are awesome. Couple that with a solid qbank(s) and you're set

[@ruynana]

thanks so much

[@hafsajabeen5303]

This is awesome

[@abs7183]

Great video

[@dawodlove]

I highly don't recommend this , memorise first aid by heart from the BEGINING

[@esraaelromisy7434]

very useful

[@islamwith-quran]

Thanks alot 👍

[@sruthimu]

Hi! Is tutored mode + random better or tutor + a system I just student from FA better for first pass uworld?

[@usmleprocess7011]

Is it too bad if I don´t use first aid at all? Cause I don´t think i have time, my test is soon and I´m struggling with time management!!

[@mrwansabah]

So you oversold the case, but you spend little time on the solution

[@mohamedhany1209]

Great ❤

[@medphilomath4436]

Very different video👍

[@Dr_Shaik]

So prepare for uworld and compare it with FA?

[@davidsontechnology4757]

The LORD JESUS CHRIST LOVES US ALL LETS GIVE OUR LIVES TO HIM AMEN

[@hannahcook9477]

Agree 100%

[@vigneshs9056]

Can I go with the uworld as a main prep fully?

[@INDIANCOMMUNITY0604]

Amazing

[@QUANT98]

thank you for this amazing channel , I have a question and I don’t know if you have some information about it so I’m actually in a medical school which is actually accredited and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools and meet ligibility requirements for their students and graduates to apply to ECFMG for ECFMG Certification and examination, but I’ll receive my final diploma in 2025 , but I have the intention to apply for the examinations in 2022 , so do you think I’ll be able to be ecfmg certified even if my school would not have the accreditation in 2024 ? Thank you for your help !

[@SantiagoAQ]

Yes Quant, I've spoken with a few insiders from the ECFMG and apparently if you obtain your ECFMG ID while your school is accredited you can continue to pursue your path under the same set of rules that applied at the moment of your registration. The people at FAIMER (Justin Seeling) in particular is probably the best man to clear up this questions (He was the one that said this to me)

[@QUANT98]

@@SantiagoAQ thank you so much for your Help 🙏🏾

[@orlandosanchez3605]

Can you comment about OSMOSIS?

[@JavaughnJPorter]

Travis Scott sound track

[@crysteenaraniffo6112]

Are you in which semester?

[@varshithakm8672]

I realised this too but I've been confused about what to choose as my primary source. Any suggestions?

[@SantiagoAQ]

BNB + qBanks (Rx/Medbullets if more than 6 months out, UW/AMBOSS if less than 6 months out) usually works for most!

[@varshithakm8672]

@@SantiagoAQ Thank you!

[@santiagoclocchiatti6018]

@@SantiagoAQ hey Santiago! Thanks a lot for the video. It was very instructive, key info. I am sorry, but what is "BNB" and what are "Rx/MedBullets"? Im preparing for my Step 1 on December of 2021 and Im studying mainly from FA and Amboss (Qbank and library) and dont know these other resources that you recommended. Thank you very much!

[@pendulumlongballs6851]

@@SantiagoAQ ?

[@kariskhattab2132]

@@santiagoclocchiatti6018 bnb=boards and beyond, Rx is a test bank

[@manelben6836]

merciiiiiii i love what u say!

[@tasnimmutwakil6694]

thank you so much! after going through other resources, do you recommend repeating first aid several times before the exam?

[@SantiagoAQ]

Hey Tasnim, no. If you really want to hammer the “pure” concepts, making flashcards on just the difficult stuff from the first aid would make much more sense

[@SantiagoAQ]

However I still think that doing more new questions would be a better use of your time tbh

[@tasnimmutwakil6694]

@@SantiagoAQ okay noted, thank you! do you think starting uworld 7 months in advance is too early, or shall i get started from now?

[@andreschaponan9430]

🙌🏻🔝

[@Mr421421]

Do you have an email to reach you on?

[@skirmisher10]

Bro said a whole lotta nothing 😭

[@puneetgill4994]

💯

[@krsnramsumair3500]

This is ridiculous there are LOADS of content that can be learnt directly from First aid.

[@UKpowerunleashed]

So pretty much he suggested learn the concepts first before going for a question bank like first aid... no shit. Haha

[@dumapa384]

awful audio