Pathoma vs bnb. Joined Feb 19, 2018 Messages 15 .

Pathoma vs bnb Though I think bootcamp with UW + NBMEs is sufficient for step 1 prep. And the questions at the end of each video are too hard! Pathoma has better quality, ease of use, and was generally more useful for my exam. BnB is like pathoma for everything; it's basically the entire first two years of medical school. 📝 Step 1 I am an old IMG, 2020 graduate. Then before class lectures I'm going to watch Pathoma (my school pays for it), then watching class lectures because my school tests low yield stuff, then doing zanki everyday Pathoma: Most PA schools don't have a Pathology course, but Dr. pathoma vs bnb or both while using anking? hey everyone! im using anking and am unsuspending cards as i watch videos from bnb and was wondering what resources you guys prefer to use? I've been using bnb for some topics that i really like, but some pathoma videos i prefer (for example hematology i found so much more helpful in pathoma during bnb). Pathoma. Pathoma>BnB>Lecturio. In bnb for example, when you study about shock, it also teaches everything around it, like treatment and complications. I don't know exactly how you arrived at "low-yield facts," "rarely takes time to explain," and how you put something that's actually in part outdated (Pathoma) over an updated resource like BnB (not to 102K subscribers in the step1 community. For me pathoma alone wasnt enough to understand the disease. ESP the first 3. -Mike K DO, Med School Tutors Most med students agree that B&B is great for the first pass of material and Pathoma is amazing for review. If you're starting off, I'd recommend BnB. I only did 3 videos from pathoma. I do feel Pathoma has "less" info than BnB. The #1 social media platform for MCAT advice. READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING! // USMLE Step 1 is the first national board exam all United States medical Use Dirty med for biochemistry, genetics, ethics. Runtimes are below Basic pharm: 1 hr 26 minutes Behavioural science " Biochem 9hrs Biostats 2 hrs Cardio 12 hrs Cell bio 3 hrs 20 minutes Derm 2 hrs 31 minutes Endo 6hrs 27 minutes GI 8 hours 50 minutes Genetics 2 hrs 26 minutes Hemat 8 hrs 14 minutes Immunology 5 hrs 17 minutes Infectious diseases 11 hrs 33 " i was just starting my Step 01 prep, and i was wondering if in a world of BnB, Pathoma, Physeo, Lecturio and many more, can i solely rely on Medschool Bootcamp for my system-wise Step 01 prep? ps. I have access to BnB videos and they seem good for me, so I was thinking of using the Lightyear deck. I dont know why so much people hate him and prefer pathoma. I combined various step 1 video checklists into one, added in a Pixorize list, and made some formatting changes including Pathoma vs B&B for pre-clinical curriculum? 📚 Preclinical US M1 here, my school has useless in-house lectures and we mostly rely on 3rd party resources. I did pathoma and i did FA pathoma reasoning behind the mechanism explained in depth and convincing you about the scientific fact while FA helpfull but less explanation and straightforward facts memorization you gotta have a pathology background in your hippocampus before approaching FA because it won’t help you much though! and if you decide I loved Sketchy micro/pharm but found path to be better learned through pathoma. Only 3rd party vids I used were sketchy and pathoma, plus bnb for physiology or occasional confusing topics Or just use practice questions now, and look up only those I'm not familiar with via BnB or Pathoma videos. EDIT: I JUST REALIZED YOU TAGGED THEM BY EACH SPECIFIC VIDEO AND IM ABOUT TO CRY 😭 Reply reply So the section in the tags for Pathoma is fairly sparse (relatively), with only ~1k cards for all of Pathoma, but that is because I only added things that I hadn't already learned Physeo’s not as comprehensive, but I think it’s much better for explaining concepts and building a strong foundation. New comments cannot be posted. Note: i Another observation: Sketchy Path at times seems to get into the weeds more than BnB and Pathoma. Pathoma is very little pathophyseo. Following the school schedule watch corresponding BnB lectures Suspend Anking cards which corresponds to BnB lectures, make a note of the cards that have links to the Bootcamp videos. But for pathology 100% recommend pathoma > bnb For pathoma, I used it with my uworld blocks. Fill in/review with Bootcamp. The first three are easily enough to Hi! I’m torn between watching pathoma and bnb for pathology, a lot say pathoma is the gold standard, do you think I should also watch BnB videos as well, or is it not worth it to save time For best use: UFAP and BnB. For pathology definitely use pathoma. Alone it's insufficient Reply reply Top 2% Rank by size . Whole pathoma, do it goood. It’s a review (215 pages) of the most high yield pathology points you’ll encounter in medical education. Share Sort by: Unpopular opinion- I found BnB way more detailed and informative than Pathoma. The raw Duke deck does a fantastic job of helping with understanding, and so I There seems to be a bunch of us that went the Carribean route or attended an international medical school. We are a very capable bunch and should definitely build each other up, support and learn from one another. You have 6 weeks , so I would slowly crank down the videos and do more reading and uworld questions. The MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is offered by the AAMC and is a required exam for admission to medical schools in the USA and Canada. My advice is to watch Pathoma for 1-3/4 and possibly Heme sections and for rest do BnB. Pathoma is more ‘engaging’ and the explanations are very simple, but he does not cover as much material as B&B. Be the first to comment Nobody's responded to I have pathoma, BnB, sketchy, bootcamp, and Uworld. However, BnB's advantage is its comprehensive clarification of every aspect of First Aid (FA), aligning seamlessly with it. So anything you need a review video on you have it. Side note: I'm also doing sketchy (all) and pathoma on the side, so maybe bootcamp seems to make more sense to me. The reason I say no is because some parts of it haven't been completed, like I'm doing bone tumors in class right now and that section isn't in Bootcamp yet so I had to go back to Pathoma for it. 4. I honestly don't get the hype behind Pathoma except that it's high yield. Here are few drawbacks of BnB step1 – Time: The videos do consume time and sometimes may lead to anxiety. Ryan does a great job explaining concepts and tying in major concepts. Sort by: Top. So if you use bootcamp you can just stick with Anking all the way through and not have to download other decks like lightyear. Sattar does a much better job explaining pathology than any other resources I’ve used, including BnB. For pathology of these systems which one is better, Physeo or pathoma? -Nervous sytem -Endocrine -Renal -Reproductive Note: I’m a visual learner I watched Physeo and it felt like they just plagiarized stuff from BnB, Pathoma and even Sketchy and it still isn't good at explaining things If you want to learn things from a clinical point of view, BnB is going to do that better. Which one is better for step1? Ideally, I would go with pathoma because it has less videos and it's part of UFAP. Work through the relevant USMLERx qbank. Only UWorld, First Aid and Pathoma 1-3!!!! READ PATHOLOGY FA, PHARM FA, IMMUNOLOGY FA, PATHOMA 1-6 (ALL OF CHAPTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT, I liked best FA chapters for the general principles but do it all!!!! 7) Biostats —> Randy Neil youtube, Uworld questions and FA chapter!!! BnB vs Pathoma + Physeo physio Study methods My school’s CBSE is coming up next semester and I was wondering what the better choice is? Additionally, are there any physio anki decks aside from anking (not a fan of cloze)? Would a deck off First Aid be enough for physio? I appreciate any help! Pathoma and FA are the gold standard that are tried and true. I used both, bnb doesn’t really cover pathology and pathoma doesn’t really cover stuff like biochem or pharm. And I'd actually recommend physeo (or pixorize when possible) for that anyway, which you didn't include Reply reply Top 2% Rank by size . But I keep going back and forth because of the AnKing's comprehensiveness. I thought doing Rx then UW during dedicated would do the trick but Rx kinda sucks, whereas UW is the jam. Watch Pathoma if you have time or if you are really weak at things. STEP 1 Prep Advice. Skip questions covering material I haven’t learned at all yet. Is it oaky to do this? And what do you think is the best anki deck for pathoma? Pathoma is meant to teach you the fundamentals of pathology. I am definitely doing Pathoma for pathology so i just wnat them for the other subjects. Pathoma shines here because he explains diseases with logical progression and chronology. BnB Dr Ryan is still the best but boring to watch everything he reads on the PowerPoint but bootcamp team they made it easy for Do whichever you like better. Reply reply So based on my calculations, the total time for Bootcamp videos is about 210 hours vs for BnB videos is about 126 hours. I didnt use sketchy but loved BnB and pathoma. Do both. B&B is more detailed and covers more topics. Pathoma vs BnB for dermat . UWORLD is a question bank at heart. If you wanna do Patho, then Pathoma+ Qbank/Anki deck whichever you prefer, is more than enough. In cardiovascular system i used najeeb's videos together with pathoma and BnB Najeeb is so good at explaining the basis of each disease so start watching him then watch pathoma to know what to focus on when you are studying. When should Pathoma be used over BB and vice versa? Currently going through Heme and seems as they both cover the same material. Update on Physeo vs BnB? 📚 Preclinical I know there have been a lot of posts about this, but I was hoping there is a clearer answer at this point at the end of 2022. Should I just do BB and then watch Pathoma, or is one better than the other? BNB We had "ethically sourced" BnB, Pathoma and Sketchy. r/step1 Which one would you recommend for pathology - Pathoma VS BNB. Despite this 67% increase, do you find you go through the Bootcamp videos even Having spent a few days on this subreddit, I observed unanimous praise for Bootcamp over Boards and Beyond (BNB) for Step 1. Most of Pathoma I did during university years, and plan to only do topics 1 till 4 in pathoma for the step 1 preparation. I know Bootcamp has some questions after each, and an Anki-like recall program integrated, but I'm not sure that's enough vs biting the bullet and going nuts on BnB Anki these next 3 months. Do all of my Anki. BnB is probably the most comprehensive & best resource you can use. Reply reply stepsucksass • I haven’t gone through all of BnB’s path videos yet, but imo although pathoma is great at Pathoma is great but it unfortunately only covers the high yield pathology. Add a Comment. Despite it being a new resource, it covers all the pathoma vs bnb . It is the only way my Going against the grain here. non-us img here, i’ve been using bnb to go over fa, i thought i’d use pathoma once i have a baseline knowledge of stuff but i just watched a video from pathoma & it was amazing?? should i ditch bnb and move to pathoma completely or should i use pathoma first for certain systems (which ones?) I personally liked BnB a tiny, just a tiny bit more but that maybe because I did BnB after I had done Pathoma and had known material really well. I would highly recommend doing Hoopla deck for that system on cram mode a couple of times. Reply reply Hey! Fairly new second year student here. Amboss is nice to have they have a deal for all 4 years and its useful eventually more in clinical years but its nice to be able to look up anything on there quickly, practice questions are tough wouldnt use those. They complement each other rather well so do I used all 3. You’ll Pathoma book and videos + BNB + First aid only Goljan Rapid Review of pathology+ BNB + First aid only Pathoma book and videos+ BNB + First aid + Sketchy pathology Goljan Rapid Review of pathology + BNB + First aid+ sketchy pathology. Posted by u/sleep-sleep - 5 votes and 2 comments S/o to u/DukeOfBaggery for the incredible Pathoma deck. However, BNB is sometimes hard to ingest with his bullet point of facts presentation. Lightyear vs. I PASSED without using Anki, BnB or any other platform. Reply reply Physeo vs bnb for only physiology . Hollow Knight; Oct 30, 2023; Replies 24 Views 8K. I have done first two chapters of patho till now from Pathoma and I love it so far. Thread starter Bones&Bourbon; Start date Dec 5, 2020; This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, Thoughts on Pathoma, sketchy, UWorld only for step 1. The reason it seems like there are “bots” lmaoo is because it blows bnb and pathoma out of the water like bnb and pathoma are a 6/10, Bootcamp and sketchy are 10/10. That being said, Pathoma chapters 1-3 are a MUST. Usually I read the school-given notes before lecture, watched BnB and pathoma vids for review the next day. I would use just Pathoma, SketchyMicro, SketchyPharm, and maybe BnB. Best. On Bootcamp you can view specifically PSGN. BNB for all Pathoma 1-3 and forget the rest, Sattar's other chapters are a mass that may as well have been resected. r/step1. Reply reply More replies More replies. Having used both, I’m also inclined to agree. Use First Aid as an outline to make sure you are coving everything, but don't worry about memorizing first aid right out of the gate; use it as an outline and use the lecture materials to understand what you are learning. For $120 you’ll get 21 months of access to all the Pathoma videos online as well as the textbook. And a few of his videos have had incorrect info (well, either he was incorrect or BnB, uptodate, FA, and Robbins were all wrong lol). If he was to truly Hi, just pitching in to say that I agree with Dr Annette about pathoma over BNB for the high-yield and foundations you need for step1 pathology. true. If you find any path video from bnb difficult to understand, just watch them on pathoma. 5+ Year Member. Yet bnb is not that bad. I think UW explains to you the concepts better than any video resource. 5: o 1. Pathoma emphasizes understanding over memorization. Just stick to the tried and true combo of pathoma, BnB, sketchy, and uworld. Highly recommend both, pathoma is higher yield. Did a few path topic from bnb which werent covered in pathoma. And I love BNB. Honestly couldn't do it after a month of falling asleep during the videos and then trying to rewatch. I haven't seen Rx but i reccomend BnB. Reactions: bioboy23. I wanted to rewatch the Physio, Anatomy, Embryo Sections of BnB during dedicated but leave out the pathology part and only rewatch/relearn Pathoma. After I watch Bnb then I go through Pathoma and feel like there is no need for me to watch the videos because BnB already covered the materials. More posts you may like r/step1. I used it for the small subjects only (biostats, ethics, cell bio, genetics), I still have the notes, but I remember the material only from other sources I studied from. Tried to put as much of Boards and Beyond in it too but didn't have the energy. Open comment sort options For me personally, that means pathoma for pathology and BnB for cardiology+physiology Reply reply Pathoma hands down. Physeo felt a lot more like a modernized pathoma that covered everything in addition to pathology. Repeat Pathoma 1-3 a few times esp before step. 5 months)? I have a third year telling me that I can punt Pathoma and just stick with BnB so I’m really conflicted. I found physeo physiology better than bnb. Those along with Uworld and NBME will get you a step 1 pass. lost_in_da_Sauce; Nov Bootcamp vs BNB . Satter can explain complex topics like no one else. Bootcamp if you want better anatomy. If you have to choose between the two during dedicated which one would you choose? Share Add a Comment. Okay yea, i'm thinking maybe just read the pathoma book while watching the BnB videos, i mean i still have around 8-10 months but I know that a lot of time ends up being lost, and I mean I still have internal medicine review guides that I'm studying for this year so I feel like I'm not missing out on too much if i have that along with BnB and Didn’t get much out of pathoma that I didn’t get out of BnB. It's been good for me to just cover subjects quickly and move to anki reviews as quickly as possible. If you watch once in Pathoma for big picture and then a second time in B&B, constantly trying to fit the smaller details into the big picture, you're going to come out with a rock solid understanding. For a pass in step 1 bnb, fa, uw is sufficient imo. Hey guys, I started dedicated a few weeks ago and of course organizing your studying is way more fun than actually studying so I spent some time the first day making lists (with run-times) of all the videos in Soze (BnB), Duke (Pathoma), Pepper (micro, pharm)? 4 months out. (Sketchy) deck + Zanki Pharm for stuff not in Sketchy + Duke Pathoma mainly because BnB is my main Boards resource. Pathoma has B&B beat on price. I tried cramfighter to lay out how many videos I have to watch if I want to fit in BnB, Pathoma, Sketchy micro, Sketchy pharm. In my experience, the topics I did from pathoma I remembered much better than the ones I studied from bnb. Cardiology - I heard Bnb for this one MSK / orthopaedics Vascular Renal Respiratory system Gastrointestinal Endocrinology Haematology - apparently pathoma is king here Neurology Reproductive system Archived post. Nov 15, 2024. Which resource is good for pathology either pathoma textbook and videos or FA along with BNB videos? Share Add a Comment. Sketchy just isn't as necessary for topics like path that can be remembered conceptually vs. In general, BnB is better for organ systems (esp cardio), but Pathoma does a better job with the broader concepts of Immunology, Neoplasia, and Intro Pathology (the first few chapters of Pathoma). Also, I find, Pathoma teaches physiology better than pretty much any other Hey, I made one that includes Pathoma, Sketchy Micro and Sketchy Path. Read first aid chapter Pathoma 1-3 Pixorize: Immuno + Biochem BnB has just the right makeup but is indeed quite dry. Boards and Beyond vs Pathoma . So i need a suggestion about which one i choose between those two,your responses help me a lot,please spare a minute. Making it low yield if you use sketchy pharm. It's 11-14 videos a day (+40 UWORLD Q's/day). Sattar is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago. Sattar. Boards and Beyond (for pathology) Thread starter neurotransmitter; Start date Mar 6, 2018; This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. But since many are praising Bootcamp Pathoma, then if you miss UW questions on physio maybe watch targeted BnB if you really feel like you don’t understand the uworld answer Reply reply PriorAlbatross6219 Resources: First aid, uworld, pathoma, sketchy, NBME’s • Before 1st week of studying: o All of pathoma in 3 days (annotate into pathoma book or first aid though FA annotating would take too long) o Get your copy of first aid spiral bound • Weeks 1-5. Share Sort by: Top. BnB . Well, they are different learning material strategies. Considering the amount of time of for preclinicals, medical school is very manageable as long you work efficiently. N. I didn’t use Osmosis, but I loved the visuals of the videos. Im currently going through BnB and my goal is to watch all the videos at least once and annotate my FA and learn content, and simultaneously finish my first pass of uworld. Apologize this isn't anki related. tia is the pathoma of physiology. TakotsuboOkazaki General Surgery. L. Any and all advice is appreciated BnB + Ch1-3 of Pathoma vs All of Pathoma . this excludes Sketchy, UWorld and NBMEs as i surely will be using them. The tags aren’t always perfect, especially for BnB. For pathology I used mostly sketchy path and pathoma. Open comment sort options. Maybe the way it's explained is better in pathoma. Pathoma is limited to path, whereas I get almost everything in pathoma with BnB but also phys, anatomy, etc. Boards and Beyond Vs Pathoma: Price. Bnb covers more so it helps u understand the process Reply reply 123456789pranav • Thank you! Physeo VS BnB . That being said, I do occasionally skim thru BnB path just in case. Physeo = best overall (very to the point, very clear, very visual) Costanzo = most comprehensive (too comprehensive!) That’s like asking people to read Robbins for pathology instead of watching Pathoma, B&B, and I use both, different perspectives is valuable. What makes Physeo shine over BnB? And what makes BnB shine over Physeo. Try to do it twice to really drill in the concepts. You want to study PSGN, you can go to BnB’s video on general nephropathy vs nephritis. There are also 3 month Anyway, pathoma first few chapters are general pathology. 1-3 (~9k cards), and then do UWorld and Pathoma is a book and video series created by US-based clinician Dr. Study methods Just watched a Pathoma video for the first time (endocrine related) and it was useful, but is watching all of it really worth it if I'm planning on using BnB as my primary learning source since it covers more topics? I have been told that Chapters 1-3 of pathoma are by far the most worth By the end of MS2 year, the majority of my class was using it. mistafab. And then you do the corresponding anking cards. Step 1 Biochem: B&B vs. 7+ Year Member. Old. Top. The stress of making sure I completed a first pass of UW by the end of dedicated was brutal. Trying to watch the all the videos, give the appropriate time to uworld (which i hear is pretty much all you need), and finish up classroom work, its hard to justify putting in so much time to anking even though everyone swears by it. Both are great, but in my opinion physeo is more colorful, has a cleaner presentation and better drawings. It is very concise. Learn the material from BnB, Pathoma, Sketchy pharm/micro videos. While I like BnB, it felt like a higher yield, better organized version of my class lectures whereas Physeo’s teaching style clicked better with me. But why I'd prefer bootcamp over bnb is because: Bootcamp has shorter videos in terms of length but still as comprehensive as B&B so I get to have more time to go over Pathoma and FA as my supplementary resource. There were countless "aha" moments that really made a difference. /r/MCAT is a place for MCAT practice, questions, discussion, advice, social networking, news, study tips and more. Add a Comment Pathoma Vs. It's been almost 4 years since I touched any medical book due to personal health problems. You’re using tags the right way, it’s just that the deck was made based off of first aid, pathoma, etc and not BnB, so the cards aren’t a perfect match to the video. Also I'm lazy, and huge numbers of flashcards (e. Then keep them unsuspended forever. Sketchy. That’s how good it is once for a lot of people and from what I usually use Pathoma as my base and then look for various topics in boards/bootcamp/youtube et . Use Dirty med for biochemistry, genetics, ethics. I haven't used Pathoma in a while, so I'm stuck between choosing Pathoma or BnB to pit against Sketchy. Determine what works best for you. I wanted to know how is BnB (for systemic especially) compared to Pathoma. r/migraine. If you are wondering which QBank to use, I recommend UWorld > Amboss > USMLERx. tldr Kaplan or Bnb for explaining all of medicine Pathoma vs BB during dedicated . i am on a budget and i'll appreciate any kind of help! Hello everyone I have spent so much time reading the zanki vs LY posts on this subreddit and I'm still anxious and cant decide what to go with, however I'm starting to lean more towards zanki as it contains cards from costanzo, pathoma -which im also doing along bnb- and Uworld. Bnb is too monotonous and goes overboard with details. Joined Feb 19, 2018 Messages 15 This sub is intended as a repository of sources and a place of discussion regarding independent and inappropriate midlevel practice. Yeah but pathoma is restricted to pathology only. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Zanki) intimidate the fuck out of me. Joined Dec 4, 2016 Pathoma or BnB? Which one explains pathology of Hematology/oncology better? posting this again cuz i havent included the last option in the previous poll :p Closed • total votes Pathoma . Use First Aid USMLE, Uworld , Pathoma and BnB together. Dr Ryan made boards and beyond to be more clinical than pathoma and cover subjects that pathoma did not. Hello I wanted to go through the whole curriculum once before the dedicated study period. Note that they’re still very different. Hear me out, so like it presents the info in an easily digestable way with most of the high yield correlations. I started watching those videos in January to get better at topics I knew I was bad at (biochemistry, microbiology). •Pathoma for anything pathology (chapters 1-3 are a must) •BnB 100% for cardio •BnB for other topics as well depending on what kind of learner you are (BnB isn't as visual as osmosis) •Osmosis for select pathologic conditions •Sketchy micro for micro •Pixorize for biochem •Sketchy pharm and dirty medicine for pharm Do both. The more we have the quicker it will be. This seems counter-intuitive to me as I would think an Image Mnemonic service would be more effective erring on the side of simplicity. How good is BnB for Endocrine? compared to Pathoma or Sketchy? Few weeks in and my school's lectures are not so great. I have been using Sketchy for micro/pharm, and Pathoma for path, and considering Pixorize for any drugs not included in Sketchy and for Immuno & Biochem (open to other Unpopular opinion- I found BnB way more detailed and informative than Pathoma. This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast comment sorted by Best Top New Pathoma better of course, just proceed with it, if you want to use FA textbook then you should add videos in order to fully understand some confusing topics, you may add such as BnB, lecturio since platform matches FA, or kaplan etc. Sketchy for micro and pharm. Then I fly through the rest of BnB because I’ve already learned those topics in Same boat but man, there are so many cards even for just pathoma, sketchy micro and sketchy pharm alone. I'm definitely going through all of Pathoma, since that's the most time-tested of the three, but I was wondering if there are any subjects in B&B or Sketchy that are worth studying because Pathoma Till now I did neurology, cardiology, nephrology, SBMJ, GI, reproductive, endocrine, dermatology till now. I liked BnB for biochem, cardiology, pulm, and the lightyear deck is very convenient. All the videos are newer than BnB’s. Voting closed I found Pathoma great for the most part. READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING! // USMLE Step 1 is the first national board exam all United States medical students must I did BnB because I wanted to study in a flow with the Physiology and Anatomy explained a bit more to me before going onto the pathology of various things than in the Pathoma videos. So do Pathoma for pathology and use FA The resources you mentioned are the big guys except for maybe BnB, Bootcamp, other QBanks, and NBME practice exams. Add your thoughts and get the conversation going. Sketchy for micro/pharm, Pathoma for path, & Physeo for anything else that’s left especially of course physiology Reply More If I could only choose one: I'm stuck between Boards and Beyond and sketchy. want to see the results . For learning material from scratch, would BnB or Bootcamp be better? Ideally looking for something reasonably comprehensive and doesn't omit as many details, not sure which one aligns w/ this more. I would like to use bootcamp over bnb but how does it compare to pathoma. Should I use pathoma or bnb, pathoma s run time is much shorter than Bnbs. BnB focuses more on physiology and covers the clinical aspects. I would watch Pathoma while working out the week before exams just to make sure I didn't have any big gaps in my understanding. It will take quite some time to go through all the content so I would personally only use it for my weaker topics. Unsuspend Anking cards based on video and do them if I still have energy USMLE Pathoma vs. Posted by u/RedMeddit - 4 votes and 15 comments Maybe the way it's explained is better in pathoma. It wasn’t long before you’d hear things like “Na, I’m not going to lecture, just going to watch the Pathoma video instead. And the generated schedule does NOT look sustainable. Is it safe for me to stick with Pathoma for the year and then crank out BnB during dedicated (~1. We support each other, and spread knowledge about our various conditions. If it was a BnB video, I did the practice Qs associated with the video. Usmle ppl say that BnB has a lot of info in comparison to Pathoma. I'm an M2 with 4 months on top of classes to study for Step 1 before dedicated (3 weeks after clerkships, kinda weird at my school). Supplement Pathoma with BnB and Goljan. It was a pretty easy and passive way to get a head start on studying. I can print BNB PDFs, annotate them from BNB videos, and study them alongside corresponding FA pages. Unsuspend relevant Anki cards by tag. ” (For the unintiated — Pathoma is a collection of video lectures and a textbook that covers pathology and pathophysiology from head to toe. It is unlikely that a source you don't find engaging will help you much. More posts you may like r/costochondritis. Dr. Good I know BnB covers Physiology really well but that was mostly first year stuff and I unfortunately didn’t use BnB last year. Is pathoma still king for pathology Locked post. Of note: BnB card overlap with some of the Pathoma and Sketchy videos I'm planning on doing anyway. BnB is really more of an overview of everything in FA, lol. BnB has fluctuating audio levels which I found irritating and often it feels like there’s just way too much unnecessary info. Q&A. That way I got the same info from 3 different perspectives. Looked into multiple posts with no clear answer. Hear me out, so like it presents the info in an easily digestable Streamfab is a movie and television download utility, by the creators of DVDFab. Thank you. I tried physeo and didn't mind it, but it's the same price as BnB and covers only physiology. To keep info fresh, do review questions daily and spend some time reviewing BnB/notes/pathoma in areas that you feel you are weak. But after watching physeo, I believe those guys heavily researched previous content like first aid, BnB, pathoma, and sketchy. Then I fly through the rest of BnB because I’ve already learned those topics in I passed step 1 with bootcamp, pathoma 1-3 and sketchy. After you review the concept initially on BnB or Pathoma, unsuspend the relevant Anki cards and do them right away. I have a horrendous memory, so I need to either totally understand something and/or see a picture to remember things. Pathoma doesn’t go as in depth as BNB in terms of pathphys and some questions tests that knowledge. Only use BnB if you need help with any physio or anatomy stuff, it’s time consuming. Vote Closes Locked post. Hey guys iam using bnb as my first RESOURCE. Boards & Beyond goes in depth and is a great supplemental resource. Uworld, Sketchy, BnB, Pathoma, Dirty medicine, FA. It is very new and has a number of mistakes in the question bank. Costanzo is really comprehensive but is overly dense. 191 votes, 21 comments. should i watch bnb videos for general pathology and systems pathology or is pathoma enough? comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment [deleted] • Additional comment actions BnB vs pathoma. Pathoma is a great start because it’s short and sweet. Definitely check out B&b for coagulation cascade! First pass BnB and Pathoma. Locked post. There's a lot of mid to low yield pathology BnB and first aid covers that step likes to pop in here and there. Pathoma is the best, Sketchy Micro and Pharm are money, and BnB is also great. I know every resource is going to have errata but I guess I just don’t see what’s so much better about pathoma than BnB. I think you should use multiple video resources. and now I'm thinking of doing zanki + Bnb. Rest all from bnb. I haven’t used the Amboss QBank before, but I’ve only heard good things Way more than BnB for sure, for path stuff Pathoma is a little more detailed but Bootcamp is extremely well-rounded and easy to understand. HOWEVER, if I were taking Step 1 P/F I would try to save some money for sure. I am wondering which board resource in particular is recommended for first pass of materials for organ based modules. No experience with lecturio. Bootcamp to me is the least worth it out of all of them. Mistakes to Avoid doing on All USMLE STEP 1 Resources || UWORLD, FIRST AID , PATHOMA, BnB, Rx ETCThis video explains common mistakes that when avoided can op So a lot of people on sdn recommend looking over board materials like pathoma or bnb before looking at in house lectures since board materials tell you more clearly what is important. Pathoma/dukes anki deck has been getting me 50-70% on uworld so far just on the info there alone, first pass but hard agree that u need sketchy for drugs/micro, and a biochem reference, along with st for stats. However, if you like the vids for boot camp you can always use it to brush up on concepts. That said there will be things left out for the sake of maximizing the logical BnB is already my favorite resource - can’t wait to use this. Use the corresponding zanki cards to help retain what you learned and then do the cards every day. Plus I like the BnB questions at the end of the videos. Share Add a Comment. Pathoma vs Boards & Beyond (Path) vs SketchyPath So, I have access to all three resources, but I'm trying to avoid resource overload and redundancy. Pathoma will give you all the high yield details and a solid understanding of diseases. And I might be downvoted for this but I feel like Pathoma is getting a bit redundant now. I am preparing for USMLE too. BNB, USMLE RX, Pathoma, sketchy( micro and Pharma, and Pixorize ( Biochem and immuno) later on in my second phase of prep I would incorporate Uworld. PHYSEO VS PATHOMA . Whether migraines, cluster headaches, or whatever head pain you experience. For example, ischemic colitis and angiodysplasia in Pathoma each have 3 points (A, B, C) made. Pixorize vs. A group for those who are suffering from costochondritis and Tietze Personally i felt like pathoma had most of the things thats required for step 1. I always blow off embryo because the points/time invested isn’t worth it (cramming) but BnB with lightyear has saved my ass on embryo questions as well. I would say you're probably good to skip the BNB on pathology if you find them boring. Did this for all systems except respiratory for which i did bnb only. Be the first to comment Nobody's responded to this post yet. r/costochondritis. Add a Comment Pathoma vs B&B for pre-clinical curriculum? 📚 Preclinical US M1 here, my school has useless in-house lectures and we mostly rely on 3rd party resources. It's just amazingly simple. Originally, this product was called DVDFab Downloader, but it was renamed on June 4, 2021 to Streamfab This is a community based support reddit, with no ties to the Streamfab/DVDFab organization. Take notes in the cards on the expalnations he give,s that way you are promoting understanding of the material and hten essentially reiterating that thought process/understanding in your head every time you Posted by u/[Deleted Account] - 2 votes and 2 comments FA and PATHOMA are a lot different in terms of organisation of topics, FA goes well with BnB videos , whereas Pathoma book is specifically made for the Pathoma videos. . BnB vs pahtoma . The idea is that you would use both, because they complement each other. Reply reply BnB was an information vomit to me, though comprehensive, while it was easier to digest the hard stuff with bootcamp due to their shorter lectures and bites videos. I have been using Sketchy for micro/pharm, and Pathoma for path, and considering Pixorize for any drugs not included in Sketchy and for Immuno & Biochem (open to other BnB can be more detailed, but it felt really dry for me, and it just seemed like someone reading off first aid text from slides. BnB is mainly useful for content review, especially for topics that you are weaker on. 3. Watch Bootcamp videos that have overlapping concepts. UFAPS is certainly amazing for med school but it’s probably not enough to help pass your independent med school exams. I want to finish dermat for step 1. I love Sketchy in everything - path, micro, pharm. I just found B&B static, monotonous and longer THOUGH it's a very good resource. at least in the anking deck. Physeo is like BnB + Pathoma + Sketchy with dedicated anki decks. Top 3% Hi, I'm attending a school with a P/F preclinical and am thinking of transitioning from lecture to third-party. I prefer BNB but it makes me scared that everyone says pathoma is a must. Physeo actually makes u think and draw connections Reply reply is the pathoma of physiology. He explains pathology clearly and succinctly. I cover the physiology/intro sections in BnB first then I switch to pathoma for learning the diseases. Pathoma goes into greater depth about the pathology/histology/etc, while B&B I would watch BnB/Pathoma, annotate first aid while watching with some small notes here and there and then do the Anking deck and suspend all of the cards and then unsuspend the cards as you watch the videos. I use BnB for other things but Physeo is much better for physiology imo. UFAPS Vs Lecture Notes. neurotransmitter Full Member. BB . Anatomy i m done with pathoma ch:1-3, should i go with bnb gen pathology videos they are 3 hr long! are they worth it? Share Sort by: Top. I did my Pathology from BnB, annotated my FA, and read it before solving each U world block again and again. Controversial. What i did was, used bnb for everything except path for which I did pathoma. FA, USMLE RX, Uworld, Pathoma, Sketchy Medicine (Micro and Pharm), Pixorize (immuno and Biochem), Dirty medicine( biochem, ethics, murmurs), Anking Deck, Mehlmann PDFs, divine intervention podcast and his Like understand the stuff from pathoma and bnb and use pixorize for the memory? I found sketchy to be really helpful for pharm and micro Reply reply 2. If it's lectures vs BnB vs OME vs divine vs pathoma vs sketchy vs etc it doesn't matter as long as you are covering the material. In this video, I cover the most effic In cardiovascular system i used najeeb's videos together with pathoma and BnB Najeeb is so good at explaining the basis of each disease so start watching him then watch pathoma to know what to focus on when you are studying. Flatly disagree, but kudos for venturing out with this opinion. Also it has a 6 week schedule and another sheet for the number of cards for each deck in ZANKI, and you can put in your Step 1 date for a countdown to how many days you have to complete it. I'll admit the details in some subjects is lacking and I also don't like their indexing method. All of the videos from BnB and Pathoma and even some first aid stuff have a tag in anki and have associated cards to them. I actually think the sooner you do UWorld the better. However there are some areas where memorizing is necessary - sketchy (micro + pharm I have watched both and find that I mostly get what’s in pathoma in BnB. Boards and Beyond easily has the best videos of all (including Pathoma) USMLE Bottom line: Pathoma: Best to review pathology BnB: Great job with physio/immuno/biochem; covers pathology too but Dr. However, how does it compare to bnb and pathoma. A community of headache disease sufferers. I only used bnb if I didn’t understand the topic at allll (and even then i was too lazy to use it) If there was anything missing in pathoma then first aid would cover it. Its like pathoma if it included other subjects besides pathology. It will be the most complete preparation for Step 1 exam. Which is better? Share Sort by: Top. AnKing Overhaul (Zanki + Lolnotacop + Pepper) We have tagged 25% of all the BnB videos on Zanki. You probably can. Reply reply pathoma and then bnb covers the rest Reply reply Top 1% Rank by size . I would even argue it can entirely replace school lectures. That worked out pretty well for me! This subreddit is a huge circlejerk when it comes to Pathoma. It is designed to highlight the differences between a medical doctor and midlevels in areas including training, research, outcomes, and lobbying. As the name implies, Pathoma only focuses on pathology and you’ll definitely need other Honestly for me Sketchy may have been better than Pathoma if I had to rank the resources. However, Bnb covers some stuff that isn't in Pathoma. Makes it hard to find specific subjects when you want to just cover one thing. Pathoma teaches with the typical powerpoint format, but I found it to be delivered in a very understandable way. Someone recommended me to just do AnKing Sketchy Micro, AnKing Sketchy Pharm, and AnKing Pathoma Ch. g. Most importantly, the anking cards for bootcamp are actually tagged properly, unlike BnB. He created an amazing resource for everything you need for step in regard to pathology. pharm/micro where it's mostly memorization imo The Boards & Beyond video series is similar to Pathoma, but it covers all of the topics in First Aid, so I would follow in First Aid when I watched the videos. More posts you may like r/migraine. So maybe I can just just do an overall BNB module of an organ system and then use pathoma as an aid if I feel like it or do you think that pathoma is still a must despite BNB path videos? Thanks for the response btw. I heard about Kaplan and Bnb, but i am not sure which one would be more appropriate. Good BnB is not as quick as Pathoma, but it is the same style and very useful. New. What are the Drawbacks of BnB? Well, everything has pros and cons. It's a matter of preference really. However, B&B generally reiterates Pathoma in greater detail. BNB vs Bootcamp All the videos are newer than BnB’s. It appeals to me because I love visuals. This understanding is best achieved through BnB + pathoma for learning content, followed by lots and lots of question practice. Disclaimer: I did start really using Anki more as Step 1 Resource Checklist spreadsheet - Pixorize, BnB, Sketchy (micro, pharm, path), Pathoma, FA, and Goljan. lvffw ulr rhom martb aahdo ofjsiio oigi wpze ftfdz aqrhy