I've been trying to put together a general study plan as well.. The recommendations for resources I've seen a lot are (some mentioned above already):
1.) FA
2.) Pathoma
3.) Sketchy (micro. + pharm.)
4.) Anki Flashcards (how to use:
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5.) Board Review Series: Physiology
6.) Made Ridiculously Simple Series (micro. + immuno.)
7.) Rapid Review Biochemistry
8.) Lecturio (anyone used this before? Is it good? DocOssareh recommends it and I dig his YouTube vids.)
I don't know what combination I should use though, and it's stressing me out a bit. And I know some of these resources won't be
as valuable until OMS-II.
Give them a try.
As in, try one or two a time. 3 tops. see what works. but whatever you do, don't try all 8 at once.
They're all 'good', to be honest. Some swear by each of those resources you've listed. Others will say it was crap because it didn't work them. You have to find what fits you.
use them in a way that it's helping you retain and understand your class material better. Arguably, you may not need these if textbooks and lectures are doing the job..but lectures aren't always the greatest in quality.
Each can serve a different purpose, hence using 1-2 along side your regular studies is okay.
e.g.
1. FA is a skeleton, there to keep you on track. Leave no stone unturned.
2. Pathoma is like a introduction to pathology, don't touch this unless you're actively being taught pathology. watch a video at the beginning of the week, before you attack the lectures so you get some grasp of the topics before the lectures go more into depth.
3. Sketchy, haven't tried, came after my time.
4. Anki - Bros came after my time, but familiar with things like this. Flashcards are great for when you're tired of reading. they help you memorize key things. Swap to these if you're tired of reading essentially. Or if you simply love this method.
5, 6, 7 are all review books. Treat them as such. use them if you need to see the material presented in another way to grasp something. stick to one book at a time however. if your'e not absorbing the material quickly, drop it and move onto the next. I used the secrets series. that was my poison. But it was something i read after the end of a week as 'review'. (N.b. these did not replace textbooks for me).
8. Lecturio - no idea, but if you like them and they help, use it
It could be that different combos tailor to different things for you. for anatomy you might use different resources compared to physiology. flashcards might make micro easier to retain, but not physiology.
Aim for a system where, it's not about how many hours you study. But being able to understand and retain as much as possible, in as little time as possible. Once you start rotations in the clinical years, you lose a good chunk of the study time you enjoy as a pre-clinical year.
I also want to hit the ground running at a sprint
