First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 – 35th (2025) | PDF Download

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The time-tested, most popular board prep resource―updated to reflect the newest Step 1 exam

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 is a veritable blueprint for preparing for this critical exam, revealing all the content you will encounter on test day. This unmatched text is written by carefully chosen students who excelled on the Step 1 exam and reviewed by top faculty―ensuring the content is relevant, high-yield, and accurate. The book is organized and formatted in ways that help you easily hone in on the most important content.

The new edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 is filled with 1,000 color clinical images, including more depicting diverse patients; 1,300+ high-yield facts and mnemonics, organized by basic principles and organ system; and invaluable test-taking advice. There’s a reason for the longstanding success of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. Once you open the 2025 edition, you’ll instantly understand why it’s a resource you can’t be without!

Preface

With the 35th edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 we continue our commitment to providing students with the most useful and up-to-date preparation guide for this exam. This edition represents an outstanding revision in many ways, including:

ƒ 24 entirely new or heavily revised high-yield topics reflecting evolving trends in the USMLE Step 1.

ƒ Extensive text revisions, new mnemonics, clarifications, and corrections curated by a team of 18 medical student and resident physician authors who excelled on their Step 1 examinations, and verified by a team of expert faculty advisors and nationally recognized USMLE instructors.

ƒ Updated with 101 new and revised diagrams and illustrations as part of our ongoing collaboration with USMLE-Rx and ScholarRx (MedIQ Learning, LLC).

ƒ Updated with 30 new and revised photos to help visualize various disorders, descriptive findings, and basic science concepts. Additionally, revised imaging photos have been labeled and optimized to show both normal anatomy and pathologic findings.

ƒ Updated exam preparation advice, tailored for the current pass/fail scoring system and Step 1 blueprint changes.

ƒ Advice on how to utilize emerging AI tools to increase studying efficiency.

ƒ Updated photos of patients and pathologies to include a variety of skin colors to better depict real-world presentations.

ƒ Improved organization and integration of text, illustrations, clinical images, and tables throughout for focused review of high-yield topics.

ƒ Revised ratings of current, high-yield review resources, with clear explanations of their relevance to USMLE review. Updated review resources with new recommendations by recent Step 1 examinees.

ƒ Real-time Step 1 updates and corrections can be found exclusively on our blog, www.firstaidteam.com.

We invite students and faculty to share their thoughts and ideas to help us continually improve First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 through our blog and collaborative editorial platform. (See How to Contribute, p. xv.)