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College of Medicine First Year

Resources for first-year medical students at CDU

Study Tools (Flashcards, Subject Guides, Videos)

For login information for the tools below, contact     Dr. K. Ceja,  kaylynnceja@cdrewu.edu

Osmosis:   is study support platform covering the basic sciences, organ systems, clinical reasoning and more. It includes videos, questions, flashcards, notes and other resources on a range of medical and health topics.to help you study.     (Elsevier publication)

Sketchy:   is a powerful visual learning platform designed to retain and apply content for mastering both preclinical and clinical information. The videos (most 10-30 min.) use humor and art to foster long-term information retention, recall, reduce study time, and introduce some fun.

Board Prep Resources & Videos

For login information for the tools below, contact     Dr. K. Ceja kaylynnceja@cdrewu.edu

AMBOSS - Study smarter, not harder. AMBOSS is a breakthrough medical learning platform dedicated to helping future physicians succeed on their USMLE exams.

Pathoma is an USMLE Step 1 study resource for pathology.  There is access online videos, get the print book, and more.    

Sketchy is a powerful visual learning platform designed to retain and apply content for mastering both preclinical and clinical information. The videos (most 10-30 min.) use humor and art to foster long-term information retention, recall, reduce study time, and introduce some fun.

UWORLD   A challenging USMLE prep tool using 3,700+ Step 1 questions based on real-life clinical scenarios that test high-yield basic science concepts; in-depth explanations of preclinical and clinical topics; performance and improvement tracking using exam-like software interface, highlight relative strengths and weaknesses, and gauge performance with peer-to-peer comparison.