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CDU College of Medicine Students Years 1 and 2

LibGuide to support the incoming Year 1 and Year 2 COM students (Fall 2024). Introduction to COM course e-texts, study and Board prep tools, and CDU Library resources for our medical students.

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.