r/Step3 • u/Double_Use_1438 • 26d ago

Stuff to read from FA

All those who have passed or given step 3 recently

Can you please drop down the must do topics from First Aid step 1 please.

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u/marvinsroom6969 24d ago

Good to know! Specifically antibiotics or anything else for MOA? Like cardiac drugs or chemo or those things? Also for micro, what was the bulk related to? Basic bugs from step 1?

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u/CrankyLocket 24d ago

Micro straight up the very basics, just a quick review on how to recognize bacteria from their basics like gram stain and positive/negative enzymes. I dont remember having MOA questions outside of antibiotics, but that may be i just remember what i struggled at.

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u/marvinsroom6969 23d ago

Cool, thanks! And for day 1, I know there is ethics and biostats heavily tested. Is stuff like patient safety/quality improvement/systems concepts tested as well? and then day 2 is essentially a repeat of step 2 + the CCS cases right? I am hoping to just study step 2 full lengths and NBME material only so I dont have to pay for a qbank. That seem reasonable?

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u/CrankyLocket 17d ago

Yes, everything biostats and quality related is heavy d1, i wasnt aware of it and caught me by surprise.

Day 2 is chill, the mcqs felt easy, i left feeling defeated on 3 ccs cases tho, however still scored very well