Step 1 Study Prep Series: Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology

This is the sixth in a series of six posts about preparing for the USMLE Step 1.

Our previous post in the Step 1 Study Prep Series covered resources on pharmacology. For our last post about systems-based resources, the table below covers top-rated review resources in microbiology, immunology, and pathology according to First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2018 edition.

Some of the review books in our collection are available online. For print copies of resources, some are available on reserve behind the 4^th floor service desk and can be checked out for 4 hours at a time. The books in the 5^th floor stacks can be checked out for 4 weeks.

What does it look like?	Title	First Author	Year of Publication	Where can I find it?
	Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple	Gladwin	2016	Two copies on reserve behind 4th floor service desk. One copy in the 5th floor bookstacks (call number QW 4 G543c 2016)
	Basic Immunology	Abbas	2020	Full Text Online
	Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Immunology	Doan	2013	Full Text Online
	Case Files: Microbiology	Toy	2014	Full Text Online
	Rapid Review: Pathology	Goljan	2019	• Two copies in the 5th floor bookstacks (call number QZ 18.2 G626r 2019)
	BRS Pathology	Schneider	2014	Full Text Online and two copies in the 5th floor bookstacks (call number QZ 18.2 S358p 2014)

For more board prep resources, see our Research Guide: Board Prep for Medicine.

Feel free to ask us if you’re having trouble finding a resource or need a recommendation. Happy studying!

Post contributed by Christina Heinrich