First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Third Edition (First Aid USMLE) by Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan and Herman Bagga

About the Authors
Tao Le, M.D., M.HS.is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville.

Vikas Bhushan, M.D. is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
Lots of people suggest using Crush Step 3, but I looked at it, felt it was a) too thick and b) the questions and topics were not that relevant to the actual exam (especially in retrospect). First Aid step 3 continues the long tradition of First Aid books for the USMLE's. But let's face it, you need the books less and less, and they put less and less into them for each one. The best one is/was for Step 1. Step 2 book was useful. Step 3 book is somewhat useful. (Having said that, it was the only book I studied from, to the extent that I studied, and I got over 240...). The book has an above average number of typos and appears to have been rushed out. The highlight is the 100 mini cases that have differentials and lab tests that are useful for the CCS cases. But overall, I think it is the best review book for step 3. Not too much extraneous information, no fake questions that are either too easy or too hard. Just a lot of good info. Some of it is, however, utterly and completely irrelevant to the exam. And they could have spent more time reviewing outpatient material such as derm, emergency room, and less about inpatient medicine, almost everybody who takes step 3 does not need a review of inpatient anything after internship :)