SOMA Medical Resources

Try First Aid Forward, an interactive review resource for USMLE steps 1 & 2.

Sign up for access to large interactive question banks designed from the trusted high-yield and student-reviewed First Aid book series content. 

1. Go to either the First Aid Forward Step 1 or First Aid Forward Step 2 link depending on which USMLE step you would like to access.

2. Sign in or register using your ATSU email address and create your own password.

3. First Aid Forward will also send you a confirmation e-mail when your account was successfully created. This is where you will find a "magic link" to access all that First Aid Forward has to offer.

• Lippincott Board Prep for MD/DO students offers USMLE-style questions to help you master USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 CK
• Unique Osteopathic Medicine questions to help you ace the COMLEX Level 1 and Level 2
• Board-style clinical vignettes, with complete answer explanations, to help you shore up areas of weakness
• An easy-to-use app so that you can study when it's most convenient for you. Download the Firecracker app from the Apple or Google Play stores and study on the go! You will need to create an app-specific password. See the website for details.

Try Board Vitals, an interactive review resource for the PANCE and the INDBE study!

Sign up for access to large interactive question banks for these and other exams with up-to-date explanations from the literature and detailed feedback.

1. Go to Board Vitals
2. In the upper right corner, sign in or register using your ATSU email address to create a personal account. 
3. Choose your question bank (PANCE or INDBE) and fill out some info to help Board Vitals get you started studying.
4. Board Vitals will also send you a confirmation e-mail that has instructions on how to get started.

Faculty can also use this resource to send practice exams to their students. Contact Hal Bright for help.

Try Exam Master's interactive self-testing question bank to create your own custom self-exams to review for the USMLE 1, 2, & 3.

Sign up for access to large banks of questions using your ATSU email address.

1. Go to Exam Master
2. Click “Not Registered Yet?”
3. Complete the registration form, select your Program, and click Save
   1. You must use an ATSU email address
4. Look for a confirmation email with your password

Try the AccessMedicine Case Files Collection for interactive self-testing quizzes pared with case files to review for the USMLE steps 1 & 2, the COMLEX, and the NBME Shelf Exams.

Sign up for access to the self-quizzing features using your ATSU email address in order to track your progress. Access to the books without the quizzes does not require an individual login.

1. Go to the Case Files Collection.
   
2. Sign in to your existing My Access account or Register for a new account.
3. Look for a confirmation email with your password.