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Withthis third edition of First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, wecontinue
ourcommitment to providing students with the most useful and up-to-date
preparationguides for the USMLE Step 1. For the past year, a team of authors and
editorshave worked to update and further improve this third edition. This edition
representsa major revision in many ways.
�� Brandnew Public Health and Patient Safety sections have been added.
�� Everypage has been carefully reviewed and updated to reflect the most high-yield
materialfor the Step 1 exam.
�� Newhigh-yield figures, tables, and mnemonics have been incorporated.<p align="left">With this third edition of First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, we continue</p> <p align="left">our commitment to providing students with the most useful and up-to-date</p> <p align="left">preparation guides for the USMLE Step 1. For the past year, a team of authors and</p> <p align="left">editors have worked to update and further improve this third edition. This edition</p> <p align="left">represents a major revision in many ways.</p> <p align="left">�� Brand new Public Health and Patient Safety sections have been added.</p> <p align="left">�� Every page has been carefully reviewed and updated to reflect the most high-yield</p> <p align="left">material for the Step 1 exam.</p> <p align="left">�� New high-yield figures, tables, and mnemonics have been incorporated.</p> <p align="left">�� Margin elements, including flash cards, have been added to assist in optimizing the</p> <p align="left">studying process.</p> <p align="left">�� Hundreds of user comments and suggestions have been incorporated</p> <p align="left">�� Emphasis on integration and linkage of concepts was increased.</p> <p align="left">This book would not have been possible without the help of the hundreds of students</p> <p align="left">and faculty members who contributed their feedback and suggestions. We invite students</p> <p align="left">and faculty to please share their thoughts and ideas to help us improve First Aid</p> <p align="left">for the Basic Sciences: General Principles. (See How to Contribute, p. xiii.)</p>