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Unlocking Medical Student Success: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Third-Party Resources Used for Medical Education and USMLE Board Preparation.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Shelf help: what powers medical student subject exam performance in the United States.Medical education online · 2026Review
- Traditionalist, supplementer, or reformer? medical student use of non-official curricular resources.International journal of medical education · 2026Article
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- Examining Learning Resources Used by Year 5 Medical Students for UKMLA Preparation: A Descriptive Case Study.Medical science educator · 2026Article
- AI that teaches: an evidence-based GPT model to improve medical student understanding of pulmonary function tests.Canadian medical education journal · 2025Article
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- Impact of Commercial Third-Party Resource Integration on Preclinical Student Resource Use, Preferences, and Exam Performance.Medical science educator · 2025Article
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- Celiac Disease in Medical Education: A Pilot Study Comparing Institutional and Commercial Curricula.Medical science educator · 2025Article
- A Medical Student Online Community: A Qualitative Analysis of Step 1 Subreddit Posts.Medical science educator · 2025Article
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Abstract
An increase in third-party commercial resources targeted towards medical students has led to substantial changes in the way students prepare for medical assessments. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to identify the third-party resources most used by medical students. A total of 1056 citations were screened with 19 full-text studies included. Twenty-two unique third-party resources were examined, with meta-analysis revealing the three most used resources to be First Aid, UWorld, and Pathoma. Medical faculty should consider curriculum adaptation to better cater to the learning needs of students and institute systems that ensure equitable access to verified commercial resources. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-02116-7.
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