Thursday, September 14, 2006

Who is Goljan and what he does for pathology review?

You have heard a lot about Goljan lectures on pathology?
Do not know what is goljan and how to spell it right?

Easy - Dr. Edward F. Goljan is Chair and Professor of Pathology at Oklahoma State University College of Medicine (OSU-COM).

He is the most prominent professor in the field of pathology:
  • Pathology course director
  • Clinical Problem Solving: laboratory medicine
  • Clinical Skills II: cardiovascular and respiratory physical diagnosis
  • COMLEX I and USMLE step 1 board reviews
  • COMLEX II and USMLE step 2 board reviews
  • Kaplan Medical: Pathology review for USMLE step 1 (New York, New Jersey, Chicago)
Prof. Goljan published the following books:

Review for USMLE Step 2, Harwal Publishing Company, 1994--editor and contributor of Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics questions.

Board Simulator Series: A Systems-Based Review for USMLE Step 1, Harwal Publishing Company, 1996.

Goljan, E. Pathology, W.B. Saunders Company, 1998.

Goljan, E. Pathology Review, W.B. Saunders Company, 1998.

Goljan, E. MOST COMMONS IN: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, W.B. Saunders Company, 1999.

Goljan, E, P. MOST COMMONS IN: Medicine, W.B. Saunder's Company, 2000.

Goljan, E; Koro, P. MOST COMMONS IN: Surgery, W.B. Saunder's Company, 2001.

Goljan, E.; Pelley, J. Biochemistry, Rapid Review Series, Mosby, 2003

Goljan, E., Pathology, Rapid Review Series, Mosby, 2004

Series Editor for the following Rapid Review series books:
Burns, E; Cave, M.; Histology and Cell Biology, Rapid Review Series 2002

Rosenthal, K.; Tan, J.; Microbiology and Immunology, Rapid Review Series 2002

Moore, A; Roy, W.; Gross and Developmental Anatomy, Rapid Review Series 2003

Pazdernik, T.; Kerecsen, L.; Mrugeshkumar, K.; Pharmacology, Rapid Review Series 2003

Stevens, V.; Redwood, S.; et. al.; Behavioral Science, Rapid Review Series 2004


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Most of them can be easily found at http://www.amazon.com

His most popular resourses for USMLE are :

Goljan Step 1 Pathology Audio Lectures

Goljan Step 1 Pathology Notes

Goljan Step 1 Pathology Slides

Goljan Step 1 High-Yield (HY) Notes

Goljan Step 2 Review