First Aid for the USMLE Step 2

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A must for the USMLE Step 2! This key resource in the popular First Aid series is packed with information likely to be tested plus exam preparation and test-taking strategies needed for the Step 2 exam. The Fourth Edition features over 200 illustrations, completely revised high-yield facts for each subject tested, quick reviews of relevant basic science concepts, the latest statistics on Step 2 pass rates, current ratings of test preparation resources, and vignette-style questions with answers, all in the unbeatable First Aid format.

SYNOPSIS

￯﾿ﾽExcellent resource for Step 2 and clinical rotations. Succinct, yet high yield.￯﾿ﾽ
— Cornell medical student

￯﾿ﾽHigh-yield facts and excellent illustrations . . . my primary preparation source for the USMLE2. A key book to own."
— UCLA medical student

DISCOVER THE ￯﾿ﾽSECRET WEAPON￯﾿ﾽ
FOR STEP 2
USED BY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS

A DYNAMIC STUDENT-TO-STUDENT RESOURCE
*Utilize time-honored test-taking tactics
*Avoid low-yield topics
*Choose the most effective study resources
*Maximize your time, money, and effort
*Build confidence, skills, and knowledge

THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND ￯﾿ﾽINSIDER'S GUIDE￯﾿ﾽ DELIVERS:
*Proven advice from Step 2 veterans
*Color photos like those on the exam
*Unique clinically focused basic science fact primer
*Latest statistics on USMLE pass rates
*Strategies that maximize your study time and deliver the results you want

FROM THE CRITICS

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Nancy A. Hinson, EdD (University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine)Description: This review of the clinical sciences includes test-taking strategies, clinical vignettes with explanations, and other review sources. This is an updated revision of the 1999 edition. Purpose: This is a preparation guide for medical students preparing to take the USMLE Step 2. It helps students efficiently manage the review process by providing a concise overview of general medical topics for each specialty. Audience: The primary audience is medical students, specifically, third and fourth year medical students and international medical graduates who are preparing to take the USMLE Step 2. Although the authors are not subject matter experts, this revision incorporates feedback from medical students, international medical graduates, and veteran faculty. Features: The book provides concise coverage of high yield facts across core clinical disciplines. Presentation of facts includes basic epidemiology, history, physical exam, differential diagnoses, evaluation, and treatment. A few vignette-based questions, followed by explanations of answers, are included at the end of each specialty review. The information is presented in an organized, easy to read format. Black-and-white images are of poor quality. Assessment: Unlike other commercial review books, this one also lists and rates clinical science review texts and booklets containing practice questions. Justification for the revised edition is based on the change in the USMLE Step 2 from the paper/pencil testing format to the new computer-based testing format.

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