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Summary: The ultimate review book.
Review: Boards and Wards is probably the best "in a nutshell" review book on the market. While it may not cover every topic under the sun or go into painstaking details, the book provides a very no-nonsense review for most of the topics you can expect to see on Step 2 and 3. Also, because this book is so concise and relatively small (I can squeeze it into the front pocket of my white coat), it is the ultimate timekiller for when you have some free time on the floors.If you could take Step 2 and 3 as open book exams with only Boards and Wards as your reference, you could probably score in the 90-95th percentile. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A great addition
Review: I definitely recommend this book not only for your step 2 studying, but for your time on the wards as well. In terms of using is in conjunction with my rotations, I found that it was most helpful as a last minute review. I don't think that you could solely use this book to study for your rotations, but once you've used another series like Blueprints, this provides excellent review. In terms of studying for the boards, sections that stood out were internal medicine, surgery, and ob gyn. I also found family medicine helpful as I had not completed this rotation prior to taking the boards. One drawback is the lack of an emergency medicine section as EM is tested. Overall, I highly recommend this book and think it will definitely facilitate your studying for step 2. I also recommend First Aid.
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Summary: Great for day-before exam review
Review: I strictly used this as a quick review before my shelf tests in 3rd year. I think it hit a lot of high points and gave me as much as I wanted the day before an exam. With any review book, there is going to be stuff that's missing, but overall I'd buy this book and highly recommend it for the 3rd year medical student.
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Summary: Great for day-before exam review
Review: I strictly used this as a quick review before my shelf tests in 3rd year. I think it hit a lot of high points and gave me as much as I wanted the day before an exam. With any review book, there is going to be stuff that's missing, but overall I'd buy this book and highly recommend it for the 3rd year medical student.
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Summary: Solid Review Book for Step 2 and Step 3
Review: I used Boards and Wards with positive results for Step 2 and for Step 3. This of course means I passed both exams. It is a solid review book with enough detail. I read through Boards and Wards about three times for Step 2 and used two question books: NMS Review for USMLE Step 2 and Brochert's Usmle Step 2 Mock Exam. For Step 3, I read through Boards and Wards once since I was already familiar with it and used Kaplan's online Qbank (which is also solid). This is what worked for me. Good luck!
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Summary: Great for spare time on the wards.
Review: Small and concise. Great for the spare time you have on the wards so you can make the best use of your limited time. Very complete and hits most, not all, subjects well. Easy to read and organized well. Excellent diagrams and algorithms. The practice questions are great as well.
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Summary: Excellent book for USLME step 2
Review: This book helped me study for the USLME Step 2. It was quite extensive and was fairly easy to read. It also saved me a lot of time since I didn't have to read all of my textbooks again. I also used the following:
Microbiology Study Guide:Key Review Questions and Answers
ISBN: 0971999635
The second book helped my study group and I pass with the tricky microbiology portion of the test. I highly recommend both books.
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Summary: A Must for Step2
Review: This is my favourite book. As an international medical graduate, I used this book to prepare for USMLE Step 2 CK. I passed the exam on the first attempt. If I did, it is also due to this book. It is clearly structured, very practice-oriented and Step 2 CK-based. The appendix with eponyms and syndromes is also very concise and useful for the exam. Some criticism regards the orthopedics section -too concise-, and the psychiatry chapter, which is good, but could be better structured.
I don't know, whether this book alone would be enough to pass Step 2 CK. Personally, I used it together with other, more comprehensive resources, and I am now very happy about my result.
I recommend buying this book.
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Summary: not very organized ... lacks crucial information
Review: While this book might appeal to the reader becuase of its size ( around 300 pages ), I found that it can be more organized. The information is not presented in the best way for Neither Step 2 nor Step 3.
Although it has some nice chapters ( radiology ), it is lacking detailed information about crucial subjects ( sexually transmitted diseases, although mentioned in a table , it is not presented in a suitable fashion for the USMLEs, the psychiatry is not very organized either ) .
This book is an average book, and you are better off with other books ( crush the boards, Swansons ..etc)
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