USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 2e
by Adam Brochert MD
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Author: Adam Brochert MDEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-15
ISBN: 156053608X
Number of pages: 250
Publisher: Hanley & Belfus
Book Reviews of USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 2e
Book Review: tests are pests
Summary: 4 Stars
As many of the reviewers have already mentioned, this book (as all Brochert books) are basically the same material in different formats. That is a fact, as opposed to a criticism. If you understand this you will simply save yourself some money by not buying all his books. You decide which format you prefer(Q&A vs prose) and stick to it.
Now as to the content of the book, obviously the popularity of this series is not just hype. As Brochert says in the preface, he wrote this book because he felt there were no review books for Step 2 quite as good as those available for step 1. On the whole I'd agree with him that this is STILL the case. This is not an empty criticism from some distraught overworked brain studying for a board exam but a simple aknowledgment that Step 2(an Step3) cover such a broad ground that to draw a simple map for it (in the quaint manner of Step 1's 7 disciplines) is not all that easy. Besides the core curriculum the exam likes to branch out to many specialties and review clinically relevant sciences from step 1 (particularly pharmacology). In appreciation of this challenge you should realise that if you plan to really ace step 2 you will have to study consistently through year 3 and develop a good fund of knowledge. No review book can possibly cover everything but this book alerts you to the most tested subjects(which should at the least act as a topic list for whitling down the rather broad field of what is "clinically relevant"). Some reviewers seem very disconcerted that all the material is "things you've heard before." Well, hopefully that's true. The goal of a good review book is 1)to pare down the amount of material to manageable levels and 2) to give it to you in a format which is memorable or "mentally sticky." On the second point I think this book is possibly better than Crush (but that is just me maybe). This book covers most of the "hot button" or "red flag" topics you should know and if you're very ambitious and want to go above and beyond then at the very least it's a good starting point. So in short: 1)concise, high yield review 2) DON'T buy all the Brochert books (sorry Adam I know you'll be pissed) 3)probably not a total waste of money
Summary of USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 2e
Written by Dr. Brochert, who scored in the 99th percentile in Steps 1 and 2 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), this new addition to The Secrets Series® provides essential questions and answers covering topics that have appeared on recent Step II exams and will enable medical students to become more confident and do very well on their test.Questions and answers cover such important areas as: taking a patient's history, knowing the cut-off values for treating common conditions, subspecialty areas of concern, common and life-threatening conditions, health maintenance issues
- Coverage of all specialty and subspecialty topics covered on Step 2
- All the most important "need-to-know" questions-and-answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series®
- Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"
- Bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations for quick review
- Thorough, highly detailed index
- Thought-provoking questions that provide succinct answers
- Presentation of a vast amount of information, but not overly simplistic
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