First Aid for the Pediatric Boards (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) [Paperback]

Tao Le (Author), Wilbur Lam (Author), Shervin Rabizadeh (Author), Alan Schroeder (Author), Kimberly Vera (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 007142167X | ISBN-13: 978-0071421676 | Publication Date: June 21, 2006 | Edition: 1st

First-to-Market: The Only High-Yield Exam Prep for the Pediatric Boards!

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"This book provides a complete review for the pediatric board exam for students, residents, and practitioners who are studying for certification or recertification. I intend to use it for my next recertification in pediatrics."--Doody's Review Service

Written by veteran First Aid Editor Tao Le and a team of fellows, residents, and junior faculty from Johns Hopkins, UCSF, Stanford, and Harvard Universities who have just taken the exam, this resource covers what to expect on the exam, how to apply and succeed, and must-know high-yield facts.

• Includes clinical images, x-rays, CT, and MRI scans
• Can also be used to prep for the in-service training exam residents are required to take every year

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"This is a resident to resident guide of proven strategies for passing the pediatrics board exam. It joins many other pediatrics board preparation books, but the unique aspect of this one is that residents helped write it....This book provides a complete review for the pediatric board exam for students, residents, and practitioners who are studying for certification or recertification. I intend to use it for my next recertification in pediatrics. 4 Stars!"--Doody's Review Service (Doody's )

About the Author

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville.

Drs. Wilbur Lam, Shervin Rabizadeh, Alan Schroeder, and Kimberly Vera are fellows, residents, and junior faculty from Johns Hopkins, UCSF, Stanford, and Harvard Universities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 622 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 1st edition (June 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007142167X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071421676
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,014,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for review, but not complete, September 17, 2006

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F. Rabi (Iowa City, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Aid for the Pediatric Boards (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) (Paperback)

My experience with First-Aid books has generally been very positive. I've used the series during my studies for all my USMLE steps, and they've been very helful.

First Aid for the Pediatric Boards will not disappoint. It is well written, with a logical structure and a concise nature. However, in an effort to maintain conciseness, I feel some pertinent information has been left out.

This book is best used by people who study over a long period - and then you will have an opportunity to write your notes along the margins (which are, by the way, nice and spacious). This will turn this book into the perfect read for the two weeks prior to the exam.

If you use this book as your sole studying source, you might pass - but only if you memorize the book entirely. Your volume of information will be hovering along the "just-enough" level and you will not afford losing a single question.

Good luck to all of us!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pediatric Boards, October 10, 2007

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David Wilfret (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Aid for the Pediatric Boards (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) (Paperback)

I have mixed feelings about First AID for the Pediatric Boards. I used both this book and Laughing Your Way . . . There are helpful tables in First AID that are not found in other books; however, there is a lot of extraneous information more useful for a third year medical student on the pediatric wards than someone taking their pediatric board exam (i.e. how to describe a cardiac murmur). I found more helpful information in Laughing Your Way . . . , but would recommend First AID if you have the time after reading other material.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good to start with, but not to take to the finish line, March 17, 2010

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This review is from: First Aid for the Pediatric Boards (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) (Paperback)

I purchased this early on in residency with the aim of writing a lot of notes in the margins to complement my studying, supplemented by PREP content specs. However, roughly six months before I took the boards, I realised the depth of knowledge required - or more accurately put, the esoterica of pediatric knowledge tested on the boards - was not sufficiently addressed by First Aid. Instead, I doled out more money and got MedStudy. While First Aid was a good way to start preparing for the boards, in the end I believe MedStudy got me to _pass_ the boards. I also reviewed all my in-training exams and did all the PREP questions. The trick to passing the boards, which I honestly believe is a test of various obscure bits of facts and not a real measure of how intelligent, competent or compassionate a pediatrician you'll become, is to have a sense of the esoterica they like to test. Yes, MedStudy is expensive and it's not for everyone, but it's cheaper than taking the boards again.