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Kaplan Medical USMLE Step 2 CK Qbook

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As far as practice question books go, this is right on the money. There's tons of practice questions, split up by clerkship (which helps if you're studying for shelf exams). The explanations are good at showing not only why the correct answer is correct, but why the other options are wrong. I didn't give it 5 stars since the questions are a bit on the shorter side compared to the real board. But other than that, it's good review.

Actually, my biggest complaint is not with the book per se, but that if you're serious about practicing for the boards, you're better off going with an online qbank. While they're more expensive than this Qbook, you get much more content, better explanations, and you can tailor your studying to your weak areas.

But as far as QBooks go, I'd recommend this one.

I love doing practice questions (much better than reading review books), so when I saw this one and the good price, I had to have it. While going through the questions, I didn't notice many mistakes or typos, and the topics seemed fairly similar to the real thing.

I ended up only studying from this Qbook and 1 other review book before Step 2. My hope was to avoid having to buy other materials (specifically I didn't want to shell out for another online question bank). Although I didn't feel too great on the day of the test, I ended up with a good score (>245).

I am a 2nd year PA student and currently doing my clinical rotations. Our school uses USMLE questions to test our knowledge at the end of each rotation. I have found this book to be a great help.

I used this for practice questions during my clerkships. I found most tests were very similar to the shelf tests. For medicine, though, I'd recommend MKSAP. EVerything else here was great.

this book very nice for usmle step 2 but you need to read other book like first aid books or other one

I acquired the Kindle version when Amazon was offering if for free and have found it very helpful. I have used this question review book for several 3rd year shelf exams and have found the questions to be comparable to the difficulty level of the shelf exams. I have used the electronic Kaplan QBank for Step I studying and these question are written in the similar style with a clinical vingette and then explained answers. When used in conjunction with UWorld, Pretest and a general subject review book, all bases for studying for both 3rd year shelf exams and Step II. Depending on the section, there are up to four 50 question exams per subject matter.

The electronic Kindle version is a good buy as well because of its cheaper price and its accessibilty over a computer, IPad, Kindle, etc. Plus it is easier to search and you don't have to carry around a big book as Kaplan tends to have larger books.

This is a great question book that really looks a lot like the questions that I saw on the NBME shelf exams during my 3rd year rotations. I haven't taken Step 2, but I plan on using this question book to help study for CK. The answers/explanations are thorough but not too lengthy. The questions are probably more challenging than the shelf questions.

There are separate sections for the respective disciplines (surgery, OB/GYN, etc.) Therefore, a person can study for each subject separately.

Good question book to work through during the last couple of weeks for each rotation.

Hi!!
This book is one of the best tool to prepare for USMLE Step 2 CK. It's a most Have.