NMS Review for USMLE Step 1 (National Medical Series for Independent Study) [Paperback]

John S. Lazo (Author), Bruce R. Pitt (Author), Joseph C. Glorioso (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0781779219 | ISBN-13: 978-0781779210 | Edition: Seventh

Now in its completely updated Seventh Edition, this comprehensive review has long been rated as a top study tool. This edition includes fully updated USMLE question formats, using clinical vignette questions. 850 USMLE-style questions are organized into 17 tests of 50 questions each for effective study and practice. Each test includes full explanations of each answer choice. This revised edition also includes more clinically oriented illustrations, and color plates in multiple signatures as seen on the exam.

All questions are also available on a free CD-ROM included with the book that provides sorting and scoring features.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Seventh edition (December 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781779219
• ISBN-13: 978-0781779210
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Questions but not sorted, March 12, 2005

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NucleusAccumbens789 (Winston Salem, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NMS Review for USMLE Step 1 (Book with CD-ROM) (Paperback)

Sure this book has tons of great USMLE type questions, and doing questions will help cement the key facts that you learn while studying for boards. However, this book is just a series of 17 entire practice exams. The questions are NOT organized into topics which I found to be key to studying (this is why so many students spend $$$ for the Kaplan QBank because you can choose questions that you just studied that day). Its hard, frustrating, and low yield to do questions if you have not studied the topic yet. I only recommend using this book when you have completely mastered all the subject topics of the USMLE.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars To much repetitive but still good..., September 4, 2004

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THIAGO COELHO (Palmela, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NMS Review for USMLE Step 1 (Book with CD-ROM) (Paperback)

Well, I did like this book. However, it has a very inconvenient particularity: questions are so repetitive. I mean, for a patient description, two many questions were asked, of course, for different aspects of that particular patient. But it, then, moves away from the original purpose, which is to simulate, as much close as possible, the "real-life" aspects of USMLE test. Still, the CD-ROM that accompanies the book is not well formulated. It has the advantage of allowing to choose topics to study but it gets so boring when you try to simulate the 50-questions set of USMLE and it starts repeating questions all over again. So, please, take care when you buy this book: if you want to review by topics, good; if the purpose is to simulate USMLE, forget this book...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Da bomb, October 29, 2010

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This review is from: NMS Review for USMLE Step 1 (National Medical Series for Independent Study) (Paperback)

Compared to other USMLE step 1 prep books I found this one helpful for the test. Helped me to visualize the questions and work on timing. The difficulty is about the same as actual test. I would definitely recommmend this.