27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not to be compared to Swanson 5th Edition! 2 New Editors that totally updated the book!, February 24, 2009
This review is from: Swanson's Family Medicine Review: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 6e (Paperback)
I am currently studying for my certification in Family Medicine. I started off with the Swanson 5th Edition while waiting for the 6th Edition to be released. This 6th Ed. blows the 5th Edition out of the water! There are so many great things to say about this edition that I IMMEDIATELY stopped reading the 5th Ed. Some things about the 6th Ed:
*Pertinent clinical cases, relevant EVIDENCE BASED material, current and reliable sources, easy to read format and explanations:
The cases have sources from 2001 to 2006, most of them around 2003-2004. The information is so new that I am able to read from my collection of AAFP articles (2004-2008) when I need more information, and they are cited in the Suggested Reading sections. USPSTF guidelines are current, as well as current CDC guidelines. Other sources cited are mostly from Harrison, Nelson, USPSTF, New England Journal, Lancet, and other well cited authorities.
*Sections that focus on Palliative Care, Addiction Medicine, Geriatrics, Urgent Care, and the random things you get tested on but can't find anywhere to study them from.
*I am studying by using the ITE 2006-2008 and the topics are all there. Very little waste in this Edition.
*Errors: I have gone through and cross referenced other sources, and the errors of the 5th Edition are not in this edition. The only thing you will find is that the answers to the letter options (in less than 10 of the 2200 questions) would be a typo. So if you answered B, the answer would say that D is the option, but the prose would explain why B is correct. Easy to figure out even if you don't know what the right answer is since it will explain the right answer anyway.
Overall I HIGHLY recommend this book for the ITE and the Certification exam! It's a great source for review, and the suggested readings at the end of every chapter will give you more than you need to know about the topic.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but sloppily edited - helped me with the AFMB exam I took today!, July 16, 2009
This review is from: Swanson's Family Medicine Review: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 6e (Paperback)
-- This review book did a very good job of covering all the pertinent topics you'll face on your initial or recertification for Family Medicine. I went through the book from start to finish over 3 months, and towards the end would cover 25 pages daily (which, if you know a lot of the answers and don't need to read the explanations goes quite quickly).
-- I took my re-cert today (finished in 6 hours including a total of 60 minutes in breaks). I sat down with this book immediately after exam completion to see if I could jog my memory for test questions I was uncertain of. Many of the answers were in the book (so I somehow retained these details when I read Swanson's) and I missed only a few.
-- I have two complaints:
1. There are some sections of the book with lots of typos (ie. What system is the heart part of: a> digestive, b> pulmonary, c> circulatory - then in the answers, they'd put a> circulatory - so the right answer is there, but they'd put the wrong letter in front of it). I'd estimate this happened at least a few dozen times which is really poor editing.
2. They advertise that you can claim 89 CME credits for completing the book, but you have to pay $600 to Kaplan Medical CME to claim it - which is absolutely WAY overpriced.
Overall, though, for your board preparation it is a good book and covers all the necessary topics well (just don't try to cram it in too short a period). Good luck!
(And I did pass!)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Swanson's faminly medicine review is great!, March 27, 2009
This review is from: Swanson's Family Medicine Review: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 6e (Paperback)
A lot of well written questions that helped a lot in the family medicine boards.
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