USMLE Road Map: Genetics (LANGE USMLE Road Maps) [Paperback]

Jr., George Sack (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071498206 | ISBN-13: 978-0071498203 | Publication Date: February 7, 2008 | Edition: 1

THE EXPRESS ROUTE TO USMLE EXCELLENCE IN GENETICS

High-Yield * Illustrated * USMLE Shortcuts

You'll never find an easier, more efficient, and more focused way to ace genetics and genetics-related questions on the USMLE and course examinations than the USMLE Road Map. Designed to provide maximum learning in minimum time, this fully updated USMLE Road Map offers a concise, creative, and well-illustrated approach to mastering genetics.

The right way--the right questions--the right results

• USMLE Shortcuts for effective USMLE preparation
• Outline Format guides you through the most important areas in genetics
• High-Yield Facts promote comprehension and recall
• Two-Color Format and Illustrations make essential concepts easy to understand and remember
• Learning Tips and Tricks garnered from years of interaction with students just like you
• Clear Explanations from instructors with the experience to know the questions you would ask

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About the Author

George H. Sack, Jr., MD, PhD, FACMG, Departments of Medicine and Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 1 edition (February 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071498206
• ISBN-13: 978-0071498203
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't feel like a Road Map book, December 28, 2011

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This review is from: USMLE Road Map: Genetics (LANGE USMLE Road Maps) (Paperback)

I've used every Road Map book as a map for each core course. Most of them follow a similar format and teaching style. This book was a lot different. Whereas the questions at the end of the chapter usually related to the content and are used to test one's knowledge, the questions here seem to try and teach something new and test a lot of information not in the book that one is expected to know.

The knowledge gotten across is decent but I also feel a lot of the particular genetic disorders given were not talked about in my class and a lot of the disorders talked about in class were not in here. In the other Road Map books, there has been a lot more overlap between lecture and review book.

All in all, I got more out of the genetic sections in the other Road Map books than the official USMLE Road Map Genetics book. This book does have great illustrations for pedigrees and decent summaries. It will give you the majority of info you need. But I'd also argue it gives you too much information for a review book.