USMLE Step 1 Recall: Buzzwords for the Boards (Recall Series) [Paperback]

Brent A. Reinheimer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 9, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0781745136 | ISBN-13: 978-0781745130 | Edition: Second

This quick, easy-to-use review helps students get prepared for Step One of the USMLE. The question-and-answer RECALL employs helps students memorize the facts that are most often tested on the USMLE. The Second Edition organizes facts according to their specific basic science disciplines and provides accurate, up-to-date information at just the right level of depth for study and review.

Many students regard "Buzzwords" as the strongest USMLE Step 1 tool on the market. An especially popular Power Review section helps students brush up on the details and test how well they've retained knowledge over the study period.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (April 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781745136
• ISBN-13: 978-0781745130
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,060,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as some of the other reviewers say, March 3, 2005

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Tin C. Ngo "Tin Ngo" (WINSTON SALEM, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USMLE Step 1 Recall: Buzzwords for the Boards (Recall Series) (Paperback)

This book isn't so bad. It is true that the NBME is moving away from using buzzwords in their questions, but many of the questions in this book are useful to remind you of important facts. For example, the first question in the biochemistry section is "What is the rate limiting step in glycolysis?" Answer "PFK-1". If you're the type of person who likes to study by answering questions (which I do) this book will save you time. I normally make up my own questions as I go along but this book does it for me. And not all keywords are bad -- it's difficult to describe verbally what Howell-Jolly bodies in a manner that specifically hints at asplenia -- it's just plain easier to use the eponym. With those considerations in mind, I would recommend this book, not as a primary source for study, but a good way to form associations with material you've just studied and to remember important, frequently tested facts.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars helpful memory tool for med school, July 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: USMLE Step 1 Recall: Buzzwords for the Boards (Paperback)

Do NOT rely on this book for board study, because the medical licensing exams are moving away from buzzwords. I had very few if any buzzwords on my USMLE. However, many medical schools still use buzzwords on their exams, and it is an easy book to skim through before tests if you have extra time.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Think it's great, January 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: USMLE Step 1 Recall: Buzzwords for the Boards (Paperback)

I borrowed a copy of this book from a friend and liked it so much I bought my own. It's not for a comprehensive review but it is great for emphasizing key points -- the same ones that seem to come up again and again in all the review books, plus a few extra. The quiz-yourself format lets you go as quickly or as slowly as you need to. And it's great to pick up when you have a few minutes to study but don't have enough time to get into a full study session.