First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Second Edition (First Aid USMLE) (Paperback)

by Tao Le (Author), Vikas Bhushan (Author), veronique (Author) "For house officers, the USMLE Step 3 is the last step to becoming a licensed physician..." (more)
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Product Description

Let the authors of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 show you how to ace the USMLE Step 3 with this proven survival guide.

Written by residents who passed the boards and reviewed by top faculty, First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 delivers the content and practical advice you need to pass the USMLE Step 3.

Turn to this trusted guide for:

• High-yield information, mnemonics, and visual aids
• 100 mini-cases let you practice for the CCS
• Tips on how to register and achieve a top score
• 50 pages of NEW content, thousands of high-yield facts, and more clinical images
  
  About the Author
  

  Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville.

  Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist based in Los Angeles, California.

  Robert W. Grow, MD, MS, is Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic

  Veronique Tache, MD, is a Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2 edition (November 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071487964
• ISBN-13: 978-0071487962
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,998 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of several not great books for Step 3, March 1, 2005

By	eye doctor (Stanford, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 (First Aid for USMLE 3) (Paperback)

Lots of people suggest using Crush Step 3, but I looked at it, felt it was a) too thick and b) the questions and topics were not that relevant to the actual exam (especially in retrospect).

First Aid step 3 continues the long tradition of First Aid books for the USMLE's. But let's face it, you need the books less and less, and they put less and less into them for each one. The best one is/was for Step 1. Step 2 book was useful. Step 3 book is somewhat useful. (Having said that, it was the only book I studied from, to the extent that I studied, and I got over 240...).

The book has an above average number of typos and appears to have been rushed out.

The highlight is the 100 mini cases that have differentials and lab tests that are useful for the CCS cases.

But overall, I think it is the best review book for step 3. Not too much extraneous information, no fake questions that are either too easy or too hard. Just a lot of good info. Some of it is, however, utterly and completely irrelevant to the exam. And they could have spent more time reviewing outpatient material such as derm, emergency room, and less about inpatient medicine, almost everybody who takes step 3 does not need a review of inpatient anything after internship :)

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adam, April 13, 2005

By	Adam Rosh "Anooleaf" (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 (First Aid for USMLE 3) (Paperback)

Just finished taking step 3...I highly recommend First Aid, it is concise and, most importantly, the information in the text is relevant to the actual exam. It is easy to get through and I actually learned quite a bit reading it. Lastly, the description and tips it provides for the new interactive section of step 3 was invaluable, trust me.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent review for Step 3, June 19, 2007

By	Adam J. Pruett (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 (First Aid for USMLE 3) (Paperback)

I'm finally finished with these stupid exams! Like probably all of you, I didn't have much time in between work to study for this exam. Now more than ever it was important to find something that provided the most information in the least amount of time.

First Aid was really helpful here. The High Yield facts was helpful and packed full of what you needed to know for the MCQ's on the exam. But the book really stands out with the 100 CCS cases. I read this section a couple of days before the exam, along with doing the USMLE CD. It was very helpful in providing the language necessary to complete the cases quickly. To my knowledge, no other written source provides this review.

Even though First Aid was not the only source I used to study for the exam, I think it's absolutely necessary for a quick read to pass the last of these painful exams!