Family Medicine (The National Medical Series for Independent Study) (Paperback)

by David R. Rudy (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Finch Univ., North Chicago, IL. Exam review for those preparing for written exams. Focuses on practical issues and give not only the preferred course of action, but also why other options are incorrect. Answers and explanations follow each section of questions. Softcover. DNLM: Family Medicine--Examination Questions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683306162
• ISBN-13: 978-0683306163
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #759,415 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but not the best., May 20, 2006

By	Ocular/Orbital Surgeon (USA) - See all my reviews

I used this book while on my Fam med rotation during 3rd year of medical school. At the time, there were not many books designed for medical students specifically on FP. The was no First Aid or Blueprints Family Medicine book for example.

This book was just average. The FP shelf exam is one of the most difficult ones. I found that the format of the questions in this book did not really reflect the types of questions usually asked on those shelf exams. This book was not that helpful, it was tedious to work through, and overall not an efficient use of study time.

I found it more useful to read through the Blueprints books again on Int. Medicine, Peds, and Ob/Gyn. The "Outpatient Medicine Recall" book is actually really good and I would recommend that book very highly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but may be overkill - 870 difficult questions!, February 25, 2008

By	Somz - See all my reviews

This review is from: NMS Q & A: Family Medicine (Nms Q&A) (Paperback)

Overall, this family medicine question book represents a decent review for the clerkship and shelf exam. I spent countless hours working through this book and managed to get through it once before the shelf, but I wonder if my time would've been better spent with another resource. Here are some things I noticed:

1. The cover clearly states "nearly 500 all new questions", but I counted about 870 questions! While more questions are welcome, it is definitely hard to master so many in a 6 week rotation. Had I known the true number of questions before, I would've considered purchasing the new Pretest Family Medicine book instead.

2. The style of questions does not resemble the nbme shelf exam questions (my subjective opinion after taking the shelf)

3. Some questions require a very detailed level of knowledge - to the point of splitting hairs to get the question right. Even after looking things up in several textbooks, there were some questions that I still could not find the answer to. I sometimes wondered if these were valid teaching points.

4. The answer explanation format could be better. Instead of listing each answer choice separately and stating why each is correct/incorrect, there is a paragraph. It was sometimes difficult to know which sentence went with each choice because there was no transition from one answer choice explanation to the next.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I've used in medical school!!!!, December 5, 2007

By	Melissa "M3" (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NMS Q & A: Family Medicine (Nms Q&A) (Paperback)

I got this book because I needed something to study for my M3 clerkship shelf exam and I was told Blue Prints was not good and there is no First Aid. It took me a long time to go through all of the questions and extensive explanations but it was totally worth it. Some of the questions I had on the shelf were almost identical to those in the book. I have since loaned my copy out to several people with rave reviews. This has been my favorite book in medical school so far!