USMLE Step 2 Mock Exam (Paperback)

by Adam Brochert (Author)

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Book Description
Prepare with the best resource - 750 board type questions reflecting the style used on the exam itself

Product Description
The USMLE Step 2 Mock Exam presents 750 board type multiple choice questions with answers and explanations. The questions closely adhere to the Step 2 clinical vignette formulations and the 15 one-hour test blocks faithfully replicate current exam conditions.

• 750 board type questions reflecting the most style used on the exam itself
  
• The detailed explanations ensure that readers understand why their answers are right or wrong
  
• The explanations include the insights about the exam that are a key feature in all of Brochert's books
  
• Brochert is a young physician who scored in the 99th percentile on Step 2 and has extensively researched Step 2 and its recent administrations
  
• A subject index allows readers to focus on areas where they need more study
  
• All specialties and subspecialties addressed on the exam are covered.
  
• 15 blocks of 50 questions, each to be answered in one hours, simulate current exam conditions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus; 2 edition (July 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560536101
• ISBN-13: 978-1560536109
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #399,870 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good study tool, July 1, 2001

By	Umber76 (Brookline, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Usmle Step 2 Mock Exam (Paperback)

I begin by saying that there is no perfect practice set of questions for the USMLE Step 2 exam (not a single book that deserves 5 stars). This book highlighted several key points that actually came on my exam. However the format of the questions did not accurately represent the exam (but I have not found *any* set of questions that does). Good points: 1/3 of the questions have lots of lab values that you must sift through. In the actual exam you must be very comfortable with lab values. There are excellent quality images in the book. And the explantions are concise yet informative. Bad points: 2/3 of the questions are either "all are true EXCEPT" (which do not appear on the exam) or are quick recall (when the actual exam is more conceptual). All in all, I am glad I used this book and would recommend it as a study tool.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Had to write this!, April 6, 2003

By	"charlesf170" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Usmle Step 2 Mock Exam (Paperback)

I'm not much for writing reviews, but this book helped me so much on the step 2 exam that I felt compelled to sing its praises. Absolutely superb, "on the money" questions and answers that are very high-yield and well-written. One of the things that I really liked also was the author's conversational style and sense of humor. He doesn't make you feel retarded every time you read the explanation to a question you got wrong. Best investment I made as far as step 2 review goes (believe me, I wasted a lot of money on review books, some of which I never even got a chance to open). Also liked the NMS Step 2 question book, but this one was better.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A question vignette format of his Secrets Book, September 1, 2004

By	Q. Hoang "roll-green-wave" (LA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you read Brochert's Step 2 Secrets book, then you will have no problems navigating through the Mock Exam. The book is good in that it reinforces some key ideas from his Secrets book, and it's another source of questions for your Step 2 prep. As far as teaching you something different from his Secrets or Crush books, you won't get that in this book.

The book is most helpful not with its clinical vignette questions, but with its "most common" questions, which showed up a lot on my exam. In short, there are better question books and banks out there, so think twice before buying this book IF you haven't already read Secrets or Crush Step 2.