assigned reading

[FLmed08]

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I am on my first rotation & have been assigned 2 textbooks to read in 4 weeks. The amount of material is really not feasible. We have a departmental exam for this rotation (not a shelf), & were told "Everything on the exam is in the textbooks."

Is it the norm to have such hefty reading assignments? Do most students actually attempt it? I am wondering if I should just go with a review book instead... it seems like that would be a more efficient way to learn the key points.

Any advice is much appreciated!

 

[signomi]

I am on my first rotation & have been assigned 2 textbooks to read in 4 weeks. The amount of material is really not feasible. We have a departmental exam for this rotation (not a shelf), & were told "Everything on the exam is in the textbooks."

Is it the norm to have such hefty reading assignments? Do most students actually attempt it? I am wondering if I should just go with a review book instead... it seems like that would be a more efficient way to learn the key points.

Any advice is much appreciated!

What rotation and what books?
Most likely? Study the review books (ie Blueprints or NMS etc). I never read textbooks from the field when i was on a rotation - you are a med student, not a resident. Unless it is an elective, in which case can you ask around what areas they stressed on the test last year and then read them in the textbook?

 

[FLmed08]

The rotation is OB/newborn. I was thinking about reading the relevant material from Blueprints OB/Gyn & Peds.

 

[signomi]

You might want to also read Boards and Wards (the ob and peds sections). Great book I used for step 3.