books for rotations

[tikiTemple333]

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Hey everyone,

I'm in the middle of studying for the boards so my actual concern with this topic wont start for a while. however, in the midst of my kaplan q bank insanity, i began wondering what sort of books are recommended for clinical rotations.

i did a search and found a thread talking about what to put into one's white coat. but i was wondering what sort of books are recommended for individual rotations (ones that yield good clinical cases):

Family Medicine
Surgery
Internal Med
Peds
Neurology
psychiatry
OB/gyn

also as I'm sure many of you cling to your first aid book more than preciously than your jewelry, how good are the other first aid books? do any of you use them/recommend them?

 

[diosa428]

If you did a search for this, you would find your answer as well. There are numerous threads on this topic. Look at the FAQ sticky at the top of the page, or do a search. There are even entire threads dedicated to each rotation.

 

[tikiTemple333]

yes that's true. I took a second look through the archives and did find many threads on this subject. The information is certainly there, I guess what I was referring to more was a sort of spread sheet or a single thread which has a lists of books per rotation or something. I was getting a bit overwhelmed when half of my searches turned up with advertisements for books

something sort of like this:

family medicine: book A, book B, book C... each with a link with reviews or what not. I'm pretty computer illiterate so I'll admit I have no idea how difficult this would be. just a suggestion

 

[Law2Doc]

yes that's true. I took a second look through the archives and did find many threads on this subject. The information is certainly there, I guess what I was referring to more was a sort of spread sheet or a single thread which has a lists of books per rotation or something. I was getting a bit overwhelmed when half of my searches turned up with advertisements for books

something sort of like this:

family medicine: book A, book B, book C... each with a link with reviews or what not. I'm pretty computer illiterate so I'll admit I have no idea how difficult this would be. just a suggestion

I won't revisit the actual list, but in terms of pocket stuff, you will want a Maxwells (good for multiple subjects), a PDA with Epocrates (or some small pharmacopia if you prefer books), and lots of folks swear by Pocket Medicine by Sabatine for IM.