Books Recommended to FM interns

[Zully]

Hello,
4th yr med student here, getting ready to start my FM residency in June.
I am wondering if you guys can please recommend any books that you think might help me survive the first year of residency.

I apologize if the question has been asked before, I just couldn't find recent answers on the forum.

Thanks

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[teacherman84]

Up to date first and foremost...the most i read from all through residency. sanford guide, pocket medicine are good. Harriet lane for peds. There is an OB book everyone at my program loves...I never got it so can't tell you what it is...black cover.
Honestly I wouldn't buy much though. Intern year I read uptodate multiple times daily on every rotation. A good app for meds (epocrates). Access to AFP articles (they are quick, very applicable, easy reads and great to use if you need to teach on a topic at rounds). I used pocket medici e here and there, but I am not a white coat full kinda guy. I prefer phone, pen, list and stethescope.
Sanford is ok...the app is easier to use and less weight.
I keep Harriet lane on my desk and reference it from time to time.
Most programs have shelves of books to go to...don't waste money now on things that will just collect dust. (This from a former English teacher with hundreds of books in my home library and stacks at work I never touch)

 

[Zully]

Up to date first and foremost...the most i read from all through residency. sanford guide, pocket medicine are good. Harriet lane for peds. There is an OB book everyone at my program loves...I never got it so can't tell you what it is...black cover.
Honestly I wouldn't buy much though. Intern year I read uptodate multiple times daily on every rotation. A good app for meds (epocrates). Access to AFP articles (they are quick, very applicable, easy reads and great to use if you need to teach on a topic at rounds). I used pocket medici e here and there, but I am not a white coat full kinda guy. I prefer phone, pen, list and stethescope.
Sanford is ok...the app is easier to use and less weight.
I keep Harriet lane on my desk and reference it from time to time.
Most programs have shelves of books to go to...don't waste money now on things that will just collect dust. (This from a former English teacher with hundreds of books in my home library and stacks at work I never touch)

is there a textbook you recommend i read meanwhile?

 

[teacherman84]

is there a textbook you recommend i read meanwhile?

No...go enjoy life. Dont read now. Read AFP as they come out if you really want to but enjoy life as a 4th year...its glorious. Do fun rotations, travel, anything but study for residency

 

[aerodoc]

Current FM intern here, concur with teacherman84, do NOT study, you will not remember it and you're going to be clueless when you start just like all the other interns. You'll learn fast though. Enjoy your time off, travel, do a rotation abroad or to some remote place you'll never go to again!

 

[adamanteus]

I hear this a lot and Im always curious about just how clueless interns are. I start internship in June as well, and I sometimes feel like I can barely remember the proper steps to dx and tx something as common as CHF. Am I way behind on my game, or is this par for the course for a lot of the interns coming in?

 

[aerodoc]

you're not behind the game, everybody will be like that when you start no matter what specialty they matched into. I remember I had forgotten normal values for electrolytes, even presenting patients seemed foreign at first. It'll come back fast though and also you'll find that even common conditions like CHF have much more nuanced management when you're the one putting in the orders so whatever you remember as an MS3 or MS4 is only going to take you so far anyway. Know that it will be a steep learning curve regardless and there's little you can do to prepare for it. It's like when you started med school in a way, was there really anything you could have done to ease the transition in the couple months that you started?

As above, best thing you can do is relax, do some fun things, live the MS4 dream so you get to intern year rested and excited.

 

[organdonor]

Pocket medicine, pocket peds, and the red cover book obstetrics and gynecology by zhang.

I survived my intern year thanks to these pocket guides

 

[jm192]

I'm a 2nd year resident and trying to figure out what to use to study besides up to date?

I'm interested in doing primarily hospitalist/in-patient. We get a TON of inpatient experience, but I want to read up oon things and make sure I'm covering all my bases, crossing all my i's and dotting all my t's.

Uptodate has been my go to thus far in residency, but it's always SO long on every single topic. Is there another good inpatient review resource that people recommend?

 

[n618ft]

I'm casually reading MTB Step 3 and writing practice test questions for a website. Just so I don't get myself into too much trouble with my time off 🙂 I tend to do that lol.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

I'm a 2nd year resident and trying to figure out what to use to study besides up to date?

I'm interested in doing primarily hospitalist/in-patient. We get a TON of inpatient experience, but I want to read up oon things and make sure I'm covering all my bases, crossing all my i's and dotting all my t's.

Uptodate has been my go to thus far in residency, but it's always SO long on every single topic. Is there another good inpatient review resource that people recommend?

I used e-medicine.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

No point to read for intern year.
If you did enough valuable rotations as a 4th year, you'll be fine. If you farted around and wasted 4th year, it'll be a learning curve but you'll eventually get there by December or January.

 

[Lee Ik-jun MD]

The resident's Guide to Ambulatory Care is a must have.