Intern books

[Bostonredsox]

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good books to start reading over the next 3 months before IM intern year starts besides Marino?

 

[indiamacbean]

read nothing having to do with medicine. As someone told me when I was a medical student, "reading ahead to prepare for intern year is like banging your head against the wall to prepare for a head-on car crash." this proved true in so many ways.

have fun. relax. sleep. read nothing about medicine. seriously.

If you really feel the urge, I used both MGH pocketmedicine and UCSF hospitalist handbook. They're both great and pretty different. I might get a new copy of both of them before July 1 to see what you like to use when you start.

 

[jdh71]

read nothing having to do with medicine. As someone told me when I was a medical student, "reading ahead to prepare for intern year is like banging your head against the wall to prepare for a head-on car crash." this proved true in so many ways.

have fun. relax. sleep. read nothing about medicine. seriously.

If you really feel the urge, I used both MGH pocketmedicine and UCSF hospitalist handbook. They're both great and pretty different. I might get a new copy of both of them before July 1 to see what you like to use when you start.

Where's the best place to get a UCSF Hospitalist Handbook these days. Is it still the library website?

 

[Instatewaiter]

Where's the best place to get a UCSF Hospitalist Handbook these days. Is it still the library website?

you can either buy it because they took it off-line or use the way-back machine and get what used to be online

 

[HeartsHearts]

Theres a free PDA version available online. If you dont have a PDA than I guess you could read it on your desktop using a program called iSilo.

But I've gotta agree with indiamacbean, I'm going to use my last few months of freedom to chillax. 😎

 

[MedicineForLife 777]

What do ya'll think about reading The Washington Manual vs. Pocket Medicine vs. UCSF hospitalist handbook?

 

[MCATTT]

What do ya'll think about reading The Washington Manual vs. Pocket Medicine vs. UCSF hospitalist handbook?

I really like washington manual. The book is precise and to the point yet very complete. It's easy to quickly flip thru a couple of sections each day. A new edition recently came out and its pretty uptodate.

 

[jdh71]

What do ya'll think about reading The Washington Manual vs. Pocket Medicine vs. UCSF hospitalist handbook?

Pocket medicine is what I prefer. Wash manual is too big with too much info IMO. Anything you need above and beyond pocket med you can find on uptodate.

 

[indiamacbean]

re. the UCSF Hospitalist Handbook, I know that they have them for sale at the UCSF bookstore and I imagine they would send one to you if you wanted. The most recent edition is better than the previous. They really need to make it more available.

 

[jdh71]

re. the UCSF Hospitalist Handbook, I know that they have them for sale at the UCSF bookstore and I imagine they would send one to you if you wanted. The most recent edition is better than the previous. They really need to make it more available.

Thanks. I've got a few friends starting IM and I think they would make good graduation gifts.

Will call.

 

[Deferoxamine]

On a slightly different topic, are there certain medical school textbooks that I can safely assume I will never need during IM residency? Examples:

-- A standard radiology text
-- Robbins pathology
-- Netter's anatomy atlas

I have these and other standard med school "staples" just sitting here when I could sell them - there's $$$$$ to be had.

 

[jdh71]

On a slightly different topic, are there certain medical school textbooks that I can safely assume I will never need during IM residency? Examples:

-- A standard radiology text
-- Robbins pathology
-- Netter's anatomy atlas

I have these and other standard med school "staples" just sitting here when I could sell them - there's $$$$$ to be had.

I kept all my books. My future office shelves will need some books, plus in the event of the zombie/nuclear apocalypse, someone will need to be the repository of medical knowledge.

 

[gutonc]

On a slightly different topic, are there certain medical school textbooks that I can safely assume I will never need during IM residency? Examples:

-- A standard radiology text
-- Robbins pathology
-- Netter's anatomy atlas

I have these and other standard med school "staples" just sitting here when I could sell them - there's $$$$$ to be had.

I kept my textbooks and ditched all the review books.

 

[NOsquid]

Thanks. I've got a few friends starting IM and I think they would make good graduation gifts.

Will call.

Post up the details? I'm a Pocket Med man but I'd like to sample this hidden treasure too.

 

[mprover]

anyone have a url for the UCSF Hospitalist Handbook, either on the wayback or the pdf? I cant find it on their archived site, nor can I find a copy on google.

 

[jdh71]

Post up the details? I'm a Pocket Med man but I'd like to sample this hidden treasure too.

Will do. Haven't called yet.

 

[confuse]

What do you guys use for antibiotics reference? I was thinking of getting the John Hopkins abx guide on my PDA, is it worth it?

 

[jdh71]

What do you guys use for antibiotics reference?

Sanford Guide

 

[DrVanNostran]

Before you castrate me, just hear me out. What books are nice to have during intern year? I'm not just talking pocket books, but references at home.

1. MGH Pocket handbook/Washington Manual
2. Sanford Antimicrobials
3. Medstudy or MKSAP depending of preference.
4. Subscription to Update (probably free from hospital)
5. Bates Physical Exam?

A couple questions:
1. For in-services/ABIMs, etc, I was thinking: MKSAP questions, Medstudy books, and Board Basics.
2. What is the best source of medical knowledege during residency? I feel like Harrison's has died with the Cubs chances of winning the world series. Is Uptodate for every patient adequate enough?

 

[adagio]

I used uptodate to prepare for step 2 and that was very efficient and really helped me out.

From my experience, uptodate could easily replace Har, cecil etc

 

[Instatewaiter]

What do you guys use for antibiotics reference? I was thinking of getting the John Hopkins abx guide on my PDA, is it worth it?

It is free online. Use that.

It is much better and easier to use than Sanford

 

[cardsorbust]

House of God will have you ready for internship. If you still want to know what to read consider reading for Step 3 so you can get it out of your way early and focus on ABIM. Every residency sees new interns every single year and has lectures to prime you from the beginning. While in residency read around your patients (Up to Date, Harrison's, Review papers) and use MKSAP. DVN-you don't have to study for in-training exams. They are there to help you identify knowledge gaps. Grades, per se, are gone after you graduate school.

 

[TPBC]

While in residency read around your patients (Up to Date, Harrison's, Review papers) and use MKSAP.

Is there a good list of review articles pertaining to Im out there or is it just a "hunt and find" situation?


Grades, per se, are gone after you graduate school.[/QUOTE]

This is great news!!

 

[DrVanNostran]

House of God will have you ready for internship. If you still want to know what to read consider reading for Step 3 so you can get it out of your way early and focus on ABIM. Every residency sees new interns every single year and has lectures to prime you from the beginning. While in residency read around your patients (Up to Date, Harrison's, Review papers) and use MKSAP. DVN-you don't have to study for in-training exams. They are there to help you identify knowledge gaps. Grades, per se, are gone after you graduate school.

Thanks 🙂 What did you end up reading for step 3? I think I want to study a bit now while I have time and hopefully knock it out early.

 

[Ray Finkle]

House of God will have you ready for internship..

nvm