Mandatory Podiatry Review Books for 4th year

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I have heard that the following review books are gold standard for 4th year:

1. Foot and Ankle Secrets, 2nd Edition
2. PI Manual, 2nd Edition
3. Pocket Podiatrics
4. Presby Manual
5. Hershey Manual

If you read these books inside out and memorize them starting in June of your 4th year, you should succeed with flying colors in 4th year rotations, Part 2 and Part 3 boards, and in CRIP interviews.

What are your opinions fellow student doctors?

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If you know those books really well you will not have any problems.

But some of the so called "high powered programs" really want you to know the classic literature and also current literature.

A good book is the "PRISM" by Andrew Meyrs. I believe he was at INOVA and now is an attending at Temple University Hospital. I loved his book because it went over the major topics but also at the end listed classic articles to read. He also cites everything which is very helpful if you want to look it up.

But like I said, if you know these books really well you should have no problems.
 
Oh Yes!!! PRISM! How could I forget! So, there are 6 podiatry review books:

1. PI Manual, 2nd Edition
2. PRISM Manual
3. Presby Manual (2001 to 2002 Edition)
4. Pocket Podiatrics, 3rd Edition
5. Hershy Manual, 11th Edition
6. Foot and Ankle Secrets, 2nd Edition

These are the 6 MUST HAVE power podiatry review books for 4th year!
 
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Oh Yes!!! PRISM! How could I forget! So, there are 6 podiatry review books:

1. PI Manual, 2nd Edition
2. PRISM Manual
3. Presby Manual (2001 to 2002 Edition)
4. Pocket Podiatrics, 3rd Edition
5. Hershy Manual, 11th Edition
6. Foot and Ankle Secrets, 2nd Edition

These are the 6 MUST HAVE power podiatry review books for 4th year!

Were is the best place to procure such material?

I just tried Amazon and got a bunch of books on Chocolate (Hershy) :rolleyes:

Found the Foot & Ankle Secrets for $132. Maybe I'll ask Dr. Harkless for a discount :D
 
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The Pocket Podiatrics book can be purchased by calling (504)454-3004. Our class ordered as a group and got a discount. It is a Podiatry office that you are calling, I think, just as a heads up. I think it was about $50 or so per book.
 
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Pocket podiatrics is good, but it's pretty much basic stuff you should know by 3rd year.

PI manual is excellent; probably the best resource if I had to pick one. Calif guide to trauma classifications is useful. Presby is good but getting a bit dated. Crozer Keystone is good if you like Q&A format. Prism is one I have but really haven't read much but a lot of students seem to like. Don't discount McGlamry... it's getting dated, but it's still the core surgery teaching text, anatomy doesn't change, and you can bet your bottom dollar that nearly all your attendings have read it. Chang is very solid also. A lot of F&A ortho texts are also also good but probably more available/affordable when you're in residency.

Be punctual, be interested, and be friendly out on rotations. In terms of pure academics, though, what will really separate the men from the boys during rotations and at interviews is knowledge of current literature, standards of care, etc. Read J Foot Ankle Surg, read Foot Ankle Intl, etc. As a student, you should regularly browse those journals and run general pubmed searches for F&A surg topics. There is a lot of great literature and a lot that's not so great, but most that makes those journals is pretty solid. You will also learn how to search efficiently, pick out good articles based on abstract, and begin to surmise who's who among DPM authors pretty fast.

How well you can read xr, CT, etc will also be tested on rotations/interviews, and that's just knowing anatomy and repitions. Go through your surgery, radiology, etc class powerpoints or just save a lot of pics from PDF journal articles, etc and make your own slideshows to go over with classmates.

I have the blue cover Foot and Ankle Secrets, and it sure is pretty dated. That and Kushner's "Pearls for NBPME" are still decent for nbpme pt2 and 3 I guess, but you can find better stuff for interviews. Hershey is one that I've never actually opened... I think mine is pretty old, and I have other good textbooks I have yet to finish as well as the ever-growing current literature.
 
Were is the best place to procure such material?

I just tried Amazon and got a bunch of books on Chocolate (Hershy) :rolleyes:

Found the Foot & Ankle Secrets for $132. Maybe I'll ask Dr. Harkless for a discount :D

The Hershey Manual can be purchased directly from the Goldfarb Foundation. Their website is http://www.goldfarbfoundation.org/O...efault.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName

You can purchase the PI Manual 2nd edition from the PI Institute. Their website is http://www.podiatryinstitute.com/textbooks.htm

If you ask some of the 3rd and 4th year students from other school (since Western doesn't have any 3rd or 4th year students currently), you might be able to get PDF version of the first 5 books. I have seen those books floating around amongst the students that have done externship at my residency program.
 
I have seen those books floating around amongst the students that have done externship at my residency program

What program are you an attending with?
 
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