Official 3rd Year Book List

[bbqbakedlays]

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Anyone have thoughts on getting these books on PDA or Iphone instead of the actual book for when you are on the floor. I think the question based and review ones are different obviously for studying for shelf exams, but like the MGH recommendation, Im wondering if its available electronically. And, if it is, has anyone used it that way vs hard copy?

Thanks!😉

 

[Kuba]

Anyone read a general book that helped them with 3rd year rotations? What I mean by that is a non-subject specific book either about 3rd year or medicine in general. I'm interested in a light read before my first rotation.

 

[bbqbakedlays]

Anyone read a general book that helped them with 3rd year rotations? What I mean by that is a non-subject specific book either about 3rd year or medicine in general. I'm interested in a light read before my first rotation.

Our school gave us the "250 Biggest Mistakes 3rd year Medical Students Make and How to Avoid Them." I really like it and I think it will be helpful. Its by Samir P. Desai.........you should totally get it!

Good Luck!😀

 

[Amigo]

I want favor about the rotations of the first year of medical................

 

[LeLu]

Anyone who took Family Med 1st want to comment on the books they used? Seems everyone took it after IM...

 

[doctor264]

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I'm also starting with family med I believe, so what would everyone suggest? I have no books at all so I'm a blank canvas. Thinking about order the mksap and step up to medicine. Plus blueprints for family. I'm doing psych second and would love more suggestions on that. There are some disagreements on here as to which is the best. Thank you so much in advance!

 

[syncrhodes]

UCSF Hospitalist Handbook, hands down, is the best step-by-step guidance for the medicine inpatient wards.
Basically whenever I had a patient, I would look up the diagnosis and management steps as outlined in the Hospitalist Handbook. It gives way more step-by-step details than the Red/Green book. All the residents would be surprised at how much practical (not esoteric and irrelevant) diagnostic and management steps I'd have in my presentations. They thought I was a genius...(and I wasn't too keen on letting them know where most of that genius was coming from 🙂

Hardcopy version at UCSF's main website.
Free but super old website version (2002) on google.
Updated version for iPhone and Android through the AgileMD free platform.

 

[Lavan]

Surgery is my 1st rotation. I already bought Recall and NMS Casbook (both coming with high reviews), but I have no idea what to get for practice questions. Appleton & Lange got pummeled on amazon for being riddled with errors and having easy questions not reflective of the shelf, and Pretest got away with only a few less scathing remarks. Are these two really the best options? The only options? Has anyone tried something different? Or want to counter the Amazon comments of these 2 texts?

The 300+ UW questions are the best source of surgery questions. Supplement with the Pestana book and you're all set.

 

[swoopyswoop]

yea, any input on fam med books if it's your first rotation??