- Joined
- Sep 28, 2015
- Messages
- 737
- Reaction score
- 1,937
So I just wanted to post my impression of the surgery shelf.
I ended up scoring in the 99th percentile.
I didn't have medicine before the surgery shelf.
I don't think saying that the surgery shelf is a medicine shelf is a good representation of the content that I had. I do feel like studying surgery concepts and understanding the next step in management (which might not be surgery it might be giving a PPI for 2 weeks) is what is necessary to do well on this exam. Having said that i did feel like the question were intended to be confusing.
Resources used:
Pestana's surgery notes
Devirgilio (didn't read the whole thing)- would recommend all the GI sections as well as the trauma sections for sure. I feel like this book might be overwhelming at first glance especially if you have a busy surgery rotation like I did. I think this book would be the most helpful after reading Pestana and perhaps doing some questions.
Uworld surgery questions- felt like they were easier than the real thing- however still do them.
AMBOSS surgery library/some questions- I really liked the amboss library for a quick reference.
Onlinemeded videos- I think this is a great resources to accompany Pestana early on in the rotation. Also good for review late in the rotation. I have a copy of the quicktables and used the book for a quick reference as well.
NBME exams (4,3,2)- I felt like these were decent enough. Would recommend.
Final advice: Try to keep up with studying. It would be very easy to get behind. I absolutely loved my surgery rotation and wanted to stay late almost every day however halfway through the rotation I realized that I needed to start prioritizing some study time.
Good luck!
I ended up scoring in the 99th percentile.
I didn't have medicine before the surgery shelf.
I don't think saying that the surgery shelf is a medicine shelf is a good representation of the content that I had. I do feel like studying surgery concepts and understanding the next step in management (which might not be surgery it might be giving a PPI for 2 weeks) is what is necessary to do well on this exam. Having said that i did feel like the question were intended to be confusing.
Resources used:
Pestana's surgery notes
Devirgilio (didn't read the whole thing)- would recommend all the GI sections as well as the trauma sections for sure. I feel like this book might be overwhelming at first glance especially if you have a busy surgery rotation like I did. I think this book would be the most helpful after reading Pestana and perhaps doing some questions.
Uworld surgery questions- felt like they were easier than the real thing- however still do them.
AMBOSS surgery library/some questions- I really liked the amboss library for a quick reference.
Onlinemeded videos- I think this is a great resources to accompany Pestana early on in the rotation. Also good for review late in the rotation. I have a copy of the quicktables and used the book for a quick reference as well.
NBME exams (4,3,2)- I felt like these were decent enough. Would recommend.
Final advice: Try to keep up with studying. It would be very easy to get behind. I absolutely loved my surgery rotation and wanted to stay late almost every day however halfway through the rotation I realized that I needed to start prioritizing some study time.
Good luck!