Pediatric books

[EmanO]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for pediatric books to prepare me for residency & help me during clinical training, but couldn't decide which ones will be more helpful in my case.
I'm an IMG planning to apply for residency next year, right now Im studying for CS & doing pediatric clinical attachment.
After searching the threads, I decided to buy baby & toddler 411. I want to add to them but confused between which one of these would be more helpful:

• master the boards pediatrics
• Medstudy pediatric review core curriculum
• laughing your way

I have read that ped in review is great but the problem it's a bit expensive compared to the above sources.
what's your suggestions?
Thank you 🙂

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[FlowLimited]

Do you really feel like you need to focus on board review before even starting residency? Most people I know (myself included) did light review during the first 2.5 years of residency with Peds in Review, reading about our patients, etc. We then went into high gear with Laughing Your Way, Medstudy, PREP questions, etc. in the last year or so.

There are benefits of waiting to buy these books: 1) Peds in Review will likely be available free of charge as a resident, as will PREP questions. 2) Group orders during residency help cut down on the cost of Laughing Your Way and Medstudy. 3) New editions come out on a regular basis (not as much so with Laughing).

If you have to buy a review book now, Laughing Your Way is very popular. Remember though, it's a review book and is not necessarily the best way to learn new material. Medstudy gets mixed reviews and some people like the detail while others find it too dense. I personally felt like the Medstudy questions were nothing like real board questions and that PREP was much better. Medstudy is also a huge investment so you should make sure you like the style by borrowing a book from someone else before you pay for it.

 

[SurfingDoctor]

Review books are helpful for studying for the boards. Textbooks are good references for quick reads on patients you've seen.

That being said, I read Peds in Review as a resident, which was helpful. I also read review articles on patients' diseases I encountered. I also bought Nelson's... and I opened it twice.

 

[mvenus929]

For someone who hasn't taken CS or been accepted into a residency, I would focus on general medical concepts. We all struggle at the start of residency, there isn't really a way to prepare for it. Skimming articles about patients you see is probably more useful than any textbook at this point.