Step II Passed. Now what to read?

[Dr Fleischman]

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Aside from assigned reading by my 4th year preceptors, I'm thinking of reading "Just The Facts: Emergency Medicine" and "Case Files: Emergency Medicine" this year to bone up for my first year of residency. Both were required by my school, so being an HPSPer, I got them and was reimbursed by the USAF.

I also wanted to possibly subscribe to a journal for the most up-to-date info. Any suggestions for a soon-to-be new EM doc?

I'm also reading a couple of books I found in a used bookstore here in Kansas City. I'm lucky to live in a town with THREE medical schools (UMKC, KU, KCUMB) and a lot of residency programs, because great medical books turn up at this store all the time.

The books are: AAEM's Rules of the Road for Medical Students, and The Medical Student Survival Guide by EMRA. Both talk a lot about the history of EM, the current state of it (though both are from several years ago) and lots of other great information for future EM docs.

Anyway, having passed Step II, I'm looking for more EM focused reading and open for any suggestions from other students, current residents or current attendings. Thanks, guys.

Jake

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

Are you a podcast listener? I'm in your shoes (passed step 2, nearly done with med school), and I recently started listening to EM:RAP, by Mel Herbert and others at USC. All I can say is IT'S AWESOME. Not free, but at $55 for the year (for students) and access to previous years, its well worth it, especially considering journal subscriptions or other text books cost just as much or more than access to EM:RAP. Check it out! (I get no money or anything else for endorsing this product, I just really like it 🙂)

 

[jbar]

My fourth year reading list:

ECGs for the emergency physician: Vol 1 (Mattu)
The ICU Book
Review Micro made ridiculously simple
The acute abdomen (Cope)
Emergency Orthopedics
Basics of anesthesia (Miller) (read about 75% on anesthesia sub I)

Also might be worth finishing off those books that you got halfway through on your rotations and never finished (blueprints etc)

 

[Richspiders07]

I read through Emergency Medicine Secrets and liked it a lot - chapters on common problems in a question/answer format. its great for when you only have 10 minutes to read a couple pages.

 

[rvfb]

Lonely Planet Europe

 

[Colbert]

i read through emergency medicine secrets and liked it a lot - chapters on common problems in a question/answer format. Its great for when you only have 10 minutes to read a couple pages.

+1.

 

[alphaholic06]

+2

 

[Dr Fleischman]

Thanks for the replies so far.

EM Secrets sounds good. I have a friend who also said she loved it.

EM:RAP sounds awesome. I drive a lot so podcasts are a great way to go. Thanks for the tip.

Jake