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Soon-to-be surgery intern here- lately, I've been trying to read chunks from the "bible" textbook of my specialty in order to be more prepared. I'm wondering how to go about this, though- my goal is to build up a solid background fund of knowledge so that I'm not as dependent on looking up scraps of info on a daily basis. The other day, I was reading my book and found myself getting caught up in all this minutia about endothelial receptors, blah blah blah. Now, if there was a shelf breathing down my neck, this might be fine, but I want to make sure I'm getting practical knowledge from my reading. I find the textbooks I used during my rotations, like Lawrence, a bit too basic now. I don't mind dense reading (like Sabiston) but want to make sure I'm getting the most bang for my buck and not just memorizing Rain Man style. Any advice would be great.
