onenightdRŽ
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if u have much time, of course sabiston...if not..current.
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| ayeshah_l
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blueprints
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| dxtxpx
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kaplan surgery, also if u can hear kaplan highlights from pestana, he is really amazing to clear your head with differential diagnosis in trauma
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| docmb
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Sabiston has been good for the American Board of Surgery In Training Exam (ABSITE), but it is very hard for my to read. A short book for this purpose is "How to Pass the ABSITE".
I've been told by surgeons that for reviewing for their Boards that the Lange Series "Current Surgical Dx & Tx" is good, presupposing that you already know the material, that is.
Lazar Greenfield's Text seems to be more current and easier to read than Sabiston for both the In Training and the Surgical Boards.
For the Oral Boards, Cameron's Text has been recommended.
The Rush Review of Surgery seems good for the Written and In Training exams. as well.
I was given SESAP (Surgical Education Self Assessment Program) to study, but the questions for me were depressingly difficult, as were my scores. I think for this to work you have to read one (or two) of the big texts first and thoroughly. Keep reading on a daily basis, each a.m. before daily activities when you are at your freshest and before you are distracted or too aroused by the day's learning experiences.
Additional help can be afforded by going, if you can afford it or your program can provide a stipend, to one of the Board Review Courses, which I recommend, at: the Cook County Graduate College of Medicine (Chicago), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, or the Osler Institute. In addition, there exists a Selected Readings in General Surgery put out by the University of Texas (in Dallas), in monthly subscription form (see Internet search) which is supposed to prepare one for the material.
If cost is a concern, use one of the Net searchengines, e.g.Google, to do a price comparison for medical books; after finding the basic prices essentially for new or discounted new books, check out Amazon (and perhaps another site, which I forget) for used books which often are at a significant further reduced price. Sometimes after someone like us reads one of the books and is traumatized by the sheer effort, he/she wants to discard the reminder (the book) and maybe "help" someone else. So a cheap price doesn't always mean a bad book or poor copy of one.
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| medicinePh
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Hi;
I have been studying the Kaplan books for step2, I like the highlight, but found the surgery note and video is hard to follow, any suggestion?
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| coffeeaddict
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preparing 4 step 2 and yet finding difficulty in finding a good resource :
many ppl have suggested bluprint but it doesn't cover all the topics,
is current more suitable , or shoul'd i go 4 a big textbook ?? is baily & love a good choice(preffered by my proffessors)???
help needed!
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| tamriko
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How about washington's manual of surgery, has anyone read it?
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| liiAmra
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Kaplan is enough and do as many questions as you can. CASE CLOSED for me.  I just hate big texts- KIS (keep it simple)
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| MLT
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hi dxtxpx
i would like to ask u about kaplan surgery
i've heard a lot about this book, but whenever i try the GOOGLE to search 4 it, i find nothing
can u please give me a link that talks about this book (its edition, its price)
thanks
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