Book Recommendations: Clerkships

Book Recommendations: Clerkships

Here are some books to check out on Amazon for Prime Day to get a head start on your rotations and Step 2 studying!

General/Step 2:

First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, 11th Edition: https://amzn.to/3VRcnAs

This book is a continuation of a classic, medical-student-loved study series

First Aid Clinical Pattern Recognition for the USMLE Step 2 CK, First Edition: https://amzn.to/3W1hQob

First Aid Clinical Pattern Recognition for the USMLE Step 2 CK provides the information you need to tie clinical facts together in order to recognize patterns and build illness scripts for various high-yield conditions. This is very helpful for consolidating information when studying from other resources for Step 2 and is even helpful for shelf exam studying.

Medicine:

First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship, Fourth Edition: https://amzn.to/45WSoVH

This book is a fantastic tool to use prior to your shelf exam or even throughout your Internal Medicine clerkship.

Case Files Internal Medicine, Sixth Edition: https://amzn.to/4bGx73L

This book presents realistic clinical scenarios to enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills, which will be useful on the wards and for your shelf exam.

Pocket Medicine (Pocket Notebook Series), Eighth Edition: https://amzn.to/45Y0GN2

Pocket Medicine, 8th Edition, is a must-have resource for fast answers to the diagnostic and therapeutic questions you’ll face on rounds and exams and is easy to keep in your white coat on rounds.

Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series), Sixth Edition: https://amzn.to/3xT7VsY

This book contains clinical pearls, full-color illustrations, and “Quick Hits” that provide essential information in an efficient, easy-to-remember manner to ensure excellence on exams and confidence in clinical settings, and a 100-question practice exam reinforces exam readiness and boosts test-taking confidence for your shelf exam, on the wards, and Step 2.

Surgery:

Case Files Surgery, Sixth Edition: https://amzn.to/3zL6rBr

The 60 cases in Case Files Surgery feature realistic clinical scenarios designed to help you enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills and practice Board-style questions for your Surgery shelf exam.

Surgical Recall (Lippincott Connect), Ninth Edition: https://amzn.to/4cYMxS7

Written in a rapid-fire question-and-answer format ideal for learning on the go, this best-selling clerkship resource covers both general surgery and surgical subspecialties and provides accurate, on-the-spot answers to the questions most likely encountered during rotations and on the shelf exam.

Pediatrics:

First Aid for the Pediatrics Clerkship, Fifth Edition: https://amzn.to/4cToJ1V

This book is a fantastic tool to use prior to your shelf exam or even throughout your Pediatrics clerkship.

Case Files Pediatrics, Sixth Edition: https://amzn.to/3zEMIUg

The 60 cases in Case Files Pediatrics feature realistic clinical scenarios designed to help you enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills and practice Board-style questions for your Pediatrics shelf exam.

OB/GYN:

First Aid for the OB/GYN Clerkship, Fifth Edition: https://amzn.to/3y3IkNU

This book is a fantastic tool to use prior to your shelf exam or even throughout your OB/GYN clerkship.

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sixth Edition: https://amzn.to/3VZe7rl

The 60 cases in Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology feature realistic clinical scenarios designed to help you enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills and practice Board-style questions for your OB/GYN shelf exam.

Neurology:

First Aid for the Neurology Clerkship, First Edition: https://amzn.to/45YkLTk

This book is a fantastic tool to use prior to your shelf exam or even throughout your Neurology clerkship.

Case Files Neurology, Fourth Edition: https://amzn.to/3zDjDZc

The 60 cases in Case Files Neurology feature realistic clinical scenarios designed to help you enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills and practice Board-style questions for your Neurology shelf exam.

Psychiatry:

First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, Sixth Edition: https://amzn.to/3zEMyfC

This book is a fantastic tool to use prior to your shelf exam or even throughout your Psychiatry clerkship.

Case Files Psychiatry, Sixth Edition: https://amzn.to/3zzYPBU

The 60 cases in Case Files Psychiatry feature realistic clinical scenarios designed to help you enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills and practice Board-style questions for your Psychiatry shelf exam.

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