CITATION

Le, Tao and Bhushan, Vikas. First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Fifth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Fifth Edition

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Published:  December 2018 Pages: 544

eISBN: 9781260440324 | ISBN: 9781260440317

Book description:

The resident’s trusted, one-stop guide to acing the USMLE® Step 3 – co-written by residents who recently took the exam and know what it takes to pass

STRONG FOCUS ON TEST-RELEVANT MATERIAL MAXIMIZES YOUR STUDY TIME!

First Aid for the USMLE® Step 3, Fifth Edition provides busy residents with thousands of high-yield facts, mnemonics, and full-color visual aids to help them pass the last of the required USMLE® examinations. Also included are the reader-acclaimed “mini-cases” designed to help residents pass the case portion of the examination. First Aid for the USMLE® Step 3, Fifth Edition is carefully written to focus on high-yield, top-priority information, most likely to be included on the exam.

FEATURES:

• The resident’s trusted, one-stop guide to acing the Step 3—written by residents and reviewed by faculty for accuracy

• Packed with proven test-taking strategies based on the 2-day exam

• Concise, high-yield format highlights board-relevant information

• 100 cases prepare you for the case portion of the exam

• Renewed emphasis on integrated pathophysiology, plus diagnosis and management “next steps”

• More study-enhancing, vignette-style “flash cards” and full-color clinical images

• Resident-tested tips and shortcuts for the CCS

• And more!

Tao Le, MD, MHS is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at The University of Louisville.

Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.