Acing the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource

ISBN-13: 9781617116414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 264 str.

Brennan M. R. Spiegel; Hetal A. Karsan

Opis

Acing the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource has been updated into a Second Edition.

The Second Edition contains new vignettes, a discussion on Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Exam, and discussion on test relevancy for residency rotations

In today's fast-paced world, gastroenterology and hepatology residents and fellows struggle to find the time to study for the board exams, prepare for the recertification exam, prepare for teaching rounds, or just plain read. What is the best way to effectively prepare and study, if reading multiple resources can't seem to fit into your daily schedule?

The answer to your study questions (and study time ) can be found inside the newly updated Second Edition of Acing the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource

Why You Will Need to Read Acing the GI Board Exam, Second Edition:

• New 41 new and carefully vetted board-style vignettes with color images
• New Brief discussion on the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Exam
• New Discussion on test relevancy for residency rotations
• Comprehensive yet succinct answers using a high-yield format
• Emphasis on key clinical pearls and "board buzzwords"
• Answers to classic board "threshold values" questions that you need to know but always seem to forget
• Rapid-fire, crunch-time exam with 200 classic one-liners

Dr. Brennan Spiegel has collected every pearl of wisdom, high-yield factlet, "Board buzzword," micrograph, and classic imaging study he could muster, all while keeping Acing the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource, Second Edition a manageable size.

Acing the GI Board Exam, Second Edition fills the unmet need in board review by presenting time-tested and high-yield information in a rational, useful, and contextually appropriate format suitable studying for the board exams and preparing for the recertification exam.

Chapters Include:

• A compilation of general lessons learned from past test-takers
• "Tough Stuff" board review vignettes
• Board review "Clinical Threshold Values"
• "Crunch-Time" Self-Test and Answer Guide--time to get your game on

With its focus on pearl after pearl, emphasis on images, and attention to high-yield "tough stuff" vignettes you don't know the answers to (yet), Acing the GI Board Exam, Second Edition is truly the ultimate crunch-time resource for acing the GI and Hepatology examination, taking recertifying examinations, looking good on clerkship rounds, or for just challenging yourself with interesting and entertaining vignettes.

Spis treści

Dedication  
Acknowledgments  
About the Author  
Note About the Second Edition   
Preface   

Chapter 1    A Compilation of Lessons Learned From Taking the GI Boards   
Chapter 2    Pearls of Wisdom for Board Preparation and Earning MOC Points   
Chapter 3    “Tough Stuff” Vignettes   
Chapter 4    Board Review “Clinical Threshold Values”   
Chapter 5    “Crunch-Time” Self-Test—Time to Get Your Game On   

Appendix A    Answers to “Crunch-Time” Self-Test   
Appendix B    “Crunch-Time” Self-Test Scoring Guide   

Bibliography
Subject Index
Index