Synopses & Reviews
Real-Life Cases for the Internal Medicine Clerkship and the USMLE Step 3 You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the Internal Medicine clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Internal Medicine presents 60 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in Internal Medicine. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.
- 60 clinical cases, each with USMLE-style questions
- Clinical pearls highlight key concepts
- Primer on how to approach clinical problems and think like a doctor
- Proven learning system improves your shelf-exam scores
Synopsis
Sixty Internal Medicine cases with complete discussion offer the most outstanding clerkship and USMLE Step 2 review possibleCase Files: Internal Medicine, 2e presents sixty clinical cases illustrating key points. Each case includes an extended discussion, definition of terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE format review questions. This interactive learning system is proven to improve shelf-exam scores and helps students to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing.
About the Author
Eugene C. Toy, MD (series editor and author) is a dual certified family physician and obstetrician-gynecologist and is Academic Chief and Program Director for the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at The Methodist Hospital/University of TexasHouston Medical School in Houston, Texas. He oversees the ob/gyn clerkship and is actively involved in teaching medical students.
John T. Patlan, MD is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and heads the Department of Emergency Medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, both located in Houston, Texas.