Review Of Surgery For Absite And Boards

Now thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 3rd Edition, fully prepares you for success on surgery exams. Ideal for surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service ABSITE exam or recent graduates preparing for the ABS qualifying exam, this comprehensive review tool contains nearly 1,000 high-quality questions that follow the new ABSITE and board style. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA and UC Irvine surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores. Covers a full range of topics aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents. Accurately reflects the content of standardized tests, with correct answers and detailed explanations (including why the incorrect answers are incorrect) based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery. Provides a new overview of key concepts with at-a-glance facts at the beginning of each chapter. Covers newer topics such as gynecology, urology, anesthesia, oncology, and tumor biology, reflecting the format of the current exam. Offers online testing that allows you to test yourself and quickly score your responses. Includes new high-yield illustrations by a surgical resident and medical illustrator. Features new assistant editors and chapter authors, including surgical educators and residents with a strong track record of outstanding ABSITE performance.

For surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service exam, recent graduates preparing for Surgery written boards, or those recertifying, there’s no better review tool than Dr. Christian DeVirgilio’s Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 2nd Edition. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores. Now thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, it fully prepares you for success on surgery exams. 957 multiple-choice, single best answer questions that closely follow the new ABSITE and board style. Proven content has been tested and shown to help you get the score you want. Correct answers and rationales are based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery. NEW topic areas (gynecology, urology, and orthopaedics) reflect the format of the new exam. NEW section on Medical Knowledge. NEW contributors (general surgery residents) ensure that the content is relevant to the needs of general surgery trainees. NEW! Aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents.

Designed as a results-oriented study guide that delivers everything needed to improve knowledge, confidence and recall. Over 3000 rapid-fire questions cover all topics on the ABSITE and general surgery board exams.

Here's a review tool proven to be effective for ABSITE and board exam preparation. Modeled strictly on the style of the exams, these 1400 multiple choice questions have been tested over a number of years on UCLA surgical students and significantly improved their scores. It's the perfect method to get the results you want. Improve your exam scores using questions tested on surgical students over a number of years and proven to be effective. Get the single best answer to each of 1400 multiple choice questions that closely follow the ABSITE and board style. Test yourself and score your responses using the electronic component. Consult additional key resources thanks to references to major reading materials in the field.

The best cases, the best questions, the best review for the General Surgery boards and ABSITE General Surgery Examination and Board Review is the perfect way to prepare for General Surgery certification exams. Covering the full range of exam topics, this high-yield review features an effective case-based approach that sharpens clinical decision-making skills and gives the content real-world relevancy. Each of the more than 100 chapters opens with a clinical case and is followed by Q&A related to that particular case. You also get detailed evidenced-based answer explanations and references to facilitate more in-depth study. Features: • Topics mirror the exam blueprint to ensure you are studying the most relevant material possible • Enables you to incorporate the proven benefits of case-based review into general surgery board review • An essential resource for general surgery residents as well as practicing surgeons preparing for recertification – and invaluable for ABSITE review • More than 700 questions – all with detailed answer explanations • Includes chapters on timely topics such as ethical/legal issue, robotic-assisted surgery, end of life care, and surgical nutrition • Coverage reflects the very latest clinical advances so you can incorporate this information into your exam preparation or daily practice

The 2nd Edition is updated based upon the latest guidelines and recommendations from the experts to include the NCCN, EAST, ABA, SVS, ESVS, IDSA, AGA, and more. Also included are a plethora of new tables, mnemonics, and oral board relevant content. The Concise Surgery Review for the ABSITE & Boards is a high-yield review of the most commonly tested aspects in General Surgery. The purpose of this text is to have one unified source for reference during surgical rotations while also serving as a base text during preparation for the surgery in-service (ABSITE) and ABS Qualifying & Certifying exams. From the eager 3rd year medical student to the grizzled chief resident & fellow, this review will provide to the point up-to-date facts covering the breadth of commonly encountered & tested topics in General Surgery for quick reference. DISCLAIMER: While summaries of key points are derived from multiple expert sources, please note that no content has been directly reproduced and the author has no direct affiliation with said sources nor the American Board of Surgeons. Usage of information derived from a guideline is not intended to imply any endorsement by the society or governing body that originally published the content.

Now in its Third Edition, The ABSITE Review is one of the most popular study guides for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE), which residents in general surgery must take each year and residents going into surgical subspecialties must take during the year of their general surgery training. This easy-to-use book presents concise, digestible chunks of information in lists and outlines that facilitate quick memorization. Every component of the exam is covered—basic science and clinical knowledge in all areas tested. This edition incorporates common decision-making algorithms and covers the material that has appeared in the most recent exams.