CITATION

Le, Tao; Bhushan, Vikas; Lee, Kachiu C.; and Deol, Maniver. First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Sixth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Sixth Edition

Published:  December 2017

eISBN: 9781259862458 | ISBN: 9781259862441

Book description:

The #1 review for the USMLE Step 2 CS is now even better!

The Sixth Edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS has been updated to reflect the latest NBME exam format and worksheet items, and incorporates feedback from recent US and international test-takers. This high-yield review delivers a thorough exam preparation guide for the USMLE Step 2 CS, offering a solid review of frequently test CS cases, along with proven study and exam strategies for clinical encounters.

• 40 full-length practice cases that simulate the real exam

• Time management advice to maximize clinical encounters.

• Step-by-step strategies for interacting with standardized patients, including "difficult patients" and telephone encounters.

• A revised and expanded set of mini-cases representing common complaints designed to help test-takers rapidly develop a working set of differential diagnoses

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

Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.

Kachiu C. Lee, MD, MPH earned her medical degree and master’s degree in public health from Northwestern University and served as chief resident in her dermatology residency at Brown University. After residency, she completed fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is currently academic faculty at Brown University.

Maniver Deol, MD earned her medical degree from Government Medical College in Patiala, India. Her passion is medical education, and she is currently a Senior Editor on multiple First Aid and USMLE-Rx projects, primarily at the Step 2 CS/CK level.