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USMLE Practice Questions & Flash Cards (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3)

Step 2 Books

Step 2: Clinical sciences examination, usually taken in third or fourth year of medical school.

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The exam preparation series, USMLE First Aid, gives medical students assistance studying for the boards.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Eleventh Edition by Tao Le; Vikas Bhushan; Daniel Griffin; Marina Boushra; Mona Ascha; Abhishek Bhardwaj
ISBN: 9781264855100
Publication Date: 2023-01-20
*1 print copy 11th edition available via the FAU Libraries Reserves -- see the Service Desk to check out in 3 day increments. The book is listed on reserve for course BMS 6000 with Dr. Woolf.
First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK by Tao Le; Vikas Bhushan
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9781260440294
Publication Date: 2018
*10th edition available via ProQuest Central
Test-Taking Strategies for the USMLE Step 2 Exam by Julia I. Reading
ISBN: 9781264258758
Publication Date: 2023
*Available via AccessMedicine
Thieme Review for the USMLE: a WIN for Step 2 and 3 CK by Manoj Gurung; Yayra Musabek
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9781626239258
Publication Date: 2021
A one-stop board prep for acing the USMLE® Step 2 and Step 3 CK exams .
USMLE Step 2 Secrets by Theodore X. O'Connell
ISBN: 9780323824330
Publication Date: 2021
*1 print copy 6th edition available via the FAU Libraries Reserves-- see the Service Desk to check out in 3 day increments. The book is listed on reserve for course BMS 6000 Student Success with Dr. Woolf.

General

DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination Flashcards by Manish Suneja; Joseph F. Szot; Richard F. LeBlond
ISBN: 9780071829090
Publication Date: 2015
*Available via AccessMedicine
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Self-Assessment and Board Review (Review Questions) by Charles Wiener; Anthony S. Fauci; Stephen L. Hauser; Dan L. Longo; J. Larry Jameson; Dennis L. Kasper; Joseph Loscalzo
ISBN: 9781260463040
Publication Date: 2021
*1281 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Step-Up to Medicine 6th Edition by Steven Agabegi; Elizabeth D. Agabegi
ISBN: 9781975192716
Publication Date: 2024
* 1 print copy 5th edition available via the FAU Libraries Reserves-- see the Service Desk to check out in 3 day increments. The book is listed on reserve for course BMS 6000 Student Success with Dr. Woolf.
The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach (Review Questions) by Mark Henderson; Lawrence M. Tierney; Gerald W. Smetana
ISBN: 9780071624947
Publication Date: 2012
*187 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Anesthesiology

Case Files Anesthesiology by Lydia A. Conlay; Julia E. Pollock; Mary Ann Vann; Sheela Pai; Eugene C. Toy
ISBN: 9780071606394
Publication Date: 2010-10-14
*53 cases available via Case Files Collection

Biostatistics

Basic & Clinical Biostatistics (Review Questions) by Susan White
ISBN: 9781260455366
Publication Date: 2019
*56 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Cardiology

Case Files Cardiology by Eugene C. Toy; Michael D. Faulx
ISBN: 9780071799195
Publication Date: 2015-01-05
*30 cases available via Case Files Collection

Critical Care

Case Files Critical Care, Second Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Terrence H. Liu; Manuel Suarez
ISBN: 9781259641855
Publication Date: 2017-09-22
*42 cases available via Case Files Collection

Emergency Medicine

Case Files Emergency Medicine, Fifth Edition by Ciara Barclay-Buchanan; Eugene C. Toy; Barry Simon; Katrin Y. Takenaka; Adam J. Rosh
ISBN: 9781264268337
Publication Date: 2023-02-07
*5th edition available via Case Files Collection

Epidemiology

Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care (Review Questions) by Raymond S. Greenberg; Stephen R. Daniels; W. Dana Flanders; John William Eley; John R. Boring
ISBN: 9780071822725
Publication Date: 2015
*167 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Family Medicine

Case Files Family Medicine 5th Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Donald Briscoe; Bruce S. Britton; Joel John Heidelbaugh
ISBN: 9781260468595
Publication Date: 2020-11-10
*66 cases available via Case Files Collection
Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review (Review Questions) by Jason K. Wilbur; Mark Graber; Brigit Ray
ISBN: 9781260441079
Publication Date: 2020
*200 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review (Cases) by Jason K. Wilbur; Mark Graber; Brigit Ray
ISBN: 9781260441079
Publication Date: 2020
*Cases Available via AccessMedicine

Genetics

Medical Genetics (Review Questions) by G. Bradley Schaefer; James N. Thompson
ISBN: 9780071664387
Publication Date: 2014
*73 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Geriatrics

Case Files Geriatrics by Eugene C. Toy; Andrew Dentino; Monique Williams; Lowell Johnson
ISBN: 9780071770781
Publication Date: 2014-02-19
*40 cases available via Case Files Collection

Internal Medicine

Case Files Internal Medicine, Sixth Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Gabriel Aisenberg
ISBN: 9781260469967
Publication Date: 2020-11-10
*67 cases available via Case Files Collection
Vanderbilt IM/Peds (Review Questions) by Maie El-Sourady
Publication Date: 2019
*474 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Vanderbilt IM/Peds (Cases) by Maie El-Sourady
Publication Date: 2019
*Cases Available via AccessMedicine
Resident Readiness Internal Medicine (Cases) by Debra L. Klamen; Susan Thompson Hingle
ISBN: 9780071773188
Publication Date: 2013
*Cases available via AccessMedicine
Vanderbilt IM/Peds Rapid Recall Flashcards
Publication Date: 2023
*Available via AccessMedicine

Laboratory Testing

Clinical Laboratory Methods: Atlas of Commonly Performed Tests (Review Questions) by Michael Laposata; Peter McCaffrey
ISBN: 9781260470284
Publication Date: 2022
*60 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Laposata's Laboratory Medicine Diagnosis of Disease in Clinical Laboratory (Review Questions) by Michael Laposata
ISBN: 9781260116793
Publication Date: 2018
*312 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Medical Ethics & Professionalism

Case Files Medical Ethics and Professionalism by Eugene C. Toy; Susan P. Raine; Thomas I. Cochrane
ISBN: 9780071839624
Publication Date: 2015-03-16
*36 cases available via Case Files Collection

Microbiology and Immunology

Jawetz Melnick & Adelbergs Medical Microbiology (Review Questions) by Steve Miller; Stefan Riedel; Stephen A. Morse; Timothy A. Mietzner
ISBN: 9781260012026
Publication Date: 2019
*649 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Review Questions) by Warren E. Levinson; Peter Chin-Hong; Elizabeth A. Joyce; Jesse Nussbaum; Brian Schwartz
ISBN: 9781264267088
Publication Date: 2022
*1110 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Neurology & Neuroanatomy

Case Files Neurology, Fourth Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Pedro Mancias; Erin Furr Stimming; Doris H. Kung
ISBN: 9781264268801
Publication Date: 2022-10-19
*4th edition available via AccessMedicine's Case Files Collection
Clinical Neuroanatomy (Review Questions), 29e by Stephen G. Waxman
ISBN: 9781260452358
Publication Date: 2020-05-25
*29th Edition available via AccessMedicine. (100 Questions)
Essentials of Modern Neuroscience (Review Questions) by David G. Standaert; Erik Roberson; Franklin Amthor; W. Anne Burton Theibert
ISBN: 9780071849050
Publication Date: 2020
*182 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Clinical Neuroanatomy (Cases), 29e by Stephen G. Waxman
ISBN: 9781260452358
Publication Date: 2020-05-25
*Cases provided in the 29th edition available via AccessMedicine.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology by Eugene C. Toy; Patti Jayne Ross
ISBN: 9780071848725
Publication Date: 2022
*6th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via Case Files Collection
Williams Obstetrics Study Guide (Review Questions) by Shivani Patel; Scott Roberts; Vanessa Rogers; Ashley Zink; Elaine Duryea; Jamie Morgan
ISBN: 9781259642906
Publication Date: 2018
*2179 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Pediatrics

Case Files Pediatrics by Mark D. Hormann; Margaret C. McNeese; Sheela L. Lahoti; Mark Jason Sanders; Abby M. Geltemeyer; Eugene C. Toy; Robert J. Yetman
ISBN: 9780071839952
Publication Date: 2015-10-22
*6th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via Case Files Collection
McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review Pediatrics, Second Edition (Review Questions) by Robert S. Daum; Jason J. Canel
ISBN: 9780071623414
Publication Date: 2011-07-12
*2327 questions available via AccessPediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, Second Edition (Review Questions) by Robert A. Wiebe; Heather M. Prendergast; Valerie A. Dobiesz; Gary R. Strange; William F. Ahrens; Robert W. Schafermeyer
ISBN: 9780071744348
Publication Date: 2011-09-30
*1003 questions available via AccessPediatrics
Pediatrics Examination and Board Review (Review Questions) by Andrew Peterson; Kelly Wood
ISBN: 9780071847681
Publication Date: 2016-10-03
*171 questions available via AccessPediatrics
Pediatrics PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Fifteenth Edition (Review Questions) by Robert J. Yetman; Mark D. Hormann
ISBN: 9781260440331
Publication Date: 2019-11-08
*350 questions available via AccessPediatrics
Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23rd Edition, Self-Assessment and Board Review (Review Questions) by Michael deCastro Cabana; Angelo P. Giardino
ISBN: 9781265012373
Publication Date: 2022-11-02
*1524 questions available via AccessPediatrics
Vanderbilt IM/Peds (Review Questions) by Maie El-Sourady
Publication Date: 2019
*474 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Vanderbilt IM/Peds (Cases) by Maie El-Sourady
Publication Date: 2019
*Cases Available via AccessMedicine
Pediatrics Examination and Board Review (Cases) by Andrew Peterson; Kelly Wood
ISBN: 9780071847681
Publication Date: 2016
*Cases available via AccessPediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (Cases) by Ira Adams-Chapman; David P. Carlton; James E. Moore
ISBN: 9780071767941
Publication Date: 2016-01-07
*Cases available via AccessPediatrics
Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics (Cases) by Samir S. Shah; Stephen Ludwig
ISBN: 9780071601740
Publication Date: 2014-01-13
*Cases available via AccessPediatrics
Vanderbilt IM/Peds Rapid Recall Flashcards
Publication Date: 2023
*Available via AccessMedicine

Pharmacology

Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology Examination and Board Review (Review Questions) by Bertram G. Katzung; Marieke Kruidering-Hall; Rupa Lalchandani Tuan; Todd W. Vanderah; Anthony J. Trevor
ISBN: 9781260117127
Publication Date: 2021
*813 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

Psychiatry

Case Files Psychiatry by Eugene C. Toy; Debra L. Klamen
ISBN: 9781260468731
Publication Date: 2020-11-18
*6th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via
Case Files Collection.

Surgery

Current Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery (Review Questions) by Gerard M. Doherty
ISBN: 9781260122213
Publication Date: 2020
*230 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Case Files Surgery, 6e by Eugene C. Toy; Terrence H. Liu; Andre R. Campbell; Barnard Palmer
ISBN: 9781259585227
Publication Date: 2022
*6th edition available via Case Files Collection

Visual Cases

Harrison's Visual Case Challenge (Cases) by Charles Wiener; Anthony S. Fauci; Stephen L. Hauser; Dan L. Longo; J. Larry Jameson; Dennis L. Kasper; Joseph Loscalzo
ISBN: 9781260463040
Publication Date: 2021
*1281 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Critical Concept Mastery Series: Chest Imaging Cases by Zachary Healy
ISBN: 9781260457896
Publication Date: 2021
*Cases available via AccessMedicine

Wound Care

Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment (Review Questions) by Rose Hamm
ISBN: 9781260440461
Publication Date: 2019
*137 Questions Available via AccessMedicine
Multi-Discipline Wound Care Board Q & A Review for Board Certification (Review Questions) by Michael Weitz; Kim J. Davis
Publication Date: 2023
*476 Questions Available via AccessMedicine

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