First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship, Third Edition » (3rd Edition)

Matthew S. Kaufman, MD

Assistant Professor

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Department of Hematology

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New Hyde Park, NY

Latha G. Stead, MD, MS, FACEP

Chief, Division of Clinical Research

Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Florida College of Medicine at Gainesville

Gainesville, FL

Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine

Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine

Rochester, MN

Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Arthur Rusovici, MD

Cardiology Fellow

Division of Cardiology

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Newark, NJ

Formerly Chief Medical Resident

Department of Internal Medicine

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New Hyde Park, NY

The internal medicine clerkship survival guide, from the publishers of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1

Written by students who excelled on their clerkship

First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship is a high-yield review of the clerkship's core competencies presented in the trusted First Aid format. You will find hundreds of recently-tested topics from shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2 CK along with mnemonics, typical scenario boxes, insider tips, margin notes to enhance exam and wards performance, a "classifieds" section with scholarship and award opportunities, and NEW mini-cases.

Features

• High-yield yet comprehensive review of the most essential topics focuses study.
• NEW: integrated mini-cases add clinical relevance and prepare students for questions they will see on the exam
• Exam tips and wards tips help you shine on the shelf exam and impress attendings
• Written by students who aced the clerkship and based on the clerkship's core competencies
• Edited and reviewed by internal medicine faculty
• High-yield review of the clerkship's core competencies in the relied-upon First Aid series format

The content you need to excel on the clerkship:

Section I: How to Succeed in the Medicine Clerkship;

Section II: Database of High-Yield Facts:

Cardiology,

Endocrinology,

Hematology-Oncology,

Infectious Disease,

Nephrology and Acid-Base Disorders,

Pulmonology,

Rheumatology,

Neurology,

Dermatology,

Health Maintenance and Evidence-Based Medicine,

Section III: Classified,

Index

Section I: How to Succeed in the Medicine Clerkship Section II: High-Yield Facts in Internal Medicine
Cardiology Endocrinology Hematology-Oncology Infectious Disease Nephrology and Acid-Base Disorders Pulmonology Rheumatology Neurology Dermatology Health Maintenance and Evidence-Based Medicine
Section III: Classified: Awards and Opportunities for Students Interested in Medicine
Color Insert Index

Matthew S. Kaufman, MD

Assistant Professor

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Department of Hematology

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New Hyde Park, NY

Latha G. Stead, MD, MS, FACEP

Chief, Division of Clinical Research

Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Florida College of Medicine at Gainesville

Gainesville, FL

Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine

Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine

Rochester, MN

Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Arthur Rusovici, MD

Cardiology Fellow

Division of Cardiology

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Newark, NJ

Formerly Chief Medical Resident

Department of Internal Medicine

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New Hyde Park, NY