USMLE Step 2 Mock Exam » (2nd Edition)

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The USMLE Step 2 Mock Exam presents 750 board type multiple choice questions with answers and explanations. The questions closely adhere to the Step 2 clinical vignette formulations and the 15 one-hour test blocks faithfully replicate current exam conditions.

• 750 board type questions reflecting the most style used on the exam itself
  
• The detailed explanations ensure that readers understand why their answers are right or wrong
  
• The explanations include the insights about the exam that are a key feature in all of Brochert's books
  
• Brochert is a young physician who scored in the 99th percentile on Step 2 and has extensively researched Step 2 and its recent administrations
  
• A subject index allows readers to focus on areas where they need more study
  
• All specialties and subspecialties addressed on the exam are covered.
  
• 15 blocks of 50 questions, each to be answered in one hours, simulate current exam conditions.

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Reviewer:Dennis W. Boulware, MD, FACP(University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine)
Description:This book offers a series of test questions to help prepare the learner for the USMLE Step 2 examination. Each test block has a specific time limit for the learner to assess their timeliness in taking the mock examination. The answers and category of the test questions are provided to help in learning from one's errors, and to assess areas of weakness.
Purpose:The purpose is to prepare readers for success in the USMLE Step 2 licensing examination. It isn't clear how well the book prepares the reader for factual acquisition as much as helping the reader in assessing their test-taking strategies.
Audience:The intended reader is anyone who has to complete the USMLE Step 2 examination. Usually thisw ill be a medical student, but it also may be an international medical graduate seeking licensing in the USA. The author claims to have scored in the 99th percentile of the examination establishing him as a credible source.
Features:The book consists of 15 timed test blocks, with the answers and rationale provided at the end of the book. There are just a few photographs, which is a drawback since the USMLE uses liberal visual aids for testing purposes.
Assessment:Overall, this is a useful guide to practice for the real thing. It should provide readers with actual timed experience in test taking as they prepare for the real USMLE Step 2 examination. There are several other similar books available, and a few that are constructed as study guides. This book is not a study guide and may better serve as a companion for a study guide type of book.