Whistle Stopper - First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2008 (First Aid for the Usmle Step 1)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378
EAN: 9780071498685
ISBN: 0071498680
Label: McGraw-Hill Medical
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: 2007-12-18
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical

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Summary: I will keep it simple
Comment: To review FA in FA style:

All you need to PASS:
Memorize and Understand every page

All you need to be AVERAGE:
Above + Kaplan Qbank / USMLEWorld / NBME exams

All you need to ACE:
Above + Robbins Review of Pathology (big robbins) + 6 mos + 150IQ

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Summary: Begins with a lie.....lets hope it gets better!!!!
Comment: On page 35 the book states,".....given the rising concern about an oversupply of physicians in this country...."

ABSOLUTE NONSENSE and dangerously UNTRUE!!!!

Go to the AMA website ( or Google) and search the following "physician shortage" and see for yourself.

I have reproduced the latest result from the AMA below.
February 18, 2008 (published)

San Jose Mercury News
Letter to the editor

To the Editor:

Patients around the country are feeling the effects of a looming physician shortage. The government predicts a shortage of 85,000 physicians by 2020, just as baby boomers are entering Medicare. The scheduled Medicare cuts would force physicians to limit the number of new Medicare patients they can treat. Cuts will begin in July unless Congress takes action. Already, 30 percent of Medicare patients who are looking say they are having trouble finding a primary care physician. Congress must stop these cuts, which would make an already bad situation worse.

Sincerely,

Dr. Cyril M. Hetsko
AMA Board of Trustees

I hope that the rest of the book is better... In the mean time I simply have to express my protest in the most effective way I can ...and yes I did write to the folks at First Aid. Was there an ulterior motive behind this? I don't know and maybe Yale Medicine and UCSF elitism and arrogance had some part to play. That's where the authors are from.

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Summary: Vital
Comment: This book is an amazing tool for my all Medical School class collectively, it will be a vital piece of my USMLE study regimen.

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Summary: Great book!
Comment: Thank you so much for this book. It was in perfect condition and arrived on time.

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Summary: Great book!
Comment: All I can say is that every DO/MD student needs this book. I use it in class and for Step prep. It's great.

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