New Books to Read

If you’re preparing for the USMLE Step 3, you now have a choice of three texts available in the Library.

First:

Review for the USMLE Step 3 (2010) by Mitchell H. Rosner MD

This book has a question-answer-explanation format with 900 sample questions. It’s organized by clinical setting and has a companion interactive web site.



Next:

First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 (2008)
by - Tao Le, MHS
Vikas Bhusan, MD
Robert Grow, MD, MS
Veronique Tache MD


An editorial review at Amazon.com says this book was “written by residents who passed the boards and reviewed by top faculty”. The book is divided into two sections: a guide to the examination and a database of “high yield facts” organized by specialty.



And finally:

Rapid Review : USMLE Step 3 (2007) by David Rolston, MD and Craig Nielsen, MD


This an outline format book, organized by specialty, with 100 sample questions and answers. There is a companion web site (Student Consult) with more sample questions and feedback.



We also added two books on what is a hot topic now, obesity:

Preventing Childhood Obesity (2005)

This is the report of the Committee on the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth. An editorial review at Amazon.com says the book “provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social, environmental, medical, and dietary factors responsible for its increased prevalence”.


Handbook of Obesity (2008) by George Bray and Claude Bouchard


A book cover description says this is “the premier reference for physicians and researchers in the field of obesity” and “ offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage”.

Come to the Library and check out these new resources.