Starting pathology residency?  This is for you.
580531
Excellent book.  A must have for first year pathology residents!  If you're buried under large textbooks and don't know where to go, buy this book.  The chapters are concise and easy to read.  The pictures are clear with arrows and circles highlighting the important cells/areas.
3212496
Remember the apocryphal story told of first day of medical school in years past.  "Look at the person to the left of you," intones the Dean, "look at the person to the right.  One of the three of you will not be here by the end of the year."  Those days are thankfully over.  But, a more current and prescient observation would conclude, "Two of you are going to get sued for malpractice!"  We all know the best defenses against lawsuits: empathy and thoroughness.  However, medicine isn't easy under the best of circumstances, and the overly busy, complicated, fast-paced, slam-bam atmosphere of an emergency department creates even more room for error, even for the thoughtful and skilled.

Weinstock, et al, takes us through ten mystery cases, each engagingly described and accompanied by actual chart notes, detailed recollections of patient, families and physicians as well as verbatim court transcripts.  Almost as chilling as the bad outcome is the very real cross-examination of the defendant physician.  More importantly, each case is analyzed as an ongoing journey through land-mined territory.  If you're a physician in training this is a wonderful, easily read, teaching tool.  For those more seasoned, it's guaranteed to put the hairs up on the back of your neck.

Rob Crane, MD
787622
This book is an overview of the match process with advice on each step. It is not as long or detailed as for example, Iserson's. However, this also makes it more manageable. It covers everything from how to apply, how to write a good personal statement and CV, to whom to ask for letters, how to do well on the interview, and how to make a rank list. There is also a special chapter devoted to IMGs. It also has a chapter with an overview of each specialty. I found it helpful while applying for residency in a competitive specialty.
856336
This book is great for radiology residents! It is well organized, very high yield and a quick read (only 230 pages)!  The chapters are based on anatomy (hand, shoulder, c-spine, knee, etc)  and contain high yield check-lists at the beginning of each chapter that include (common sites of injury in adults and kids, where to look when you see something obvious, where to look when you see nothing at all, easily missed fractures, etc). The checklists are a nice feature and provide a quick snapshot of all key points. There are also plenty of images and diagrams and illustrate the main ideas. I highly recommend this book as a reference on your ER rotation, especially if  you take call in a major trauma center.
1107506
I bought this book when i started my residency in the summer of 2007 only because everybody else did, without knowing what it is or how it could be of any help.
It proved though a valuable assistant when i didn't have have immediate access to Uptodate. It actually saved my day in some Program Director rounds when i sneaked behind another colleauge and found the right answer including the reference - guideline in this book...
  It has a lot of evidence based diagnostic and treatment options including very frequently the specific reference - article -guideline which makes your life much easier - you go online and read it 3 hours later, when your patient is feeling better.
  Of course my 2007 edition is not the most updated version but yearly updated versions come out and i think a 2009 edition is coming out soon
Its drawbacks include the fact that it does not cover rare diseases/cases you might encounter, and  it is not the best of references if you need very specific info on subspecialty topics. For these cases you will need something like the Washington Manual Subspecialty series
  It is better than the Washington Manual in that it can fit in your labcoat pocket, but it is including much less details and number of topics.
Overall it is a useful tool for residents/students in Medicine Wards for quick - NOT in depth reference
17620
Those of us who have spent the last 20-25 years in school and residency are accustomed to having concentrated principles of physiology, pathology, medicine and practice taught to us, leaving us to hone our own individual styles. Jim does a great job of teaching financial principles that can be improved upon in the same way. Most comforting to me is that he starts teaching where doctors start: several years and several hundred hours and dollars behind. He then shows how it all will even out in the end with fiscal restraint and careful attention to detail. Highly recommended as a starting point for the doctor who knows nothing about money.
2075245
First Aid is your medschool bible.. even if you are done with step 1.

First just to make this relevant and have validity I'm a medical student that scored a 244 on step 1. Not the best score out there but 240+ is really what you should be aiming for to keep your options open. If you are like me you only attend the mandatory things which accumulates to ~8hrs of class a WEEK (beware because that goes to 10+hrs a DAY in 3rd year... the year when medical school really starts...) and living the dream of being in your 20s and were not aware what step 1 was until midway through 2nd year. So you want only the high yield materials.

You need 2 things and BRS as a reference:
1) USMLEworld Qbank (I'd recommend all random questions in 46q blocks. Mix between timed and read answer after question mode) This is the best resource for your score PERIOD. I went with the 3 month trial which is what I would recommend.
2) FirstAid - This is a must. Make sure to get the color version which started in 2012. Dedicate a week to read once in the beginning/midway of 2rd year so your familiar with all the terms and reread 1 or 2 more times.
3) BRS PATH - In retrospect, I wish i would have read more of this. I read it for the more confusing path sections like repro. A section takes ~1-1.5 hr to complete and you are an expert. I looked through Goljan because people in my program wouldn't STFU about it but after glancing at it for a couple minutes I realized I just wasted ~$40.... LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE. I have an old edition of robbin's which pathologists love. It is a very solid book but very low yield. IMO Harrison's has a better more relevant path section. Again, grab color edition of BRS... black and white just makes you fall asleep for some reason.

After you finished 1 and 2 references and supplemented with BRS take a NBME exam... my program provided us with one exam. Take the newest one. If you go to bed at 10pm stay up until 3am when you think you would perform worst from being sleep deprived incase that happens on test day (which apparently it does to everyone because I've never heard of someone not giving this as an excuse even if they performed well on this exam). That score is very indicative in my experience. No need to take 5... if your like me in max student loans and have a balance on 4 credit cards you can spend your $$$ on something more useful like the new World of Warcraft expansion.

This was my strategy. There's no magic study strategy. You reap you sow. Since the first two years of medschool are like college undergrad,if you are doing it right, you are probably bored the majority of your time. So just put in 3-4 hours a day on weekdays to complete a block of qbank.

Good luck. Pick a test date and keep it.

*Remember there will be a lot of peers using performance enhancing stimulants. Do you need to take those to keep up? Of course NOT. You don't need 'em. And remember - leave the excuses/whining at home.

*There are also many students whining/crying on here over ~20 minor errors that are mostly irrelevant and will not impact your score/fund of knowledge. Med students are going to be med students. Be glad such a resource like this exists. Just with this book alone you can hit the national avg score of 226. Supplementing Qbank should pull you past 240.

Other references to keep around:
Harrison's(Sacred text... better than any resource out there. You read this cover to cover and I want you as my personal physician. 10/10 stars)
emedicine.medscape.net (IMO best online source... uptodate is 2nd)
wikipedia (no explanation needed)
Micro made ridiculously simple
First aid 2 CK
If any physician talks.... listen... especially an internal med doc of 10+ years.
173365
Good summary of common procedures, fits in your pocket. I'd surely recommend it to students & early residents, and keep it with me just in case. I took the hospital CME course taught by the authors, and can confirm that these guys are the real thing.
1419638
Great book for those starting out in Dermatopathology. Great illustrations. If you are not use to looking at H&E stained slides you will find the clearly marked photos quite helpful. Most pathology books assume the reader knows histopathology, this book does not and point out individual cells and histological structures to the reader. More books should do this, It makes it so much easier for people to get it ,quickly.
3923829
As a third year medical student currently rotating in Internal Medicine, I find Dr. Ona's collection of "Tips" as an exceptional guideline for any rotation experience. These tips not only guide you on how to get the best out of your clinical experience, but also on how to become a better physician. During our transition into a clinical setting most of us probably read/heard a great majority of these tips already, but admit it!! too often do we get lost in our rigorous daily schedule that we fail to follow these guidelines set before us. At some point we find ourselves caught up in a repetitive pattern consisting of rounds, meetings, lectures, case write-ups and of course progress notes, that we all too often forget to even ask a simple question such as "is there anything I can do for you" to our patients. Use this book as not only a source of guideline on how to get an "A" in the rotation but as a REMINDER of what is expected of you to become a successful medical student, physician, and professional.

As a medical student many of us are eager to get ahead of ourselves, but don't forget the fundamentals and expectations set before us. Take a step back, pull out Dr. Ona's book(yes it fits perfectly in your whitecoat) and take a moment to reevaluate yourself and strive to be the best future medical doctor you can be.
5309
Easy to understand , and. Easy to read. Great book for medical students. It helps you to learn the basic and to distinguish  pathologies the easy way
4954186
This is a great read for students who are just beginning their essays, or for those who already have some ideas about how to start. I suggest it for all medical school personal statement writers.
2053363
I think this book is an excellent resource for surgery residents. It gives you valuable information on theoretical knowledge on different diseases, preoperative planning, postoperative management and surgical techniques. Expensive but worth the price.
2553164
This book is great, written by an attending of mine in residency. Great step by step instructions on common office procedures. Good for anyone wanting to perform a wide range of procedures
3819035
This book is useful for students preparing for a program or new job in the health care setting.
4960780
As a community surgical pathologist routinely performing bedside FNAs, I am ecstatic with the publication of this long awaited monograph by Dr. Grace Yang (developer of the UltraFast Papstain).  Finally, an all-in-one text replete with excellent photomicrographs with clinical, radiologic, and cyto/surgical pathologic correlation for both quick and detailed reference!!

It is a must-have resource for all health care providers involved in Thyroid Pathology.

For pathologists interpreting thyroid cytopathology-
The term "Follicular Lesion" can be over-utilized and nebulous, sometimes providing very little guidance to the clinicians who read the pathology reports. There are so many subtle clues and "mimickers" to look out for in determining whether a follicular lesion should be further categorized following the currently suggested Bethesda Classification. This book will definitely help in this regard. The topics are divided in a very practical manner, with each chapter devoted to a specific diagnosis and all possible mimickers.

For endocrinologists and other clinical health care providers-
 This book is a comprehensive resource covering a wealth of possible clinical scenarios of patients with thyroid nodules, detailing clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features.

Also, the book includes a chapter on ancillary testing, with an overview on the latest in immunohistochemistry, cytogenetic and molecular testing.
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This is not a book for radiology interns, residents, or physicians.  However, for a radiology rotation or lower level healthcare providers in the radiology field, this is a great starter book.