pearls edition practice assistant

books:

USMLE Step 2 & Step 3 Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

3 reviews
Scott H. Plantz, Gillian Lewke Emblad, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

disagree with the previous reviewer
This is an excellent review book in a Question - Answer format. The fact that most books are very close in content if written by the same author(s) is usually the case so let's not waste our time. In terms of reviewing material for Step-exams it has everything you need and more. I would say that a few days is not enough to go thoroughly through all of it, so allow yourself a bit more time and ...

Family Practice Board Review, Third Edition (Pearls of Wisdom)

1 review
William A. Schwer, Scott H. Plantz, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Terrible Review for ABFM
Based on the publisher, writers credentials, number of pages, "fast facts" review style, etc. I thought this would be great for ABFM prep. Unfortunately, the text is FILLED with typos and has a substantial amount of frankly incorrect medical information! One particular example: the orthopedics section is horribly inaccurate with respect to many fractures. I gave it 1 star for the "fast facts" ...

Physician Assistant Exam Review, Third Edition (Pearls of Wisdom)

6 reviews
Gillian Lewke Emblad, Scott H. Plantz

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Great resource book
This recertification preparation book is great! The book gives great explanations after the questions are answered. I would recommend this book to anyone needing to recertify.