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I'm a nontrad med student (MS4) who just applied into General Surgery. I have a few months off between my graduation and July 1 and really need some advice on what resources I should use to keep my medical knowledge current before starting internship. A lot of residents say things along the lines of "don't worry, just enjoy the time off / you will re-learn everything" but having taken a couple years off during medical school for personal reasons, I know how hard it is to get back into the swing of things and really want to do whatever I can to prepare. Don't get me wrong, I plan to enjoy this vacation time, but I would like to spend a few hrs per day studying and working so my brain doesn't turn to mush.
I'd appreciate your help trying to come up with a sample "curriculum" of things I can do. Here are some options I'm considering. Please help me prioritize or suggest other resources that might be better suited to this goal. Also I'd appreciate strategies on how to make learning more "active". I like q-banks bc they help me stay focused, but I also like the structure that comes from reading textbooks.
- Reread DeVirgilio
- Go through AMBOSS questions for Step 2 again (just the surgery questions) - as my subscription won't expire for a few months more
- Start reading one of the gen surg textbooks (I've read a bit of Sabiston and really like it. However, I'm a slow reader and it's a thick textbook. Based on my current rate, I don't think I can get through more than half of it before intern year.
- Read Marino's ICU book
- Do additional surgery qbank questions - not sure which is a good qbank - maybe find a way to access score/truelearn questions (please advise if this makes sense)
- Onlinemeded CaseX - interactive clinical case scenarios
- study the Fisher red "Absite book" - make an anki deck and go through these "facts"
Thank you so so much. This has really been stressing me out. Very grateful for your advice.
I'd appreciate your help trying to come up with a sample "curriculum" of things I can do. Here are some options I'm considering. Please help me prioritize or suggest other resources that might be better suited to this goal. Also I'd appreciate strategies on how to make learning more "active". I like q-banks bc they help me stay focused, but I also like the structure that comes from reading textbooks.
- Reread DeVirgilio
- Go through AMBOSS questions for Step 2 again (just the surgery questions) - as my subscription won't expire for a few months more
- Start reading one of the gen surg textbooks (I've read a bit of Sabiston and really like it. However, I'm a slow reader and it's a thick textbook. Based on my current rate, I don't think I can get through more than half of it before intern year.
- Read Marino's ICU book
- Do additional surgery qbank questions - not sure which is a good qbank - maybe find a way to access score/truelearn questions (please advise if this makes sense)
- Onlinemeded CaseX - interactive clinical case scenarios
- study the Fisher red "Absite book" - make an anki deck and go through these "facts"
Thank you so so much. This has really been stressing me out. Very grateful for your advice.