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 - Good for StepIII but too much editor propagandaThe book was helpful for step III, although it just covers the bare minimum. I would supplement with another review book, especially for surgery and emergency med. The main problem is that at least one question in each section has no real answer (it get's really annoying after a while!). The purpose of these phantom questions is to provide a soap box for the editors to make politically correct statements, mostly blowing hot air about drug companies and big bad "business", etc. Good luck on your exams. Rating:  - 2nd-best book for Step III (probably Step II, too)I'm not in Family Practice, so I can't comment on its usefulness for those Boards (I HOPE it's not enough! - smile!) And it is, in truth, a wee outdated. But neither of those ever were it's strength. What IS, is the format. These qestions are in the same format as most of what you'll see on Step III: long stories (that will really intimidate slow readers) with both useful and distracting information, followed by several questions designed to test your ability to look at the same patient from many different angles. I have not seen any other book that recreates this so authentically. The second strength is its emphasis on preventive medicine, a topic heavily tested on the Boards but one I, at least, had inadequate preparation in. And third, there are LOTS of questions with VERY detailed answers and explanations. (By the way, the FIRST-best book for Step III is "Ace the Boards") Rating:  - Couldn't imagine a bigger waste of timeThis book's author is condescending towards the reader. The answers are out of date. Topics are only superficially covered. For a good review book for the family practice boards take a look at Marshal's book (ISBN 0-8151-2785-5). Rating:  - Couldnt Have Gotten Anything Better!An excellent book ... changed my view of Family Medicine! I've started to love this "jack of all trades" specialty and begun to see beyond the "case" and view the patient and disease in the larger context of the family and community. It has also inculcated a holistic angle in my practice of Medicine. I strongly recommend this book to anyone taking the Step 3 exam, on which I performed brilliantly only because of the full guidance about approach to disease I got from this great book! I would like to congratulate the author on this work! Rating: - enough detail without being overloadedPro's: Excellent coverage of all areas for USMLE 3, with pertinent topics and for the most part enough detail in the answers without being tedious. Con's: The book needs a little updating, esp. for hypertension sections and a few peds concepts Overall : Excellent Review (Passed with flying colors! ) page 1 of 2
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