Surgery

=Surgery Clerkship= toc

Book / Study Resource Advice

 * **NMS Surgery Casebook**. - Essential
 * **Pestana notes** - part of the Kaplan prep. Other people have copies floating around.
 * Free knot-tying kit
 * **Surgical Recall** - good for pimping, not as much for shelf.
 * **Step-Up to Medicine** - Helpful to read the electrolytes and GI chapters.
 * First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship - Not recommended. Scope is too broad. Might be helpful for the wards but not helpful for the shelf.

NBME Shelf Exam

 * See the General Information on NBME Shelf exams for content outlines and official practice questions.
 * A better name for this shelf would be "the medical management of surgical patients"! It's largely medical. Many "next step in management" questions, and many "most likely" diagnoses. More specifically - there are few, if any, questions about surgical technique or operative steps.
 * Know when NOT to take the patient to the OR
 * Use the following study cocktail:
 * NMS Surgery Casebook (2x if possible)
 * Pestana notes
 * Step Up to Medicine: Eletrolytes and GI chapters
 * USMLE World surgery questions (and GI, if you have time). High yield, but relatively narrow scope of questions for the shelf.
 * USMLEasy surgery questions. Fairly high yield, and great scope (unfortunately, some questions are worthless).

Site Pro-tips

 * St. Joseph's in Ann Arbor

Study Guides

 * [[file:Surgery Clerkship Oral Exam Review.pdf]]
 * [[file:Gastrointestinal Surgical Disease.pdf]]
 * [[file:Vascular Surgical Disease.pdf]]
 * [[file:Orthopedic Surgery.pdf]]
 * [[file:University of Michigan Surgery Oral Exam Review.pdf]]

Rules of General Surgery (Dr. O's version)

 * 1) Sleep when you can.
 * 2) Eat when you must
 * 3) Don't f*ck with the pancreas.
 * 4) Don't dip your pen in company ink.