The Family Medicine Board Review Book, 1st Edition Paperback 1st Edition

Dr. Robert A. Baldor

Focusing on the topics commonly found on ABFM in-training, board certification, and recertification examinations, The Family Medicine Board Review Book helps you make the most of your study time and achieve exam success. It provides valuable background information on all three AFBM exams and their formats, presents more than 1,800 multiple choice questions for self-assessment, and helps you identify areas that may require further study. Ideal for residents, practicing physicians, and nurse practitioners, this new review tool is an excellent resource for testing your knowledge of the entire field of family medicine. Questions are derived from common clinical situations, presented in ABFM-exam format. Explanations support each answer, key points are highlighted throughout, and content is weighted appropriately to the exam. Includes an atlas with clinical images and lab smears, reflecting the types of illustrations that are included on the exam. Contains additional reading suggestions for each answer to assist with further study. Use with Fast Facts for the Family Medicine Board Review for a comprehensive board exam preparation experience. Includes CME/CE for physicians who will be sitting for the ABFM recertification exam. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities! Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone Customize for your language, including right-to-left reading, vertical writing, and enhanced annotation in over 30 languages Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech Adapt for unique reading needs, supporting learning disabilities, visual/auditory impairments, second-language or literacy challenges, and more

1496370880

9781496370884

English

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

1-Feb-18

424

1st Edition

This new review book for the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) examination appears to be a worthwhile resource for both first time examinees and practitioners preparing for recertification. The book is structured into weighted elements similar to the ABFM exam and consists of single-best answer questions, also similar to the ABFM format. Following each question is a brief explanation and a list of further resources. The accompanying ebook version offers access on a tablet or a computer, anywhere and anytime -- perfect for practitioners on the go! The purpose is to provide a resource for examinees preparing for their ABFM exam. The book includes up to 1,800 multiple-choice, single-best-answer questions weighted and structured similarly to the ABFM exam. Each question is followed by an explanation, which allows examinees to see where they may have gone astray in their answer and to facilitate learning and comprehension, for both the exam and everyday clinical practice. The online/ebook format is similar to the print version, but also allows easier searching, highlighting, bookmarking, interactive question completion, and note-taking. This is the perfect resource for residents studying for their in-training exams, first time ABFM examinees, and busy practicing clinicians preparing for recertification. The book meets the needs of the intended audience as the questions are set up in a clinical format with single best answers. This allows an examinee to review just one or many questions in a single sitting. The ebook provides users flexibility to quickly review no matter their location -- at home or even on public transit. The author and contributors are family medicine professors, clinicians, and students, primarily from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The book first provides an overview of the ABFM requirements for certification and continuing certification, the ABFM exam and how to prepare for it, and recommendations for test-taking. The largest section pertains to adult medicine and is further broken down in a fashion similar to the weighting of the ABFM exam. Each individual section (i.e. cardiovascular, pulmonary, etc.) provides objectives/goals for what examinees should have learned in order to be prepared for the exam. The remainder of the book is dedicated to children/adolescents, maternity, mental/community health, emergent/surgical care, and the elderly. Following each question is an explanation of why the answer is correct along with further high-yield additional reading with more in-depth information. One shortcoming is that the explanations do not necessarily discuss why the other answers are wrong. One notable feature that I have not seen in other books is a study grid in the back of the book, which shows examinees how many wrong answers they had for the section and characterizes the testing errors they made. Another strong point of this book is the rich pictorial atlas in the back. Overall, this is an excellent resource to prepare for the ABFM exam. The combination of the book and the online material facilitates board preparation, wherever and whenever time is available, whether it is a quick 20 minutes or several hours. The content is weighted appropriately, making for an easy transition from preparation to the actual exam. The book helps readers identify their weaknesses and make the most of their study time through the explanations, additional recommended resources, and the study grid that details where they need to continue to focus their efforts and decrease their errors. Overall, this is a great addition to the field and a useful tool to add to a board review toolkit. Weighted Numerical Score: 87 - 3 Stars