First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 4th Edition PDF Free Download

With First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, we continue our commitment to providing residents and international medical graduates with the most use ul and up-to-date preparation guides or the USMLE exams. This ourth edition represents a thorough review in many ways and includes the ollowing:
■ An updated review o hundreds o high-yield Step 3 topics, presented in a ormat designed to highlight boardrelevant in ormation.
■ A renewed emphasis on integrated pathophysiology and on the “next step” in diagnosis and management.
■ More high-yield, vignette-style “f ash cards” and our-color images designed to enhance study.
■ A thoroughly revised exam preparation guide or the USMLE Step 3 with test-taking strategies pertinent to the newly revised exam.
■ A high-yield guide to the Computer-based Case Simulations (CCS) that includes invaluable tips and shortcuts.
■ One hundred updated minicases with presentations and management strategies similar to those o the actual CCS cases. We invite you to share your thoughts and ideas to help us improve First Aid for the USMLE Step 3. See How to Contribute, p. xiii.
The USMLE Step 3 is one o the last steps one must take toward becoming a licensed physician. The exam assesses the extent to which one can apply medical knowledge to the unsupervised practice o medicine. For international medical graduates (IMGs) who are applying or residency training in the United States, it also represents an opportunity to strengthen the residency application. The Step 3 exam ocuses on the initial and long-term management o common clinical problems in outpatient settings. The content and ormat o the test were revised beginning with the November 2014 testing schedule. In this section, we will provide an overview o the newly revised Step 3 exam and will o er you proven approaches toward conquering it. For a detailed description o Step 3, visit www.usmle.org or re er to the two booklets provided on the USMLE Web site: USMLE Step 3 Content Description and General Information and USMLE Step 3 Sample Test Questions.