Core Titles - Surgery
Recommended Texts
Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes, Seventh Edition: Pocket-Sized Review for the Surgical Clerkship and Shelf Exams by
Celebrated by medical students for over a decade, Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes is the highest-yield surgery review for the shelf and USMLE Step 2 CK exams. Designed for portable prep, Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes reinforces the most important surgery information in a practical, easy-to-read review followed by 180 vignette-based practice questions. It fits perfectly in your lab coat so you can refresh your knowledge in between cases. The Best Review Concise high-yield review of core surgery material 180 up-to-date vignettes for self-testing 16 brief essays examining selected diagnostic and therapeutic tools from a surgical perspective Revised content review throughout, including: corneal foreign bodies, retinal detachment, organ donors, and organ rejection Expert Guidance Revised and fully up-to-date content from distinguished surgery instructor Dr. Carlos Pestana For over a decade, Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes has helped med students excel on the surgery shelf exam and USMLE Step 2 CK Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entities included with the product.
Call Number: RD37.2 .P47 2023ISBN: 9781506281254Publication Date: 2023-04-04
Essentials of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties by Call Number: RD31 .L397 2019ISBN: 9781496351043Publication Date: 2019Himmelfarb Availability: print
Recommended by clerkship director.
Sabiston Textbook of Surgery by ISBN: 9780323640626Publication Date: 2021-02-16Himmelfarb availability: online and print.
Recommended by clerkship director.
Schwartz's principles of surgery 11th Edition by Call Number: RD31 .S874 2019ISBN: 9781259835353Publication Date: 2019-05-29Availability: online & print
The Washington Manual of Surgery by Call Number: RD37 .W375 2024ISBN: 9781975201258Publication Date: 2023-12-13
Shelf Prep - Surgery
- Surgery Shelf Exam via BoardVitals
Questions/answers to study for surgery shelf exam. Features include timed exam conditions, individualized study recommendations, and exam study tips. Instructions:Features include timed exam conditions, individualized study recommendations, and exam study tips. Instructions: Access BoardVitals and then create personal account using your @gwu.edu email address. To register for an account from off-campus locations, activate the GW VPN prior to accessing the account creation page.
- WISE-MD Surgical Modules
Access information provided by clerkship - Clerkship Corner
- Textbook recommendations that are suited for medical students
- Cases to prepare you for surgical situations you are likely to handle
- Q&A created for clerks
- Content organized by Organ Systems and Core Topics, helping you prep for the USMLE Step 2 or your shelf exams
Instructions: Create free personal account to access all materials. - Integrated Curriculum: Anatomy Modules - SurgeryModule designed to review clinically relevant anatomy through computer-based e-modules.
Core Databases - Surgery
Integrated online surgery resource includes videos, animations, full-text textbooks, surgical atlas, and board review materials. Current Consult Surgery can be downloaded to PDA.
Integrated clinical information tool searches extensive full-text holdings for clinical answers in journal articles, books, and videos. Searchable by keyword as well as disease, finding, procedure or drug. Published by Elsevier. 2007 - Present.
Apps - Surgery
Access by McGraw Hill
Clinical Care
Free via Himmelfarb
Description: App-based access to resources and learning tools from AccessSurgery as well as AccessMedicine, AccessAnesthesiology, AccessEmergency Medicine, and Case Files Collection. Includes Diagnosaurus differential diagnosis tool and full-text library.
Tip: For continuous access to the app, sign in to AccessSurgery's web platform using your My Access account at least once every 90 days.
Clerkship Contacts
Clerkship Director
Juliet Lee, MD
jclee@mfa.gwu.edu
202-741-3334
Clerkship Coordinator
Angel Dixon
adixon@mfa.gwu.edu
202-741-3273
