tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post6360170259318954305..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: You failed the written boards: What to do nowSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-53705322738444402972016-08-18T20:02:13.384-04:002016-08-18T20:02:13.384-04:00Anon, thanks for commenting. It worked for you. I ...Anon, thanks for commenting. It worked for you. I don't see why it wouldn't work for our friend.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-72568090546688002592016-08-18T19:46:49.805-04:002016-08-18T19:46:49.805-04:00When I was a resident, I went through all of Rush&...When I was a resident, I went through all of Rush's Review of Surgery; I converted everything that I didn't know cold, into flashcards. From time to time, I would go for a walk and drill the flashcards. I would not put a flashcard away until I knew it cold. Important info from textbooks and conferences would get put on flashcards as well. Absite and board scores were very good, so it worked for me.<br /> Flashcards work best with cut-and-dried question/answer (read-my-mind questions are so demoralizing.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-80688129224485975342016-08-17T08:35:13.045-04:002016-08-17T08:35:13.045-04:00A new edition of Sabiston's Textbook of Surger...A new edition of Sabiston's Textbook of Surgery is now out. It looks like a good choice although any recent edition of a standard comprehensive textbook would be OK. Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-67549526301666999192016-08-16T14:42:12.093-04:002016-08-16T14:42:12.093-04:00Skeptical Scalpel, thanks for great blog! Which te...Skeptical Scalpel, thanks for great blog! Which textbook of surgery would you recommend to start with? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-56274774851670593572016-08-14T21:08:37.322-04:002016-08-14T21:08:37.322-04:00The other boards do the same thing. Internal medic...The other boards do the same thing. Internal medicine is having a revolution now. Should be interesting to see how it turns out.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-17412980900414732182016-08-12T23:50:23.897-04:002016-08-12T23:50:23.897-04:00It's a shame that the material in the QE has v...It's a shame that the material in the QE has very little to do with the actual practice of general surgery today. Why does the ABS insist on staying in the 20th Century? artigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361655152970244221noreply@blogger.com