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Cutting Remarks: Insights and Recollections of a Surgeon by Sidney Schwab Just okay I can't understand why this book got so many top reviews. Not that it is bad, but there are many better books in the how-I-became-a-doctor genre. Michael Collin's Hot Lights, Cold Steel, or Frank Vertosick's When the Air Hits Your Brain are tops in this area. Also, either Atul Gawande's books, Be...read more...

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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2008 (First Aid USMLE) by Tao Le Vikas Bhushan Deepak A. Rao Review of First Aid 2008 I have enjoyed using this book so far. It condenses important points very well, and includes easy to remember mnemnonics and pictures. If you med-school has shelf exams it is a great resource to condense your studying so that you cover the most important topics.read more...