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highly recommended |
THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO FAMILY MEDICINE BOARD SUCCESS. The only resident-to-resident, step-by-step guide to help you pass the Family Medicine boards. Current content based on the most recently administered in-service and board exams. Designed for fast and fun learning. Real answers to frequently tested questions. High-yield algorithms and images. Insider tips from residents who've been there. Great for recertification and in-service exams.
Great for quick review 
This book is great for clinical rotations. It's reasonably portable. The sections are easy to navigate so you can find the snippet of information that you need. I like the memory tips too.
Good summary but a bit pricey 
Pretty good summary and add on resource for standard family medicine texts and question banks. The only downside is the price, which I think is a bit inflated because of the "first aid" name that everyone at the stage of requring board cert reviews is very comfortable with.
Better than Swansons
I initially purchased Swansons to study with but quickly decided I hated it. There are soooo many typos and it doesn't provide very detailed explanations. Some friends were editing First Aid and I decided to give it a try. It's in the usual First Aid format, which I was used to. Provided good explanations and I don't think I encountered anything on the exam that I hadn't read in the book. My study plan including reading First Aid front to back and doing as many of the practice questions on the AAFP website (free) and old in-service exams as possible (ended up doing about 800 questions). Several of the questions were repeated word for word on the actual exam. Overall, First Aid was a great part of my studying and I will definitely buy it again when I'm up for recertification.
The only downside I found is that the Women's Health section is a little disorganized and could contain more material. That was my strongest area though so I felt prepared. If you haven't done ob or gyn in a long time though, you might want some additional materials. It also does not provide many sample EKGs for review.
Too lengthy
It's kind of good for review if someone has time but I think it's as not as good as the other First Aids. I like the Mnemonics to help jog my memory.
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