So now to the important stuff, how do you perform well & rock the shelf?
- General downloads for the wards - see Clinical Downloads
- Pediatrics PDA programs
- Harriet Lane Handbook - from Skyscape*
- The Red Book - from Skyscape*
- 5 Minute Pediatric Consult - from Skyscape*
- See PDA essentials for programs you should have for every rotation.
- Online Pediatrics Resources
- Congenital Syndromes - A great case based site from Yale.
- CLIPP Cases - Great breat & butter peds cases that will help you prep for the shelf. You have to register but it's free if you have a med school email address.
- Shelf exam content breakdown & sample questions from the NMBE.
- Books for the Shelf:
- BRS Pediatrics (Board Review Series)
- An excellent general review with pertinent questions at the end of each chapter, plus a full practice exam at the end of the book. Read this book 1st.
- This is a standout text in the BRS series & a better alternative to Blueprints or First-Aid.
- Case Files Pediatrics (Lange Case Files)
- Read this after completing BRS to highlight high-yield information.
- Easy read w. short vignettes, you are guaranteed to see similar cases on the Shelf exam.
- Pediatrics Pretest (Pretest Series)
- The best of the somewhat subpar question books for peds, it's okay, but unlike for Ob/Gyn Pretest + Case Files doesn't necessarily = excellent score, peds is just really broad and makes for a difficult 1st shelf.
- Much better than Appleton & Lange (stay away).
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