INTERNAL MEDICINE: Possible resources for studying for the examination
% of candidates who % of candidates % of candidates
thought resource was who were who thought
helpful neutral resource was not
helpful
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 26 33 41
Cecil Textbook of Medicine 38 22 40
Cecil Essentials of Medicine 23 33 43
The Washington Manual of Medicine 20 32 48
MKSAP 32 24 44
JAMA – The Rational Clinical Examination 52 22 26
Talley and O’Connor: Clinical Examination 70 15 15
Talley and O’Connor: Examination Medicine 47 20 33
Sapira: Art and Science of Bedside
23 28 49
Diagnosis
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and
22 32 46
History Taking
McGee: Evidence Based Physical
40 28 32
Examination
DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination 49 20 31
Oneexamination.com 17 36 47
CMAJ-guidelines 10 36 54
Marriott: Practical Electrocardiography 47 25 28
Dubin Rapid Interpretation of EKGs 16 35 51
Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review 37 27 36
The John Hopkins Internal Medicine and
38 25 37
Board Review
Harrison’s Principals of Internal Medicine –
Self Assessment 18 32 50
and Board Review
The Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of
22 30 48
Internal Medicine
March 2018