The General Surgeon's Guide to Passing the Oral Boards

Each year, general surgery residents across the county spend hundreds of hours studying for the American Board of Surgery certifying exam, also known as general surgery oral boards. This test is the final obstacle for general surgery residents on their journey to become board certified, practicing general surgeons in an easy to reference study guide with information covering the most commonly tested topics. This book is compiled based on ACS curriculum outlie making it helpful for medical students interested in surgery, general surgery residents, and practicing general surgeons. For each disease process, we include the relevant points of the history and physical, work-up, staging, treatment options, key surgical steps, and post-operative care. The unique format we use makes this book optimal for quick referencing and self-study. While this book was initially designed as a tool to study for the oral boards, it will also be extremely useful for residents and practicing surgeons as a quick reference guide in daily practice to brush up on procedural steps or the work up of complex conditions--

Author: Shelby Reiter, Danielle Hayes

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical

Publication Date: Feb 26, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1265082855

ISBN-13: 9781265082857