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Board Review Resources

This guide provides helpful studying resources for health science students preparing for board reviews and exams.

USMLE Study Resources in AccessMedicine

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AccessMedicine provides a variety of Board Review interactive study tools. 

AccessMedicine Flashcards 

  • Drill down by resource and/or topic to focus in on areas of weakness
  • Track cards you’ve already seen to prioritize studying
  • Save your favorite flashcards for quick review
  • Responsive on any mobile device

Board Review Questions:  Generate multiple-choice quizzes from Basic Sciences or Clinical Practice & Board Review

Diagnosaurus: Provides differential diagnoses (DDx) of symptoms, signs, and diseases. By using the various indexes, you can choose to view entries by organ system, or select to view the list of symptoms only, the list of diseases only, or all of the entries.

Mobile Access: For mobile access, create a free Access Profile then download the app. 

Click this link to get directions on how to access AccessMedicine from the CHSL website.

BoardVitals

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BoardVitals is a respected source for board review preparation. Register here to access BoardVitals powerful question banks and other tools it has for board exam preparation.

Other Materials

These eBooks are available to the CWRU community and should be accessible through Single Sign On or VPN using your CaseID. 

Table listing books to help anesthesia students study for licensing exams.
Book Description
Anesthesiology: A Comprehensive Board Review for Primary and Maintenance of Certification Test Questions and answers with sources.
Essential Clinical Anesthesia Review: Keywords, Questions and Answers for the Boards Keywords, Questions and Answers for the Boards.
Anesthesiology Keywords Review Keyword, charts, multiple indicies reflectig different subspecialties, organ systems, and concepts/groupings, Keyword outlines with discussion and sources.
Anesthesia Secrets  Concise presentation of general anesthesia topics.
Basic essentials : A Comprehensive Review for the Anesthesiology BASIC Exam  A Comprehensive Review for the Anesthesiology BASIC Exam, Keyword, charts, bullet points and illustrations enables effective learning and efficient exam preparation.