Master the Boards USMLE Medical Ethics: The Only USMLE Ethics High-Yield Review - Softcover

Fischer MD, Conrad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607149044 ISBN 13: 9781607149040

Publisher: Kaplan Medical, 2012

Synopsis

Ethics questions—in which test-takers must choose the single best answer from multiple ethical and legal choices—appear in Steps 1 and 3 of USMLE and in the American Board of Internal Medicine Examination. To excel on these test topics, users need to master the relevant U.S. ethical and legal principles. This practical book presents the questions you are most likely to encounter on the test, with concrete and definite answer explanations to help you choose the right answer every time.

Features:

* Sample questions and cases likely to be tested on the Medical Ethics exam

* Clear answer explanations

* Coverage of the issues most likely to appear on the Ethics section of USMLE Steps 1 & 3 and the American Board of Internal Medicine Examination, including:

-- End-of-life issues

-- Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

-- Competence

-- Medical malpractice

-- Abortion-related issues

-- HIV-related issues.

About this title

About the Author

Conrad Fischer, MD, is director of educational development for the department of medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in New York City. Jamaica Hospital is a robust window on the world of medicine. Dr. Fischer is also chairman of medicine for Kaplan Medical, teaching USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3, Internal Medicine Board Review and Attending Recertification, and USMLE Step 1 Physiology. Dr. Fischer is associate professor of physiology, pharmacology, and medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kaplan Medical
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1607149044
• ISBN 13: 9781607149040
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 216