MCW Libraries Board Review Resources
MCW Libraries Board Review Book Collection
Looking for specialty board review books? The links below are starting points to selected lists of titles in the MCW Libraries collection.
Review Books for Step 1
Review Books for Step 2
Review Books for Step 2 CS
Review Books for Step 2 CK
Review Books for Step 3
Board Review E-Books
Case Files
Search our online catalog, MCWCAT, for specific titles or search by keyword using words such as USMLE, step 1, step 2, board, questions, or review, combined with subjects such as anatomy or pediatrics. Many MCWCAT records for board review books use examination questions, problems and exercises, or outlines as a subject subheading. For example, do a keyword search using pharmacology questions. Then sort the list by date to see the most current titles first.
Exam Master OnLine
Includes over 19,000 questions and explanations for preparing for the USMLE Steps 1-3 and Family Medicine, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, SPEX, Dental, Pharmacy, and Physician Assistant Certification exams. The product is also a helpful tool for medical subject review for courses and clerkships. WARNING: Registration required. You must register on the MCW Libraries Exam Master Gateway. If you Google “Exam Master” and register on their “dot.com” site you will be charged a fee for creating exams. See more information for important registration instructions and product support information.
Official USMLE Practice Exams
Official USMLE Practice Exams provided by the NBME are loaded on 2 computers in the Todd Wehr Library Computer Lab. The computers are located to the left of the laser printer.
AccessMedicine
Q&A tab: access to tests and cases from books in the Clinical Library and Lange Educational Library.
USMLEasy Lite: access to 900 questions for Step 1; 1,000 questions for Step 2 CK; and 200 questions for Step 3. Registration required. The Lite version offers 25% of the complete question bank, Practice Mode and USMLE Simulation Mode, and randomized Quick Exams.
Case Files tab:
a) access to 150 clinical cases from the LANGE Case Files series. Includes Q&A, approach, clinical pearls, and references for each case. Can view cases by case number or by specialty.
b) access to 111 cases with Q&A from Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 6e. Can view by case number or by topic.
First Aid Test Prep
Includes peer to peer medical review guides provided on the McGraw-Hill eBook Library platform for preparing for USMLE, clerkship, and specialty board exams.
Other Online Resources:
AccessEmergency Medicine, AccessPediatrics, AccessSurgery, ebrary and PsychiatryOnline provide self-assessment tools for review.
For additional information contact MCW Libraries at (414) 955-8302 or asklib@mcw.edu