Kaplan Medical Master the Boards: Internal Medicine by Conrad Fischer

Conrad Fischer, MD is Associate Chief of Medicine for Educational and Academic Activities at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. In the past, Dr. Fischer was the Residency Program Director at Flushing Hospital and before that was the Residency Director at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Fischer completed a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of Cornell University.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
While I can echo some of the previous thoughts that this book does highlight different material than its "Master - USMLE" counterparts. At the same time, considering the environment surrounding the boards with review courses being sued and countersuits; it seems as though Dr. Fisher wrote this in a way that supports a plight of "I am not ripping off the ABIM/ACP and as such, I will change material" which highlights its complete inaccuracies in some sections. As such, therapies are not really up-to-date and so forth. There are some striking omissions - Adult Parvo B19; MCTD: cryptosporidia; Ramsay-Hunt; Pregnancy and HTN; Rabies; Actinomyces...relative "hot topics" for the current atmosphere of the ABIM. And that, by no means, is an exhaustive list. The oncology section leaves a lot to be desired. And, have we forgotten optho/ortho - while perhaps not a prime area of focus, a section on said topics is quintessential to a complete review work. That doesn't mean this book is without its positives, but I wouldn't be overtly comfortable walking into my ABIM having only read through this one (as per advertised claims).