In general, you want to have one review resource and one question bank.
| Review | Question bank | |
| Medicine | Case files Internal medicine |
Uworld |
| Primary care | Same as for medicine. Know screening guidelines. |
AAFP questions, Uworld medicine |
| Surgery |
Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review by DeVirgilio |
Amboss, Uworld surgery |
| Ob Gyn |
Case files OB Gyn |
Uworld |
| Pediatrics |
Case files Pediatrics |
Uworld |
| Neuro |
Introduction to Clinical Neurology by Gelb is recommended for a textbook, I didn't use anything and did ok. |
Uworld |
| Psych | FA for psych clerkship (new 5th edition or cheaper 4th edition) |
Uworld |
Additional notes:
Medicine - A lot of people like Step-Up to Medicine but I wasn't a fan. One very useful thing to have on the wards is the Pocket Medicine book, I would recommend this. It will be useful for clerkships as well as for intern year/residency.
Primary Care - If you can take the test for this clerkship soon after Medicine, you won't even have to do any extra studying for it, other than knowing some basic stuff like screening.
Surgery - The best question bank is debatable, I would recommend Amboss and the few Uworld surgery questions. If you don't want to pay for Amboss, you can review Uworld GI and renal sections (this is medicine stuff but is relevant for surgical care, especially post-op) The most important thing here is the DeVirgilio textbook. If you know the text well, you will ace the test.
OB - A lot of people use Uwise as a question bank because it is from some OB-Gyn organization, but I didn't think the questions helped you learn much. My school provided it to us, I'm not sure if your school will as well.
Psych - Can add Lange qbank if you'd like, but not necessary. Honestly, if you use the Pysch section of First Aid Step 1, that gets you 80% of the way vs First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship
In general, if you bought Amboss, by all means supplement your learning for all the clerkships with it. Its a great resource, but I found uworld questions and explanations were better.
Regarding NBME's, I didn't really do them for the same reasons I didn't do them for Step 1 (mainly cost and lack of
If you did choose to do them, it would be the Comprehensive Clinical Science Self-Assessment (CCSSA) found here.
A guide that people is pretty popular for clerkship studying is the following: