How you study for the ABSITE depends on how much time you have available. Motivated residents who prepare in advance will benefit the most from the online review program and the enormous body of information available on the website. Regardless of how much time you have available, this entire review program is designed to be done piecemeal using the short periods of time you have available on call nights and in between cases. Each topic is designed to be covered in just a few minutes, and many residents report making good progress on the question bank by doing a few questions over lunch each day. Those who are on night float rotations or taking call report making good progress on the high-yield PowerPoint reviews.
Based on resident feedback, our recommendation is to keep the pocket version of the book with you at all times. It is a handy book to go through whenever a few minutes are available. This larger book is seen more and more in the hospital as the exam draws closer, but most residents recommend spending an hour every evening months in advance to review this book. While each individual study plan will be different, there are a few trends that we have noticed with high scorers:
- Use this book in conjunction with the online questions and your existing reference books
- Do at least a dozen questions and read through several topics every night
- Review the high-yield PowerPoint presentations a week in advance of your exam
- Take note of your strengths and weaknesses and focus on them accordingly
- Keep your notes and review material from year to year
Whether you are preparing for the junior ABSITE or the senior ABSITE, we recommend going through this resource in its entirety. Topics that have appeared on one exam more than another are marked appropriately. Topics that have appeared on recent exams or more than once are marked by stars. In addition, topics that the reviewers have deemed to be particularly worthwhile are also highlighted. It is important to reiterate that the purpose of this book is to help you become a better doctor and surgeon – your score on this exam should reflect your mastery of basic science and clinical medicine, and their application to the field of surgery.
Learn more about our high quality review courses for the USMLE and ABSITE. Our review courses include access to thousands of practice questions with detailed explanations, high-yield online and published textbooks, slide reviews, and audio/video lectures. Learn more about the USMLE review and ABSITE review, and visit our exam preparation website.
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