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Acing the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource has been updated into a Second Edition.

The Second Edition contains new vignettes, a discussion on Maintenance of Certification Exam (MOC), and discussion on test relevancy for residency rotations!

In today's fast-paced world, gastroenterology and hepatology residents and fellows struggle to find the time to study for the board exams, prepare for the recertification exam, prepare for teaching rounds, or just plain read. What is the best way to effectively prepare and study, if reading multiple resources can't seem to fit into your daily schedule?

The answer to your study questions (and study time!) can be found inside the newly updated Second Edition of Acing the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource!

Why You Will Need to Read Acing the GI Board Exam, Second Edition:

New! 41 new and carefully vetted board-style vignettes with color images
New! Brief discussion on the Maintenance of Certification Exam (MOC)
New! Discussion on test relevancy for residency rotations
Comprehensive yet succinct answers using a high-yield format
Emphasis on key clinical pearls and "board buzzwords"
Answers to classic board "threshold values" questions that you need to know but always seem to forget
Rapid-fire, crunch-time exam with 195 classic one-liners

Dr. Brennan M. R. Spiegel has collected every pearl of wisdom, high-yield factlet, ""Board buzzword,"" micrograph, and classic imaging study he could muster, all while keeping Acing the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource, Second Edition a manageable size.

Acing the GI Board Exam, Second Edition fills the unmet need in board review by presenting time-tested and high-yield information in a rational, useful, and contextually appropriate format suitable studying for the board exams and preparing for the recertification exam.

Chapters Include:

A compilation of general lessons learned from past test-takers
"Tough Stuff" board review vignettes
Board review "Clinical Threshold Values"
"Crunch-Time" Self-Test and Answer Guide-time to get your game on!

With its focus on pearl after pearl, emphasis on images, and attention to high-yield "tough stuff" vignettes you don't know the answers to (yet), Acing the GI Board Exam, Second Edition is truly the ultimate crunch-time resource for acing the GI and Hepatology examination, taking recertifying examinations, looking good on clerkship rounds, or for just challenging yourself with interesting and entertaining vignettes.

Contents:

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Note About the Second Edition
Preface

Chapter 1 A Compilation of Lessons Learned From Taking the GI Boards
Chapter 2 Pearls of Wisdom for Board Preparation and Earning MOC Points
Chapter 3 "Tough Stuff" Vignettes
Chapter 4 Board Review "Clinical Threshold Values"
Chapter 5 "Crunch-Time" Self-Test-Time to Get Your Game On

Appendix A Answers to "Crunch-Time" Self-Test
Appendix B "Crunch-Time" Self-Test Scoring Guide

Bibliography
Subject Index
Index