General Surgery Board Review: A Guide to the 99th Percentile is aimed at general surgery residents preparing for the annual in-service training exam and board exam in the United States. It is also appropriate for senior level medical students rotating through surgery and mid-level providers, and it can be utilized as a study guide throughout residency training.
This guide offers a comprehensive review of clinically relevant anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome for each surgical disease process. It provides a fundamental understanding of all surgical specialties, the opportunity for improved clinical performance, and an avenue for residents to reach their potential on yearly in-service training exams and the national board exam. The information is high yield, frequently tested, and can be quickly referenced in the clinical environment, or while taking practice exam questions. In addition, the conceptual basis of both the preoperative workup and surgical approach are underscored, and the rationale behind clinical decisions is emphasized.
Dr. Ravi Morchi, MD has experience of over five years of general surgery residency, two years of surgical work in resource-limited environments abroad, and 15 years of clinical experience in emergency care. Utilizing the information in this guide, he achieved the 99th percentile on every yearly in-service training exam as a general surgical resident, and one of the top scores in the nation on the written board exam. This guide provides all of the information on surgical and sub-specialty surgical topics that a resident within the United States is expected to know.
《一般外科考試複習:99百分位指南》旨在幫助準備美國年度在職訓練考試和考試委員會考試的一般外科住院醫師。這本書也適合在外科輪科的高年級醫學生和中級醫療提供者,並可作為住院醫師訓練期間的學習指南。
本指南提供了與臨床相關的解剖學、病理生理學、診斷、治療和每種外科疾病過程的結果的全面回顧。它提供了對所有外科專科的基本理解,改善臨床表現的機會,以及幫助住院醫師在年度在職訓練考試和全國考試中發揮潛力的途徑。這些信息具有高效益,經常被考核,並且可以在臨床環境中或在做模擬考題時快速查閱。此外,手術前的檢查和手術方法的概念基礎也得到了強調,並且臨床決策背後的理由也被強調。
Ravi Morchi醫生擁有超過五年的一般外科住院醫師經驗,兩年在資源有限的環境中進行外科工作,以及15年的急救臨床經驗。利用本指南中的信息,他在每年的在職訓練考試中都達到了99百分位,並在全國的書面考試中獲得了最高分之一。本指南提供了美國住院醫師應該了解的所有外科及其子專科主題的信息。
拉維·莫奇醫生 (Dr. Ravi Morchi, MD) 開始他的職業生涯作為急診醫師。他開發了模擬和解剖切割的教育課程,並在撒哈拉以南非洲的鄉村醫院工作過一段時間。之後,他選擇在加州大學爾灣分校 (UC Irvine) 進行正式的外科訓練,在加州大學洛杉磯分校 (UCLA) 完成心臟科住院醫師訓練,並在科羅拉多州立兒童醫院 (Children's Hospital of Colorado) 專攻先天性心臟病。他在每次在職考試中都達到第99百分位,並在美國外科醫學委員會考試中獲得最高分。莫奇醫生在他的職業生涯中獲得了十多個教學獎項。他目前在南加州從事成人和兒童心臟外科的診療工作。