. Notably, in the early 1990s, he served on the committee that designed the clinical component of the USMLE Step 2
Potential weaknesses or pitfalls
The true feature of the Kaplan edition is the supplementary section of 100 case vignettes. These are not simple recall questions. They are complex, multi-step surgical scenarios that mimic the NBME clinical shelf exam. Students who complete these cases score, on average, one standard deviation higher than those who only read the notes. dr pestanas surgery notes exclusive
An look at the early editions versus the current edition reveals how Dr. Pestana curated only the most tested, most dangerous, and most commonly missed surgical concepts. in the early 1990s