Designed for easy reading and maximum retention, this all new Clinical Sciences Review provides a comprehensive resource for USMLE Step 2, and other certification exams in the U.S., Canada, and elsewhere. This eighteenth edition, redesigned with students in mind, combines several features: self-tests with the questions you'll need to prepare for the USMLE Step 2 and other qualifying exams; thorough review of surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, pediatrics, public health, and community medicine; chapters prepared by leading authorities in each area of medicine; numerous lists, figures, and tables for easier comprehension and maximum retention; coverage of new clinical procedures derived from advances in molecular biology, genetics, and other emerging fields; and a full chapter explaining how to successfully prepare for medical qualifying exams.