Library Guides: Drug and Pharmacology Resources: Board Review & Practice Tests

Key Resources

Board Review Series (BRS)
Widely used by medical students studying for the USMLE Step 1, the Board Review Series (BRS) provides basic knowledge as it relates to clinical situations.

Case Files Collection
Access Medicine's Case Files Collection is an online library of true-to-life clinical cases. By including all of the content from the Case Files series, students will have access to an extensive collection of carefully crafted cases designed to simulate the clinical approach and decision making. The Case Files Collection provides students and residents with an easy-to-understand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearl and board-style review questions. The collection is organized into basic science cases, clinical rotation cases, and post-graduate cases but you can easily search by a specific book or topic.

How To Find Board Review Materials in the Library

Most board preparation materials are available as a print or digital books. Both formats are searchable in the library catalog.

Please note that relevant materials may be located in many locations in the library: the DMU Book Collection, Board Review, or Reserve. Board Review and Reserve materials are located behind the Circulation desk.

Materials in the Board Review collection can be checked out for 7 days and renewed five times online from your patron account in the catalog.
Materials in the Reserve collection may be checked out for 2 hours.
Materials in the DMU Book Collection may be checked out for 2 weeks

Free Resources Online

Pharmacology Problem Sets
Created by; David H. Farb, Ph.D., Department Chair of Pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine

Test Question Databank: ExamMaster

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Studying for boards? Exam Master has a very strong test bank of questions written by clinical experts. After creating a personal account, you can create your own practice exams using various criteria, including picking questions by subject or keyword, choosing only questions you haven't seen before or that you've missed previously etc. ExamMaster will also keep track of your scores across time, and will show you where you went wrong if you answer a question incorrectly.

The following practice tests are available:

COMLEX I (PLUS sample Comlex II PE cases on video)
USMLE Step 1, 2, & 3 question bank
PANCE/PANRE Practice Exams
Certification review for Family Medicine, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, SPEX (Special Purpose Examination)
Medical Subject review tests include: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cytology and Histology, Internal and Clinical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology, Psychiatry