I used Kaplans Step 2 Qbook throughout MS-3. I would highly recommend this to any other MS-3 as a great resource to study for individual shelf exams from IM to surg. It was great to only buy one (inexpensive) question book for all of third year. I have not yet taken step 2 so cannot discuss how it prepares you for that test.
The questions are slightly easier than pre-test. The answer and explanation section is complete and better organized than most question books. In summary, if you like question... more info
Depends what you use it for:
i dunno how this book prepares you for step 2ck since i haven't taken it yet, but it doesn't do that great of a job for shelf exams. i find that the questions in this are much easier than the ones in the NBME shelf - they're shorter, give more obvious hints, more answer choices can be ruled out, and NONE of the questions ask you to interpret images. i also don't like how the book is so lopsided. 400 of the questions are in the internal medicine section and others like ob/gyn, psych, and surgery only get 100... more info
Excellent , A MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:
I used this book and score a 220!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent source, a must to have!
The best review source, without competitors.:
Constant updating of medical information, diverse and specialized skills of contributors, realistically concise book size, and practical itemization of review topics have made Kaplan Qbooks the best source for preparation to USMLE. It is difficult for competitors to catch up with the excellence of Kaplan. I noticed an example of such imitation by a professor of biochemistry, coauthored with another physician, where you could easily sense the circumstantiality of their questions and the poor itemization of... more info
