How do I find resources for board review preparation (USMLE™, NCLEX-RN®, etc)?

USMLE™

• USMLEasy via AccessMedicine
  The Library's subscription to AccessMedicine includes McGraw-Hill’s USMLEasy product for UVa SOM students and affiliates preparing for Steps 1 and 3 of the USMLE™ board examinations.
• First Aid
  The Library has full, online access to McGraw-Hill’s "First Aid" examination review collection.
• National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Self-Assessment Services
  Interactive self-assessment tools offered by NBME for USMLE™ Step1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. Free sample assessment is available, other assessments incur a cost.
• Open Directory
  Resources related to United States Medical Licensure Exam (USMLE™) Steps 1, 2, 3, and 4. Multiple sites are listed, some free, discussion forums are also included.
• USMLE World
  This commercial, fee-based site is popular with students looking for a subscription-based tool for test preparation.
• Princeton Review
  This commercial site offers a free full-length practice test. Requires registration.
• Ebooks via Ebrary
  Electronic access to older versions of popular test review books is available using free, downloadable software available at http://shop.ebrary.com/Download. The Ebrary reader is also available on all Health Sciences Library computers.

Available for checkout:

• Anatomy recall / Lorne H. Blackbourne, Jared Antevil, Christopher Moore, editors. (2005)
  QM32 .A656 ON RESERVE
• Critical care medicine: the essentials / John J. Marini (2010)
  RC86.8 .M386 ELECTRONIC BOOK
• Critical care study guide: text and review / Gerard J. Criner. (2010)
  RC86.7 .C75 ELECTRONIC BOOK
• Medical microbiology & immunology: examination & board review / Levinson, Warren. (2008)
  QR46 .L48 ELECTRONIC BOOK
• Physiology secrets / [edited by] Hershel Raff. (2003)
  QP40 .P476
• Katzung & Trevor's pharmacology: examination & board review / Anthony J. Trevor, Bertram G. Katzung, Susan B. Masters. (2005)
  RM300 .K38
• Rypins' basic sciences review. (2001)
  R834.5 .R963.

Specialty Boards

• ECFMG®--Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
  Through its program of certification, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) assesses the readiness of international medical graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
• Surgery Board Reviews and ACGME Core Competencies
  AccessSurgery, a subscription available to UVa affiliates via the Health Sciences Library's website, offers review materials derived from current surgery board review texts.
• Ebooks via Ebrary
  Electronic versions of some of the most popular test review books, including books from the PreTest and FirstAid series can be viewed using free, downloadable software available at http://shop.ebrary.com/Download. The Ebrary reader is also available on all Health Sciences Library computers.

Available for checkout:

• Emergency medicine secrets/[edited by] Vincent J. Markovchick, Peter T. Pons. (2003)
  RC86.9 .M37
• ICU recall/senior editor, Curtis G. Tribble; editor, Jeffrey T. Cope. (1997)
  RC86.9 .I38
• Neurology recall/James Q. Miller, Nathan B. Fountain. (2003)
  RC343.5 .M55
• Orthopedic secrets/[edited by] David E. Brown, Randall D. Neumann. (1995)
  RD732.6 .O78
• Pediatrics recall/Eugene D. McGahren, III, William G. Wilson. (1997)
  RJ48.2 .M37
• Primary care cardiology: a board review for internists and family practitioners/Taylor, George Jesse. (1995)
  RC681 .T39
• Radiology recall/senior editors, Spencer B. Gay, Richard J. Woodcock, Jr. (2000)
  RC78.15 .R325
• Surgical recall/senior editor, Lorne H. Blackbourne. (1998)
  RD37.2 .S9748
• Urology secrets/[edited by] Martin I. Resnick, Andrew C.Novick. (1995)
  RC872 .U78

NCLEX

• NCLEX Review 3500
  NCLEX test preparation software available for use on all Health Sciences Library public Windows computer workstations.
• NCLEX discussion forum from allnurses.com
  Large online nursing community offers discussion on over 350 topics. Registration is required but access is free.
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
  The primary responsibility of the NCLEX Examinations Department of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is the development, delivery and support of the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® examinations. Their official site provides links to several free resources about the exams.
• Ebooks via Ebrary
  Electronic versions of some of the most popular test review books can be viewed using free, downloadable software available at http://shop.ebrary.com/Download. The Ebrary reader is also available on all Health Sciences Library computers.
• Ebooks via STAT!Ref
  Electronic versions of specific test review books are available via the Health Sciences Library's STAT!Ref subscription. Connection via Proxy is required for off-Grounds access to the following titles:
  Davis's NCLEX-RN® SUCCESS
  Davis's NCLEX-PN Review

Available for checkout:

• Review questions for the NCLEX-RN®: computerized adaptive testing/Sandra F. Smith, 8th ed. (1997)
  RT55 .S67
• Mosby's comprehensive review of nursing for NCLEX-RN ®/editor, Dolores F. Saxton; associate editors, Patricia M. Nugent, Phyllis K. Pelikan (1999)
  RT55 .M64
• Saunders review for NCLEX-RN® (1994)
  RT55 .M27
• AJN/Mosby...nursing boards review for the NCLEX-RN® examination (1992)
  RT52 .A37
• Lippincott's State board review for NCLEX-RN® (1998)
  RT55 .L48

Nursing Certification

• Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
  This website provides information on the process of applying to CGFNS to certify your credentials and/or evaluate your qualifications to seek employment or higher education as a nurse or other health care professional in the US.

Available for checkout:

• Fundamentals of Nursing/Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry (2005)
  RT42 .P68
• CNOR exam study guide & practice resource/content coordinator, Dru Beedle; Certification Board Perioperative Nursing. (2002)
  RD9925 .C6
• Springhouse review for critical care nursing certification , 3rd ed (2002)
  RT120.I5 C38
• Gerontological nurse practitioner review and resource manual/ Maren S. Mayhew, Marilyn W. Edmunds. (2005)
  RC954 .M39
• Acute care nurse practitioner certification examination: review questions and strategies/Barbara A. Todd. (2002)
  RT120.I5 T64
• Mosby's oncology nursing certification review/Cynthia C. Chernecky, Sue Schlesselman. (2000)
  RC266 .C483
• Advanced practice in oncology nursing : case studies & review/ [edited by] Esther Muscari Lin. (2001)
  RC266 .A286
• Comprehensive cancer nursing review Susan L. Groenwald ... [et al.]. (1998)
  XX(3853326.1) ELECTRONIC BOOK