Written by the creator of the nationally acclaimed course, “Conrad Fischer’s Internal Medicine Board Review,” the Kaplan Medical Internal Medicine Question Book offers 500 sample questions that teach students how to answer the most important topics tested on the American Board of Internal Medicine certification exam. Under Dr. Fischer, the Board pass rate at a large New York residency program rose from 52 percent to 100 percent in one year. With the most test-like samples on the market, this indepth book features questions framed as case studies that describe patient histories, physical exams, and lab data. Study questions quiz content mastery, while detailed answer explanations ensure clear comprehension. This book focuses on answering and analyzing the questions students face on the actual exam, broken down into manageable chunks. Fischer’s question analysis method is key for students’ success on test day.
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Private-sector approaches are being widely adopted in health care, but there is little evidence to demonstrate either that they offer a better way to organize work, or that they are applicable to the provision of quality health care. Patients and health care workers describe their experiences in Medical Alert: New Work Organizations in Health Care, and their responses challenge the assumptions of private-sector advocates, with implications reaching far beyond Canadian hospitals.

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Pat Armstrong is a professor in the Department of Sociology at York University and holds a CHSRF/CIHR Chair in Applied Health Services and Nursing Research.Hugh Armstrong is a professor in the School of Social Work and the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University.

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