The testing resource Lippincott’s Review of Pathology: Illustrated Interactive Q & A provides the most up-to-date, clinically relevant review of pathology available. It guides students through the vast amount of pathology information they need to master to succeed on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Using the format of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the questions address the major topics in general and systemic pathology. The book includes over 1100 clinical-vignette style questions, many with accompanying color photos. Lippincott’s Review of Pathology effectively integrates your study of pathology to give you full confidence for your course examinations, the USMLE, and the American Board of Pathology certification examination. We hope that this review of pathology will encourage students to think critically and formulate their own questions concerning mechanisms of diseases.
Lippincott’s Review of Pathology received a five-star rating from Doody’s Review with a weighted numerical score of 100. Milana Dusanko Panjkovic, M.D. writes: “Perusing the book for just a few minutes will convince students that it contains just what they need and in the appropriate amount – not too much and not too little. It deserves to be in every pathology departmental library and on the shelf of current study material of every medical school library.”
Reflections on Teaching
I have had the opportunity to learn from many outstanding leaders in the field of medical education including Ivan Damjanov, Emanuel Rubin, and Fred Gorstein. Teaching requires hard work, honesty, humor, and a passion for self-improvement. Students depend on the teaching faculty for organized information, honest feedback, and personal mentoring. They learn by example how to sift information and integrate innumerable threads of knowledge to make a coherent picture of the world. My greatest aspiration as a teacher and author is to help students gain confidence in their problem-solving skills. Great teachers help students immeasurably by nurturing in them a sense of complexity of the world. New concepts and open-ended questions are often more instructive than simple lists of answers. Great ideas can inspire students to become passionate about their careers, committed to personal excellence, and devoted to life-long learning.
