How to Use This Book

This book on how to learn the daunting and arduous materials of internal medicine in 3 years of residency is set up into sections to prepare the internal medicine learner to have a successful journey during their time in the discipline. The first section sets the table with an overall strategy of learning and test-taking tips. The next section places each of the specialty sections that an internal medicine learner would encounter in their training and brings forward a highlighted point that uses an “A–Z” pattern that helps for easy organization of the material and for maximum retention of the learning points in each of the specialties. The next section encompasses the “1,2,3” method of taking 3 dedicated days of each week of the year to learn detailed integrated specialty wisdom points or pearls of knowledge in internal medicine. This method will keep the learner on task for the entire 3 years of internal medicine training.