Goodman's Neurosurgery Oral Board Review educates and prepares
neurosurgery candidates who are studying for the Neurosurgery Oral Board
exam, the final step prior to board certification. It also serves as a
primer for the Goodman oral board course, a bi-annual course sponsored
by the AANS. The book begins by initially describing the format of the
oral board exam. It then examines some of the concepts and techniques in
the question-answer process that forms the major premise of the oral
board exam. Each chapter contains 4-7 case presentations, which are
organized similarly to how oral board questions are presented, with a
brief history / physical and relevant imaging studies. The authors
provide detailed analysis of these cases, as well as key references for
each case with the salient conclusions from each referenced paper.
While there are a few books that cover the board exams, none of them are
specifically designed as case-based resources for oral board exam
preparation. Goodman's Neurosurgery Oral Board Review focuses
specifically on the oral board exam, and has been updated for this new
edition to reflect the most recent (post-2017) style board. This review
is an ideal resource for neurosurgeons who are preparing for the oral
board, and is also very appropriate for those who are trying to maintain
competence in neurosurgery.
