Sorry if this is off topic, I wasn't sure where to put it ... and searches came up empty.
Considering honoring my 3rd year surgery rotation would be quite helpful, I was wondering if you guys have suggestions for textbooks to use. I already have the following:
Recall (for quick pimp-esque info)
(Levien's) Introduction to Surgery
   (small quick read that I should be done with before rotation starts)
Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen
   (not sure if I'll have time to read this ... is it worth it?)
What I'm trying to select now is "The Text" that I'll study daily to prepare for the oral and shelf exams. So far, it's been Blueprints for all my other rotations, but I've heard it sucks for surgery. Plus, considering it's actually what I want to do, I feel like a text is warranted this time. The ones that I know of currently are:
(Lawrence's) Essentials of General Surgery
   (recommended by friends, but is it only for people not interested in surgery?)
Sabiston Essentials of Surgery
   (heard this is harder to read but the one surgical types should get)
Which one text should I go for, to read cover to cover for the exams? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, and congratulations to all you lucky bastards out there (male & female, of course) who matched.
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