Research Guides: MD Program: Required books & Information Resources

Required Books - Years 1 & 2

Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine by Ivor Benjamin; Robert C. Griggs; Edward J. Wing; J. Gregory Fitz
Call Number: RC46 .C42 2016
ISBN: 9781437718997
Publication Date: 2015-05-08
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Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. Netter
Call Number: QM25 .N46 2019
ISBN: 9780323393225
Publication Date: 2018-02-27
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Basic and Clinical Pharmacology by Bertram G. Katzung; Anthony J. Trevor
Call Number: RM301.28 .B38 2018
ISBN: 9781259641152
Publication Date: 2017-11-30
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Basic Immunology by Abul K. Abbas; Andrew H. H. Lichtman; Shiv Pillai
Call Number: QR181 .A28 2020
ISBN: 9780323549431
Publication Date: 2019-04-10
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Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley
Call Number: RC76 .B38 2017
ISBN: 9781469893419
Publication Date: 2016-09-09
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The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care by Olle Jane Z. Sahler (Editor); John E. Carr (Editor); Julia B. Frank (Editor); João Vieira Nunes (Editor)
Call Number: R726.5 .B452 2017
ISBN: 9780889374867
Publication Date: 2017-08-31
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Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith L. Moore; Anne M. R. Agur; Arthur F. Dalley
Call Number: QM23.2 .M67 2018
ISBN: 9781496347213
Publication Date: 2017-09-13
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Hacker and Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Neville F. Hacker; Joseph C. Gambone; Calvin J. Hobel
Call Number: RG101 .E87 2016
ISBN: 9781455775583
Publication Date: 2015-11-10
• MS2 curriculum only
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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine by J. Larry Jameson; Dan L. Longo; Stephen L. Hauser; Dennis L. Kasper; Joseph Loscalzo; Anthony S. Fauci
Call Number: RC46 .H333 2018
ISBN: 9781259644030
Publication Date: 2018-08-13
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The Health Care Handbook by Askin & Moore
Call Number: RA395.A3 A75 2014
ISBN: 0692244735
Publication Date: 2014
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Histology - A Text and Atlas by Michael H. Ross; Wojciech Pawlina
Call Number: QM551 .R67 2020
ISBN: 9781496383426
Publication Date: 2018-12-27
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The Immune System by Peter Parham
Call Number: QR181 .P335 2015
ISBN: 9780815344667
Publication Date: 2014-10-01
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Introduction to Clinical Neurology by Douglas J. Gelb
Call Number: RC346 .G45 2016
ISBN: 9780190467197
Publication Date: 2016-05-10
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Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry by Donald W. Black; Nancy C. Andreasen
ISBN: 9781615373123
Publication Date: 2020-05-04
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Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology by Stephen A. Morse; Janet S. Butel; Karen C. Carroll; Timothy A. Mietzner; Steve Miller; Stefan Riedel
ISBN: 9781260012026
Publication Date: 2019-08-30
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Langman's Medical Embryology, 14th ed. by T. W. Sadler
Call Number: QM601 .L35 2019
ISBN: 9781496383907
Publication Date: 2018-11-14
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Lippincott illustrated reviews : biochemistry by Denise R. Ferrier
Call Number: QP514.2 .F47 2017
ISBN: 9781496344496
Publication Date: 2017-01-14
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Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Neuroscience by Claudia Krebs; Elizabeth J. Akesson; Esma Dilli; Joanne Weinberg
Call Number: RC343.6 .K74 2018
ISBN: 9781496367891
Publication Date: 2017-11-18
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The Medical Interview: the three-function approach by Steven A. Cole; Julian Bird
Call Number: RC65 .C65 2014
ISBN: 9780323279710
Publication Date: 2013-12-14
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Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics by Karen Marcdante; Robert M. Kliegman
Call Number: RJ45 .N4576 2019
ISBN: 9780323511452
Publication Date: 2018-03-29
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Neuroscience by Dale Purves (Editor); George J. Augustine (Editor); David Fitzpatrick (Editor); William C. Hall (Editor); Anthony-Samuel LaMantia (Editor); Richard D. Mooney (Editor); Michael L. Platt (Editor); Leonard E. White (Editor)
Call Number: QP355.2 .N487 2018
ISBN: 9781605353807
Publication Date: 2017-10-12
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Nolte's the human brain : an introduction to its functional anatomy by Todd Vanderah; Douglas J. Gould
ISBN: 9780323653985
Publication Date: 2020-03-09
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Nolte's the Human Brain in Photographs and Diagrams by Todd Vanderah
Call Number: QM451 .N644 2020
ISBN: 9780323598163
Publication Date: 2019-01-02
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Physiology by Linda S. Costanzo
Call Number: QP31.2 .C67 2018
ISBN: 9780323478816
Publication Date: 2017-05-08
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Renal Pathophysiology, 5th ed. by Helmut G. Rennke; Bradley M. Denker
Call Number: RC903.9 .R46 2020
ISBN: 9781975109592
Publication Date: 2019-03-20
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Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians by Bernard Lo
Call Number: R724 .L6 2020
ISBN: 9781975103545
Publication Date: 2019-03-20
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Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases by Warren E. Levinson
ISBN: 9781260116717
Publication Date: 2020-04-22
MD 2024
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Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology 15E by Warren E. Levinson
Call Number: QR46 .L64 2018
ISBN: 9781259644498
Publication Date: 2018-05-10
MD2023
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Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by Vinay Kumar; Abul K. Abbas; Jon C. Aster
Call Number: RB111 .R62 2015
ISBN: 9781455726134
Publication Date: 2014-07-14
MD2023
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Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by Vinay Kumar; Abul K. Abbas; Jon C. Aster
ISBN: 9780323531139
Publication Date: 2020-06-15
MD2024
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Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine by Robert Nussbaum; Roderick R. McInnes; Huntington F. Willard
Call Number: RB155 .T52 2016
ISBN: 9781437706963
Publication Date: 2015-05-21
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Wheater's Pathology: a Text, Atlas and Review of Histopathology by Geraldine O'Dowd; Sarah Bell; Sylvia Wright
Call Number: RB33 .W44 2020
ISBN: 9780702075599
Publication Date: 2019-05-07
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Study Tools/Q&A

AccessMedicine
Includes: review questions, flashcards, and Showdown! game.
To use: Create free personal account to fully access study tools; this personal account will also work with Case Files Collection.
Case Files Collection
Includes: instructional cases integrated with review/comprehension questions.
To use: Create free personal account to fully access study tools; this personal account will also work with AccessMedicine, etc.
LWW Health Library: Medical Education
Includes: review questions for self-assessment.
To use: Create free personal account to fully access study tools.

Background information

Clinical/EBM

PubMed

PubMed
Includes Himmelfarb full-text links and filters:
- Systematic Reviews
- Practice Guidelines
- Randomized Controlled Trials
- Cohort & Case-Control
- Background/Reviews

Recommendations

Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas
Online anatomy atlas allows users to view specific structures and layers from head to toe, rotate anatomical models, and explore systemic and regional anatomy.

Ganong's Medical Physiology Examination & Board Review by Kim E. Barrett; Susan M. Barman; Scott Boitano; Jane F. Reckelhoff
ISBN: 9780071832328
Publication Date: 2017-08-31
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Rapid Interpretation of EKG's : an interactive course by Dale Dubin
ISBN: 9780912912066
Publication Date: 2000-10-01
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Writing a Medical Note by Flory, Andrea; Catalanotti, Jillian
Publication Date: 2015
Instructions: Access the link on your iPad. There will be a brief delay after you click on the link and then you will see a prompt so that you can open the file in iBooks.

Practical Clinical Skills
Freely accessible web resource which provides free practical clinical skills training and reference guides via simulation-based lessons.

Calgary Blackbook : Approaches to Medical Presentations by Phillips, R; Randhawa, AP; Randhawa, V.
Publication Date: 2019

Breath Sounds
Chesnutt A.N., & Chesnutt M.S., & Prendergast N.T., & Prendergast T.J. (2021). Approach to the patient with a pulmonary disorders. Papadakis M.A., & McPhee S.J., & Rabow M.W.(Eds.), Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021. McGraw-Hill.
Classification of Common Lung Sounds
Scroll to Table 16.

Davis, J.L. & Murray, J.F. (2016). History and Physical Examination In. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine (6th ed). Saunders/Elsevier.

Resources

Board Preparation: USMLE Step 1
Question banks and review books for Step 1 study.
Board Preparation: USMLE Step 2
Question banks and review books for Step 2 study.
MS3 Clerkships: Information Resources
MS4 Electives: Applying and Planning
iPads for Medical Students
Installation instructions and maintenance guide for core apps.
Himmelfarb App Shelf
Interested in more apps? Find additional health professional apps provided to you by Himmelfarb Library as well as selected freely available apps.