Hello Everyone
I have just finished my 3rd Block examination and I must say that I am pretty excited that my MD II semester is almost over. People have asked for my advice on what books to purchase before coming to SJSM Anguilla Campus. I can only give my recommendations on MD I & MD II books. I hope they help you allocate your hard earned cash to those books that you actually will use and keep. It may include books that are not on the recommended list but I found them to be good reference material to have. I have purchased my books from amazon.com because they usually have pretty reasonable prices and provided the links to the textbooks to make it easier for you guys.
MD I Books
Histology
- Junqeira's basic histology 12th edition (or whatever edition comes out)= Good reference material
- Wheater's Functional Histology 5th Edition (or whatever edition comes out)= Helpful for lab
- USMLE Roadmap Histology = good for quick reference material straight and to the point, some helpful practice questions.
Anatomy
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy 6th edition = Reference book ( MUST GET !!!! )
- BRS Anatomy = lots of good practice questions
- USMLE ROADMAP Anatomy = "trims" down the fat for the info on anatomy ( purchase only if you didn't buy the medical ethics text book)
Embryology
- Langman's Medical Embryology = I found this better than the textbook thats used
- BRS Embryology = good practice questions, but this one is one that you could do without when compared to the supplemental books to histo and anatomy
Medical Ethics:
- You don't really need the book. If you have $20.00 to spare go ahead and buy the USMLE Roadmap books or the BRS other than that there are plenty of copies waiting for you in the library to read
MD II Text Books
Biochemistry
Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry = I found the information much more concise than the assigned text book. For those who are visual learners the Concept Maps at the end of each chapter really help out alot.
Rapid Review Biochemistry = Good supplemental reading material especially when it comes to having a ready source of information when it comes to searching for clinically important vingettes.
Physiology
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology = The standard of all medical school physiology classes. MUST HAVE!!!!
Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Physiology = GREAT accompaniment to the text book. You can live without it, but its a portable reference material when compared to the text book.
BRS Physiology = This is used for the practice questions in the back A MUST HAVE
Neuroanatomy
Clinical Neuroanatomy by Richard Snell = Your bread and butter for this class
High Yield Neuroanatomy = AWESOME companion book concise and really light
BRS Neuroanatomy = mainly used for the questions for practice.
Genetics
- Textbook is not really needed for the class because the proffesor's power points are good enough
- BRS Genetics = I use this book for my reference and it's practice questions
Overall Review material
First Aid USMLE STEP 1 (most recent edition) = A good book to intergrate all of the materials that are covered for step 1. My friends who have graduated medical school and are in their residencies have said that I need to have this book from day one. I use it as a guide to make sure that i'm going to be as prepared as I can be for Step 1.
Overview:
I hope that this post has helped you guys out and feel free to bookmark this post and use the links to purchase the materials. It might seem like alot of books to purchase and it surely is, but I think of books as necessary tools to be used for my job. There are other books that could possibly be better than the ones listed above, but these books are my personal compilation based on personal use, online research, and recommendations from friends who are currently in medical school or are in their residencies (those guys passed medical school so they must know something hehehe) . If you have any other recommendations please feel free to leave a comment. Until Next time
-Prostudent4life
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
MD II
Hey guys
It has been a long time since my last post a lot has changed. I am about to start taking my 3rd set of block exams for my MD II ( 1st year - 2nd semester medical student ). I must say that it all has been a blur. The material to be covered has been atleast 3x more than last semester. This semester we cover Biochem, Physio, Genetics, and Neuro-anatomy. We started off with a the summer semester on a tragic note, that our medical ethics professor passed away at the beginning of the semester and with his wife ( the physiology professor ) she had to return back home to family. The loss of two caring and kind people in less than 2 weeks into the semester was tough and thus our school had to adjust as whole. The replacement professors for Physiology and Medical Ethics have done a good job considering that they were asked to teach extra classes.
Another new development this semester to reach out to the community was to participate in their amateur basketball league and host a health fair. The basketball league community outreach has its ups ( we get to exercise and circulate all the stress hormones out of our system) and downs ( fouls do not get called our way a lot. Example: our team gets flagged for 11 fouls on the first 4 mins.) but over all it is a more positive experience because it allows us to interact with the community. The health fair community outreach that just occurred this past weekend started of slowly, but we ended up helping a lot of people with free health care services such as blood pressure check, blood sugar level test, ECG's reading and interpretations, along with educational services such as sexual health and hygiene and free CPR classes.
Overall I feel like my purpose in coming to this island has been renewed through these outreach activities and I genuinely enjoy the classes a lot more this semester. Please keep my classmates and I in your prayers as we finish out our summer semester.
-Prostudent
It has been a long time since my last post a lot has changed. I am about to start taking my 3rd set of block exams for my MD II ( 1st year - 2nd semester medical student ). I must say that it all has been a blur. The material to be covered has been atleast 3x more than last semester. This semester we cover Biochem, Physio, Genetics, and Neuro-anatomy. We started off with a the summer semester on a tragic note, that our medical ethics professor passed away at the beginning of the semester and with his wife ( the physiology professor ) she had to return back home to family. The loss of two caring and kind people in less than 2 weeks into the semester was tough and thus our school had to adjust as whole. The replacement professors for Physiology and Medical Ethics have done a good job considering that they were asked to teach extra classes.
Another new development this semester to reach out to the community was to participate in their amateur basketball league and host a health fair. The basketball league community outreach has its ups ( we get to exercise and circulate all the stress hormones out of our system) and downs ( fouls do not get called our way a lot. Example: our team gets flagged for 11 fouls on the first 4 mins.) but over all it is a more positive experience because it allows us to interact with the community. The health fair community outreach that just occurred this past weekend started of slowly, but we ended up helping a lot of people with free health care services such as blood pressure check, blood sugar level test, ECG's reading and interpretations, along with educational services such as sexual health and hygiene and free CPR classes.
Overall I feel like my purpose in coming to this island has been renewed through these outreach activities and I genuinely enjoy the classes a lot more this semester. Please keep my classmates and I in your prayers as we finish out our summer semester.
-Prostudent
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