Thread: 2nd Semester Book Recommendations????

OK - 2nd semester book list has an astounding 11 Books on it (7 mandatory books and 4 optionals) totalling $ 670. And I know we can get them all cheaper elsewhere but heres what the 170 or so current 1st semester students out here want to know:

Which ones do we really need and are there any books/resources we need that aren't on the list?

So any current 2nd or RECENT 2nd Semester Students want to give a hizzle-dizzle-rizzle on what books you think we really need to buy/have and which ones we do not need. I don't mind paying the cash but I hate to blow another $125 for a paperweight when I already have a $125 paperweight (Devlin).

Appreciate responses from those that are actually passing the courses or have passed without repeating 2-3 times...thanks in advance.

CELL BIOLOGY
REQ Cell and Molecular Bio 4th Edition By Karp
REQ Neuroscience w/ CD 3rg Edtion Purves
OPTIONAL Board Review Series: Cell Bio and Histo BRS


*** I have been told you DON'T need a cell BIO book at all????
*** Keep in mind I was also told "Who has time for books???"

GENETICS/BIOSTATS
REQ High Yield Biostatistics 3rd Edition By Glaser
REQ Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics 12th Edition By TurnPenny, Ellard

*** I have been told the Glaser book is a must



PHYSIOLOGY I
REQ Principles of Physiology 4th Edition By Bern + Levy
OPTIONAL Board Review Series: Physiology BRS

*** I have been told the Bern/Levy Book is a must and to get "Textbook of Medical Physiology" by Guyton and Hall (11th edition or latest) which is helpful????

*** I also have been told to get "An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology" (4th ed or latest) by JR Levick is recommended. Because alot of the second block heart electrics are out of that book and the instructor actually draws quite a bit from it (maybe similar to our BIOCHEM PROF and the Lippincotts book).

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY I
REQ Immunology, Infection & Immunity Text + CD 2004 By Pier
REQ Colored Atlas of Immunology – ****** Flexibook By Burmaster
OPTIONAL Board Review Series: Microbiology+Immunology BRS
OPTIONAL Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple, Edition 3 (Paperback) By Gladwin



Well at a minimum I am sharing the info I have heard with any of my fellow rising 2nd semester folks out there and if anyone has any insight on what you think we need to succeed I appreciate the info.

Now, all of you rising admissions counselors need to get back to evaluating applications via the thread method i.e. abusing people who want to know what you think their chances are getting in to AUC...

All 1st Semesters - Good luck on Biochem Friday, Anatomy/Embryo Monday, and Histo on Wed.

...and yes, I did say hizzle-dizzle-rizzle...

Honestly, the cell bio book is a waste. I opened it *one* time to just look at it, and it was completely worthless. It would have a picture, and then a description of some junk. It had almost nothing to do with the class at all. I don't know what that neuroscience book is for.??

You def. want the high yield biostats book. It's short, simple, and will be easy to review for the boards. Emery's seems to be for undergrad level genetics. It's really simple. When I was in genetics I think we had to read a few things from it, but I honestly dont remember it helping at all.

You can ace Phys1 with just Berne & Levy. You just have to actually *read* it. Guyton is supposedly a better book.

To me, all the required books for Med Micro 1 were worthless too. One is written way over our heads, and the other is just a little worthless pocket book.

I would, however, get the BRS books for the classes. Not so much for the classes themselves, but it's easier to look stuff up and read it in the BRS than it is to look through hundreds and hundreds of pages of un-indexed powerpoints. I mean, for the boards, that is :-)



Honestly, the only books I've found useful so far in med school are Netters, Berne & Levy / Guyton, and the Robbins Pathology book.

I've spent hundreds and hundreds on "required" books which the professors don't teach from at all, and make it really hard to reference things, etc. Except for the few good ones, I'll probably get rid of most of my books and just keep the BRSs.

BRS Physio.. BRS pathology...both excellent books.

Berne Levy Physio, Genetics, Biostats... youll be fine
BRS are good for physio, but thats all...

Get Guyton, HY Biostats.

You don't need the genetics book. The Immuno book is actually decent but you don't really NEED it. Clinical Micro will be very good for you in 3rd semester, though Shupe's recommended little greenbook is actually what you need for Micro II.

Hmm, apparently Micro II lab isn't cancelled. Fancy that.