So, I just realized the Lehninger's Biochem textbook used first semester is the same one I used in college for biochem. I'm somewhat giddy.

No idea really why that one is used. You should make sure to get Lippincott's as well and study hard off of that.

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lippincotts is where its at.....for the class, shelf and probalby for the step also

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I second that...especially with Dr. B. If his notes matched Lippincotts any closer, he'd be re-writing the book word for word.

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he takes figures right out of it......while "cursing" that ____ champe harvey book

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figures, clinical scenarios, notes... If he teaches it, it probably came out of that book. Usually in the same order, often with the same headings!

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But now, it's time to study "The Cell," another favorite to pull info straight out of, for the cell bio stuff.

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are these books mandatory or suggested? do the professors give out handouts/notes?

yes of course they give notes......in med school texts are mainly used for reference. you dont really have time to read the book. review books are quite helpful and probably of more utility than a textbook

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The books on the book list are required, but that definitely doesn't mean that everyone buys them, or that you should. I already wrote a post on the ones I use.

You get the powerpoints from all of the professors. You can either pay $150/semester to have them printed, or download them to your computer for free. In histo and anatomy, the notes are pretty much all I use. In MCB, I use lippincotts all the time, more than the notes.

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