Our semester had a few people who had graduate level biochemistry and thought that medical biochem would be a cake walk...most of them did not honor and some barely passed. Same holds true for those people who have had grad level Physio, Micro, etc. The point is, medical school is not like undergrad or grad school. I had a ton of professional experience coming here, but didn't expect anything to be easy because of it. Don't try to anticpate what you'll learn, but just keep up with the material that's given to you. Half the battle here is time management...your 1st semester will teach you that.

Aloha,

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If you are ordering through Note Services, then they will be shipped to campus and distributed by Note Services. If you make other arrangements or buy them yourself through whatever vendor, then you can ship them home and bring them with you in your luggage (heavy), or have them shipped to school (expensive!).

Aloha,

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Rohen & Yokochi's Photographic Atlas of Human Anatomy is the only one I'd recommend of the list...otherwise, get a hold of BRS (Board Review Series) subject specific books....they really helped with biochem, embryo, and anatomy, and are proving useful for Histo and physio!

Aloha,

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where did you get a list of books for first semester? i assumed the school would send it to me but i haven't gotten anything yet and i couldn't find it on their website.

I got the list in email. A lady named Maria from registrar sent every May prospect the email, I think. If you want, I can forward the file to you. Just PM me ur email address..

Cheers....
ML

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OMG!!! the heck.....These loan repayments are killing me. Why can't banks consider us poor and let go. Half my monthly income is going to loans

PS: I hate cold weather like no other

I just want to clarify onething that they might be sending the email for September students very soon. I'm doing this as my PM box has been flooded ever since I wrote this post. I don't mind sending the email, but september students, please be patient.

Cheers...
ML

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PM&R (Class of 2012)
AUC Alumni (Class of 2008)---> I wonder if I need to fill any form to join alumni or if I can self proclaim myself as an alumni having graduated from AUC???

OMG!!! the heck.....These loan repayments are killing me. Why can't banks consider us poor and let go. Half my monthly income is going to loans

PS: I hate cold weather like no other

oh and optional books are a total waste of money if you ever need any additional books then just check one out from the library for a week to clarify what you need.

total amount of money rrod has spent on books through med school: $15

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Hey rrod,

How in the hell did you manage to finish all these semesters by spending a mere amount of 15 dollars. I just ordered used books that are required for first semester and the total came out to be 130 dollars. I thought that was pretty cheap for medical school books, but you beat me all ends up.

Cheers....
ML

By the way, here is the list (if these books are incorrect, then don't hold me responsible as I'm just posting what the AUC registrar has sent:


AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BOOKLIST
May - August 2004

TEXT AUTHOR ISBN # PUBLISHER

FIRST SEMESTER

Atlas of Human Anatomy 3rd ed. Netter 1929007116 Icon Learning Systems
Imaging Atlas of Anatomy 3rd ed. (optional) Weir/Abraham 723422834 Mosby-Wolfe
Clinically Oriented Anatomy 4th ed.1999 (optional) Moore & Daliey 0683061410 Lippicott, Williams & Wilkins
Clinical Gross Anatomy : A Guide for Dissection Study and Review (optional) Colborn & Skandalakis 1850705224 Parthenon Press 1993
Color Atlas of Anatomy (optional) Rohen/Yokochi 0781731941 Lippicott, Williams & Wilkins
Langman's Medical Embryology, 9th ed. 2003 T.W. Sadler 0781743109 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
High Yield Biostatistics, 2nd ed. A.N. Glaser 078172242X Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Textbook of Biochemistry (with Clin.Corr's) 5th ed. (optional) Devlin 0471154512 Wiley
Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry Champe & Harvey 0397510918 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity 1st ed. 1998 (optional) Porter 0393046346 W.W. Norton & Co.

SECOND SEMESTER

Basic Histology 10th ed. Junqueira & Carneiro 0071378294 Lg. Med. Books McGraw-Hill
Color Atlas of Histology (with CD-ROM), 3rd ed. 2000 Gartner & Hiatt 0781725852 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Cell & Tissue Ultrastructure: A Unique Perspective Cross & Mercer 0716770334 W.H. Freeman & Co.
High-Yield Histology (optional) Dudek 0781721342 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Principles of Physiology 3rd ed. 2000 Berne & Levy 0323008135 Mosby Publishing
An Introducrion to Cardiovascular Physiology, 3rd ed. 2000 (optional) Levick, J.R. 0340763760 Arnold
Medical Physiology (optional) Boron & Boulpaep 0721632564 NY Saunders & Elsivier
The Immune System Parham, Peter 081533043X Garland Publishing
Case Studies in Immunology: A Clinical Companion Rosen & Geha 0815340508 Garland Publishing
High-Yield Immunology (optional) Johnson 0683306146 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics 11th ed. Robert Mueller & Ian D. Young 044307125X Hartcourt Health Sciences

THIRD SEMESTER

Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease 6th ed. Contran, Kumar & Robbins 072167335X W.B. Saunders Co
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual 17th ed . (optional) American Public Health Association 087553242X Washington, DC
Harrison's Principles of Internal Med.15th ed. Brunwald et. al. 0070072728 McGraw & Hill
Clinical Microbiology Review Warinner 0967783933 Wysteria Press
Neuroscience w/ CD 3rd ed. 2004 Purves, Augustine & Fitzpatrick 0878937250 Sinauer Assoc. Inc.
Neuroanatomy, An Atlas of Structures, Sections and Systems w/ CD 6th ed. 2004 Haines, D.E. 0781746779 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases (optional) Blumenfeld 0878930604 Sinauer Assoc. Inc.
Pocket Companion to Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease (optional) Contran, Kumer & Robbins 0721678599 Elsevier Science
Pathology Board Review Series (optional) Schneider 068302655 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Harrison's Manual of Medicine (optional) Brunwald et. al. 0071373772 McGraw & Hill
High-Yield Internal Medicine (optional) Nirula 0781742420 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

FOURTH SEMESTER

Pharmacology: Pre-Test Self-Assessment and Review Arnold Stern 071367047 McGraw-Hill 2002
Choe's Medical Pharmacology 3rd ed. 2002 Jae Choe 0940473402 Wm. Caxton, Ltd.
Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (optional) Hardman & Limbird, et al 071354697 McGraw-Hill, 2001
Behavioral Science Board Review Series (optional) Fadem 0683306812 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Kaplan & Sadock's Pocket handbook of Clin. Psychiatry 3rd ed 2001 Sadock & Sadock 0781725321 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care Sahler & Carr 0889372616 Hogrefe & Huber
Desk Referance to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR 1st ed 2000 American Psych. Publishing 0890420270 American Psych. Publishing
Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease 6th ed. (req. from 3rd Sem) Cotran, Kumar & Robbins 072167335X W.B. Saunders Co.
Pocket Companion to Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease (optional) Robbins 0721678599 Elsevier Science

FIFTH SEMESTER

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking Bickley 0781735114 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Clinical Laboratory Medicine (optional) McClatchey 0683307517 Williams & Wilkins
Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (optional) Bickley 0781738180 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, 2003 (optional) Bhushan 0071399127 McGraw & Hill
The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (optional) Ahya 0781723590 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

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PM&R (Class of 2012)
AUC Alumni (Class of 2008)---> I wonder if I need to fill any form to join alumni or if I can self proclaim myself as an alumni having graduated from AUC???

OMG!!! the heck.....These loan repayments are killing me. Why can't banks consider us poor and let go. Half my monthly income is going to loans

PS: I hate cold weather like no other

thanks for the booklist! That looks like a lot of reading

I've been wondering about the anatomy test though.. I'm losing track of all these damn nerves, especially the plethora that seem to be associated with the Vth CN. Will they ever ask such questions like, "What muscles lie under and/or follow X branch of Y nerve?"

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I think we will be provided with the info on muscles, but we need to know nerves for sure. You said C-5 is the most complicated for you, but for me that f**king vagus nerve (X) is the most complicated one.

-ML

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PM&R (Class of 2012)
AUC Alumni (Class of 2008)---> I wonder if I need to fill any form to join alumni or if I can self proclaim myself as an alumni having graduated from AUC???

OMG!!! the heck.....These loan repayments are killing me. Why can't banks consider us poor and let go. Half my monthly income is going to loans

PS: I hate cold weather like no other