Current First Semester Book List

[stateofequilibrium]

-Atlas of Human Anatomy 4th ed. 2006 (Netter)
-Langman's Medical Embryology 10th ed. 2006 (Sadler)
-Netter's Clinical Anatomy 1st ed. 2005
-New Clinical Genetics 2007 (Read)
-VH Dissector Pro (DVD)
-Histology with Cell & Molecular Biology 5th ed. 2006 (Ross,)
-Histology: An Interactive Virtual Microscope 2003 2CD set (Schechter)
-Principles Of Biochemistry 4th ed. 2005

[bjs04f]

I had heard it wasnt important to purchase these books, since most people dont use them. Would it be better to get them in the states or at AUC if I do decide to get them?

[RfisherMD]

I had heard it wasnt important to purchase these books, since most people dont use them. Would it be better to get them in the states or at AUC if I do decide to get them?

Get them here. Plenty of people will be selling them.

[dreileen]

I have already purchased my tablet PC (which I love) but it does not have a CD or DVD drive. I have been using my desktop to install software onto an external hard drive and then onto the laptop. What do most students do, or what works best - a docking station or perhaps just an external DVD drive? Is the virtual microscope CD set worth it for histology?

[RfisherMD]

I have already purchased my tablet PC (which I love) but it does not have a CD or DVD drive. I have been using my desktop to install software onto an external hard drive and then onto the laptop. What do most students do, or what works best - a docking station or perhaps just an external DVD drive? Is the virtual microscope CD set worth it for histology?

I also have a tablet without a DVD drive. I bought an external one just in case but haven't used it much. If you need something you can make an ISO on another computer. Don't bother with the virtual microscope set.

[sunandsand]

Stupid question, but I'm gonna ask anyways....
Will 2nd edition Lippincott's illustrated review of biochem be good enough for MCB?...or should I get the most recent 4th edition?

[RfisherMD]

Stupid question, but I'm gonna ask anyways....
Will 2nd edition Lippincott's illustrated review of biochem be good enough for MCB?...or should I get the most recent 4th edition?

Get whichever one someone is selling down here. No need to lug books with you.

[Dreamy]

Sound like everyone's advising to purchase books from the island. Is there ever a chance that all the used books are gone, and books are not availabe on the island anymore.

[bananaboat]

Truthfully, buy Netter and BRS Gross Anatomy. That's it. Put that and your laptop in a backpack and put it on the plane with you. You have 100 lbs of stuff you can bring as check in. I recommend school supplies, cloths, snacks that you absolutely have to have that you've basically grown to love, because junk food here is far and few.

There are no donuts on the island, and ice cream is pricey.

Before the school starts, uppers will have a weekend swapmeet and you can pick up other books if you see fit. They're usually around $5-20/book. So if you don't want to buy a $50 BRS, you can find an older edition for $5-10. My roomate bought a Netter for $5.

Hope this helps.

[bananaboat]

Bring cash...lots and lots of cash. You're probably not going to be able to go to the bank right away, and the USD is king down here. Well at least on the Dutch side. On the Frenchie side, you'll have to use Euros, but there are a few stores that'll take USD.

The school is good about taking you guys on a tour the first week. You'll probably get to see the island and go shopping at that time (like for grocery).

Bring about $600-800 on you. I brought $500 and wish I would have brought more.

[bogey]

maybe you haven't been out much but there are world class pastries, including beignets (fried dough), that will satisfy a doughnut craving and then some.

and there are plenty of atms to pull u.s. dollars from with no extra fees... i think b of a works with scotia and my bank allows wib and scotia with no fees.

also, i have been all over the french side and have never, ever had a problem using us dollars... if there are places that don't take dollars, then they're very few and far between.

i do agree with you on the books for first semester--brs and netter's.