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Core Books: First Year Curriculum Book List

Foundations of Medicine 1 & 2

Foundations of Medicine (BMS 6015/ BMS 6016)

Course Directors: Drs. Stacy Rubin and Peter Averkiou

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If you have any trouble accessing the books or chapters, please contact the medical librarians Michelle Keba Knecht and Tiffany Follin at LibraryMed@health.fau.edu with a screenshot of the error message you received or check out the library’s troubleshooting page at https://library.fau.edu/medical/troubleshooting-error-messages.

Required Books

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley
ISBN: 9781496398178
Publication Date: 2020-08-26
*13th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via LWW Health.
Resolving Ethical Dilemmas by Bernard Lo
ISBN: 9781975103545
Publication Date: 2019-03-20
*6th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via LWW Health Library.

Suggested Books

Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis by Steven McGee
ISBN: 9780323754835
Publication Date: 2021-08-18
*5th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via ClinicalKey.
The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach by Mark Henderson; Lawrence M. Tierney; Gerald W. Smetana
ISBN: 9780071624947
Publication Date: 2012-07-04
*2nd edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via Access Medicine.
Smith's Patient-Centered Interviewing: an Evidence-Based Method by Robert C. Smith; Auguste H. Fortin; Francesca C. Dwamena; Richard M. Frankel; Brenda L. Lepisto
ISBN: 9781259644627
Publication Date: 2018-08-31
*4th edition available via AccessMedicine.
Symptom to Diagnosis: an Evidence Based Guide by Scott D. C. Stern; Adam S. Cifu; Diane Altkorn
ISBN: 9781260121117
*4th edition available online with unlimited users via Access Medicine.

Additional Resources

DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination by Richard F. LeBlond; Donald D. Brown; Manish Suneja; Joseph F. Szot
ISBN: 9781260134872
Publication Date: 2020-07-07
*11th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via AccessMedicine.
Sapira's Art and Science Bedside Diagnosis by Jane Orient
ISBN: 9781496343802
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
*5th edition available via LWW Health Library.
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination, 10e by Jane W. Ball; Joyce E. Dains; John A. Flynn; Barry S. Solomon; Rosalyn W. Stewart
ISBN: 9780323761833
Publication Date: 2022-03-02
*10th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via ClinicalKey.

Last updated on Dec 16, 2024 10:00 AM - Guide Creator(s)

Last Updated: Dec 16, 2024 10:00 AM
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Subjects: Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences

Tags: Medicine

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