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Core Books: Second Year Curriculum Book List

Foundations of Medicine 4

Foundations of Medicine 4 (BMS 6022)

Course Directors: Drs. Stacy Rubin and Peter Averkiou

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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.
Basic & Clinical Biostatistics by Susan White
ISBN: 9781260455366
Publication Date: 2019-10-04
*5th edition available online with unlimited simultaneous users via AccessMedicine.

Recommended Books

Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Practice Problem Workbook by Kestenbaum
ISBN: 9783319974330
Publication Date: 2018-10-25
*Available online online with unlimited simultaneous users via Ebook Central.

Additional References

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.
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.
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.
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.

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

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