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Peninsula Medical School: Year 1 books
Clinically Oriented AnatomyClinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith L. Moore
Buy new: £31.50 / Used from: £16.25
Anatomy textbook. You WILL need either this or Tortora & Derrickson - it's down to personal preference. Some like Gray's for Students as well. Wait till you get a good look at all three, then buy.
The Anatomy Coloring BookThe Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit
Buy new: £21.59 / Used from: £8.99
Surprisingly good supplement to your anatomy learning. Use it in front of the TV the night before you start a new case. There's a physiology one too, but how much colouring-in can you do?
Kumar and Clark Clinical MedicineKumar and Clark Clinical Medicine by Parveen Kumar
Buy used from: £31.93
Diseases and treatments. It's indispensible for PBL (although you'll need to use other sources too. Get Davidsons if you want to break the mould - either way you'll need a general medical textbook.
Macleod's Clinical Examination: With STUDENT CONSULT Online AccessMacleod's Clinical Examination: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by Graham Douglas
Buy used from: £23.74
Very helpful for Clinical Skills, especially when you get into the bigger stuff after Christmas.
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (Oxford Handbooks Series)Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (Oxford Handbooks Series) by Murray Longmore
Buy new: £18.68 / Used from: £9.00
Also handy for PBL. No nonsense, just the facts on acute management. You can pick up a free one in freshers fortnight.
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties (Oxford Handbooks Series)Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties (Oxford Handbooks Series) by Judith Collier
Buy new: £18.57 / Used from: £16.19
Less essential than the OHCM but still has a few PBL gems, again moreso in the later terms.
Rang & Dale's Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT  Online Access: With Studentconsult AccessRang & Dale's Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access: With Studentconsult Access by Humphrey P. Rang MB BS MA DPhil FMedSci FRS
Buy new: £34.31 / Used from: £31.67
Pharmacology crops up throughout the course. Doesn't make for enthralling bedtime reading but Rang & Dale's covers all the bases.
Langman's Medical EmbryologyLangman's Medical Embryology by Thomas W. Sadler
Buy new: £24.75 / Used from: £17.99
This is really useful at the beginning of the course and when the end-of-year exam rolls round, plus it's a very easy read.
Concise Medical Dictionary (Oxford Paperback Reference)Concise Medical Dictionary (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £5.37
You can nab a free one of these, too. Most people need help with the jargon, at least at first.