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Books to buy or borrow for the clinical years of med school
Core Clinical Skills for OSCEs in MedicineCore Clinical Skills for OSCEs in Medicine by Tim Dornan DM FRCP MHPE PhD Professor
Buy new: £16.12 / Used from: £8.99
good intro to osces
OSCEs for Medical Students: v. 1OSCEs for Medical Students: v. 1 by Adam Feather
Buy new: £14.71 / Used from: £10.00
available in the library: borrow
EMQs for Medical Students: v. 1EMQs for Medical Students: v. 1 by Adam Feather
Buy new: £15.63 / Used from: £19.65
set at finals level but covers everything: might be good for progress test explains why answers are right
Clinical Skills for OSCEsClinical Skills for OSCEs by Neel Burton
Buy new: £20.19 / Used from: £15.00
BUY: helps go into the skills needed to pass the osces,
Macleod's Clinical Examination: With STUDENT CONSULT AccessMacleod's Clinical Examination: With STUDENT CONSULT Access by Graham Douglas BSc(Hons) MBChB FRCPE Dr.
Buy new: £29.23 / Used from: £22.93
good book, look at this new version and compare to talley and o'connor
Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical DiagnosisClinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis by Nicholas J. Talley MD PhD FACP FRACP FRCP
Buy new: £36.70 / Used from: £36.70
goes through the general obs of each system: thoroughly covered, compare to macleods
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: £14.75
BUY: obvious
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
borrow for T year: buy for P year. also obvious
Communication Skills for MedicineCommunication Skills for Medicine by Margaret Lloyd MD FRCP FRCGP
Buy new: £22.42 / Used from: £22.00
previous editions are great, help to put comms skills into context
Surface Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical ExaminationSurface Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Examination by John S. P. Lumley MS FRCS DMCC FMAA(Hon) FGA Professor
Buy new: £16.21 / Used from: £14.99
good for working out what to look for when examining, use with an examining book
Crash Course: General Medicine (Crash Course-UK)Crash Course: General Medicine (Crash Course-UK) by Robert Parker
Buy new: £23.47 / Used from: £20.00
good guide for first year clinicals, use in conjunction with K&C or Davidsons. Compare with no.12
Medicine at a GlanceMedicine at a Glance
Buy new: £22.93 / Used from: £17.00
BUY: v. highly recommended. compare with 11.
Pocket Essentials of Clinical MedicinePocket Essentials of Clinical Medicine by Anne Ballinger MD MRCP Dr.
Buy new: £19.49 / Used from: £17.99
BUY: like 7, obvious. is a condensed version of K&C, hence different from 7.
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills (Oxford Handbooks Series)Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills (Oxford Handbooks Series)
Buy used from: £24.28
BUY: detailed but succinct enough to have with you all the time. v. good buy