The following text books have been selected by the College of Human Medicine as key resources for the Early Clinical Experience. The textbooks are organized alphabetically by title. If you notice a broken link on this page please contact Iris Kovar-Gough (liaison librarian to the College of Human Medicine) at iriskg@msu.edu so it can be promptly fixed.
For a more comprehensive list of biomedical books in our collection please visit the "Selected E-Books By Subject" Tab in this guide.
Katzung's Basic & Clinical Pharmacology by 
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by 
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by 
Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics and Genomics by 
First Aid for the Basic Sciences - General Principles by 
First Aid for the Basic Sciences - Organ Systems by 
Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry by 
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry by 
Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology Examination and Board Review, Thirteenth Edition by 
The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations
Pathophysiology of Heart Disease by 
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by 
Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology by 
Ryan & Sherris Medical Microbiology, Eighth Edition by 
Smith's Patient Centered Interviewing: an Evidence-Based Method, Fourth Edition by 
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3E by 
Dorland's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations by 
Medical Terminology Simplified by 
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Deluxe Gift Version) by Medical Eponyms: the dictionaries listed above all include entries for medical eponyms (medical terms named after the person who first described it). One good additional online source of information on medical eponyms is "Who Named It" which can be found at: http://www.whonamedit.com/
