Books for 1st year PA School
Aside from the required textbooks list you get from PA school, I have come across books that were helpful in getting me through first and second year of PA school! First year usually consists of more didactic, large-format textbooks that work in establishing principles. Second year books tend to be handbooks that are easy to carry around for quick reference.
Essential Med Notes/Toronto Notes
Recommended for: 1st & 2nd year PA students, PA cert exam review
Tortora's Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
Recommended for: 1st year PA School
Hurley's OSCE & Clinical Skills Handbook
Recommended for: 1st and 2nd year PA Students
Bates' Guide to the Physical Exam & History Taking
Recommended for: 1st and 2nd year PA students
Rapid Interpretation of EKGs
Recommended for: 1st and 2nd year PA Students
Pathophysiology of Heart Disease
Recommended for: 1st year PA Students
Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes made ridiculously simple
Recommended for: 1st & 2nd year PA Students
Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple
Recommended for: 1st year PA Students
How to read a paper: basics of evidence-based medicine and health care
Recommended for: 1st year PA school & PAs interested in research.
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
Recommended for: 1st year PA Students & PAs interested in research
Recommended Books for 2nd year PA School
Pharmacology Review: A Comprehensive Guide
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students
RxFiles Drug Comparison Charts Flipbook
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students - Family Medicine Rotation
Case Files: Family Medicine
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students - Family Medicine Rotation
Case Files: Internal Medicine
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in Internal Medicine
SickKids Handbook of Paediatrics
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in Family Medicine, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, and General Paediatrics
SickKids Handbook of Paediatric Emergency medicine
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in Emergency medicine or Paediatric Emergency Medicine
MUM's Health Orange Books on Canadian guidelines
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in Family Medicine
Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: Comprehensive Study Guide
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in Emergency medicine
Pocket Internal Medicine
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in Internal Medicine
Surgical Recall
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in General Surgery
On-Call: Surgery
Recommended for: 2nd year PA Students completing rotations in General Surgery or other Surgical SpecialtiesNote: Links above contain amazon affiliate links.
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