Try to avoid panic-buying books on specific subjects eg Immunology or Genetics just because the book you need is not available in the library and you’re working to a deadline.
There are lots of online resources available:
http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/ Online encyclopaedia of clinical medicine used by GPs in consultations
http://www.emedicine.com/ Information for clinicians and patients on hundreds of disorders drawing on the latest evidence-based research
http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/ Hundreds of online textbooks in multiple languages
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books Online biomedical textbooks on subjects including medical microbiology, molecular cell biology, immunobiology, genetics and neuroscience
http://www.fleshandbones.com/ Image bank, textbook reviews and sample chapters, revision questions and tips
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html Online Merck Manual – encyclopaedia of disorders, with aetiology, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and prognosis |