06 books that first-year medical students absolutely cannot miss

Every 73 hours, medical knowledge doubles. If you do not read, research and learn continuously, you will be out of the harsh cycle of this profession. Besides ability, will, and courage, medical students must always have a burning desire to learn and a need to read anytime, anywhere. With the Top 06 good books on medicine below, it will definitely help you refer to and filter a lot of useful specialized information in this field of study.

History of Medicine

It can be said that this is a book that any medical student must approach and memorize right from the beginning of school. The book History of Medicine is about the development of the medical industry through the ages and culture. Not only does it help readers have an overview of the history of the formation and development of medicine in the world, the book also gives everyone the desire to live a healthy and meaningful life.

The average person reading this book will stop thinking that “it is wise to leave your health completely to the doctor”; that “no matter how great the advances in medicine are, there are still diseases beyond the control of medicine” and thus will know to be conscious of protecting their own health.

People in the medical profession who read this book will understand why doctors need to have a cool head and a warm heart; appreciate more the values that the medical profession has, is, and will continue to serve for human life; urge the will and desire to study and research to contribute and invent new achievements...

When breath turns to air

When Breath Becomes Air is an autobiography of a doctor who was diagnosed with lung cancer. In this book, the author shares his experiences from the time he first started studying medicine, interacting with patients, to when he discovered he had cancer and had to undergo long-term treatment.

With a smooth, simple and emotional autobiographical style; along with a profound and meaningful philosophy of life and career: "when a major event happens in life, instead of suffering and tormenting, smile and accept it, live a life truly worth living even if it is not too long...", When Breath Becomes Air is a book that is extremely loved and sought after by medical students around the world and in Vietnam.

Atlas of Human Anatomy

The sixth edition of Frank H. Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy has been updated by the editorial advisory team of Jenifier K. Brueckner, Stephen W. Carmichiael, Thomas R. Gest, Noelle A. Granger, John T. Hansen, and Anil H. Walji.

In this book, X-ray images, computed tomography images, computed tomography angiograms and magnetic resonance images are added, which reflects the importance of diagnostic imaging to clinical anatomy and medicine.

Atlas of Human Anatomy is a valuable and "worth reading" book for medical students.

Gray's Anatomy for students

This can be said to be the bedside book of every first-year medical student around the world. Edited as the title of the book, Gray's Anatomy for students has an easy-to-understand writing style, invests in many images and illustrations, provides learning and memorization methods, serves for exams and knowledge acquisition in clinical practice.

Through many reprints and revisions, the authors have chosen a regional anatomical approach, which means linking organs according to regions of the body. This approach is convenient for doctors who want to look up knowledge to localize lesions when encountering specific patients. In addition, at the end of each organ zonation section, the book also introduces a number of clinical cases that help to thoroughly apply Anatomy to the ultimate goal of improving the quality of health care for the people.

Gray's Anatomy series caters to all audiences. For students, there is Gray's Anatomy for students, Flash cards to help them learn and remember easily, Atlas to check theory - for example, Review for exams. The Clinical Photographic Dissector is very useful for clinicians.

Bates Guide to Physical Examination

Right from the introduction, the author attached a message “To our students world-wide committed to clinical excellence”. The book is for global medical students who want to master knowledge and practice excellent clinical practice.

The 11th edition, Bates' 11th helps students build basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology in the skills of examining and analyzing a specific patient. The book focuses on typical, common clinical cases, helping students form correct reflexes when examining patients. Each chapter focuses on a specialty, providing signs and symptoms on patients associated with evidence proving the reliability of those symptoms. This is an extremely appropriate point when Medicine is moving towards Evidence-Based Medicine - everything has practical value when it has been proven clinically.

The book's presentation facilitates students' memorization with its creative use of color, underlining of keywords, statistical tables, over 200 illustrations, and a few small tips written in the margins.

Atlas Clinical Diagnosis

The most frequently asked question by students when they first step into the hospital room, without teachers or seniors to guide them, is: “So how can we recognize the symptoms and signs that are only described in words in books?”. Atlas Clinical Diagnosis is the perfect answer.

The book is like a mirror, reflecting and recording countless symptoms, starting from head to toe. Adding a brief description at the top of the page, the book brings real images, from typical or atypical symptoms, taken from real patients, collected from all over the world. The combination of both writing and images like above is effective in terms of memorization as well as a source of encouragement, promoting the learning spirit of students, trying to find to see with their own eyes, touch with their own hands. All serve a future generation of doctors who are good at both theory and clinical practice...

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