The Unofficial Guide to First Year - University of Oklahoma Health ...

UNOFFICIAL GUIDE
"OMG! I can totally hear your abs!"
Carrie Spielman to Brandon Pierson, listening
for stomach sounds with a stethoscope.
CHAPTER
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Where to Find…
...BOOKS?
In the midst of your summer mailings from the school, you should have
received a list of books to buy for this upcoming year. Get out that list
now and carefully place it in your wastebasket. This list is exhausting. It
contains several books that are only brought up for one lecture and cost
close to $50 each. About 50% of the books on this list are NOT NEEDED AT ALL.
Another 25% are only needed if you don’t have previous exposure to this material and need
some background. That leaves about 25% left to buy and a lot to save. Most of the
instructors work hard to create a good syllabus and should eliminate most of your need for
supplemental sources. With that being said you might ask… “Where do I find what books to
get? “ Grab a second year, we have just been through this and we can tell you what to buy.
We can also give you a couple of tips on how to save a few extra dollars by buying previous
editions, which may only differ by the cover picture!
Now that you know what to buy, where do you buy? There are three main sources to buy
your books and each of them has pros and cons. I will highlight each of these and then you
can make the choice over what fits you the best.
•Ratcliffe’s Medical Text Books (southeast corner of 10 th St. and Lincoln):
Pros- Quick and close one stop shopping. You can bring in your list that a trusted second
year has recommended to you and within 10 minutes walk out with all the books you need.
But be careful because the staff will try to sell you other books on the original list that they
will say you “must have” but YOU DON’T.
Cons- Pricey. All of the books Ratcliff’s sell are new and the most current edition. You will
pay for this luxury.
•Amazon.com:
Pros- Huge selection with various editions to chose from. Here is an example. Netters Atlas
of Human Anatomy is a must have for Anatomy. This book is currently in it’s forth edition.
Dr. Netter died after the publication of the second edition…get it? This book has changed
very little in the past two editions and you can save mega bucks by buying a previous edition.
This also works for Langman’s Medical Embryology, Mosby’s Guide of Physical Exam and
Chung’s BRS Anatomy just to name a few.
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