Favorite Medical School Items
Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (Pocket Notebook)
This is without a doubt my number one recommendation for books for 3rd and 4th year. I remember when I heard about this book as a second year right before I started third year. I went to buy it at the bookstore and was shocked this little book was so expensive! Trust me- this book may be small, but it is mighty! It has literally everything you need to know as a medical student and it fits into your white coat pocket. Get it.
Maxwell Quick Medical Reference
This book is just as much a necessity as Pocket Medicine. It fits into your white coat pocket and has everything you need for writing admission notes, discharge summaries, calculating anion gaps- it’s the bomb.
BRS Gross Anatomy (Board Review Series)
I really love all the BRS books and I used them for almost every single standardized exam, but the anatomy one really saved me. The questions at the end of each chapter helped me cement what I had read and the format of the book helped organize everything I had to learn.
Favorite Ophthalmology Items
This book is a must have for ophthalmology residents!
My favorite pens for note taking.
And for taking notes in textbooks, these are a must:
Some of the links posted are affiliate links which means if you purchase something using the link, a percentage of that purchase will go back into this blog. I truly appreciate your support!
Jeremy Kudrna says
I have followed you from when your website was your simple “A Doctor in the House” vlog, to where it is today with a beautifully architected web page. I am currently preparing for my 3rd (and hopefully final!) medical school application cycle, but one day, it’s my dream to be an ophthalmologist or psychiatrist and study dreams! I’d love to have a similar page to yours one day that “tells my story” in a similar format, but obviously a unique slant. I think having this personal and convenient connection with one’s doctors is a trend of the future. My question for you, is the first (affordable) steps to take to set up such a site. Thank you for all you’ve done and will do.
PS I graduated from the University of Minnesota and get the biggest kick out of your Minnesota Instagram moments!
Sidebar: I graduated with a Master’s in Medical Sciences from the University of South Florida in Tampa, and I currently work as a medical scribe at the University of Colorado in Aurora!
Andrea Tooley says
Hi! I think wordpress is the best blogging platform. You can get a free domain name through wordpress of you can buy your own domain (I bought A-Doctor-In-The-House.com and Andreatooley.com). They are really inexpensive. Hope that helps!! Good luck with your med school application this year!