Boards Bibliography

COMLEX & USMLE Print Study Resources

This bibliography is a snapshot taken in August 2008 of the most recent three years
of board study resources listed in the PCOM Library Catalog. Consult the Library
Catalog for current holdings.

Step 1

General Review

Brown, Thomas. Clinically oriented preparation for USMLE 1 and COMLEX 1.
Lansing, MI: Northwestern Medical Review, 2007.
Location: [PA Reserve Book Collection: WB 940.18 B881c 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

First aid for the COMLEX: a student- to- student guide. Zachary Nye, et al. New
York: McGraw-Hill Medical; London: McGraw-Hill [distributor], 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WB 940.18 F527 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Crow, William Thomas. COMLEX OMM review. 2
nd
ed. Indianapolis, Ind.: American
Academy of Osteopathy, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WB 940.18 C953o 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Modi, Rupen G. COMLEX review: clinical anatomy and osteopathic
manipulative medicine. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 940.18 M692c 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Lange Q & A. USMLE step 1. 6
th
ed. Edited by Michael W. King. New York:
McGraw-Hill Medical, 2008.
Locations: [PA Main Book Collection and Georgia Campus Main Book Collection: W 18
L274 2008 step 1 BOARD REVIEW]

Lange outline review. USMLE step 1. 2nd ed. Edited by Joel S. Goldberg. New
York: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub Division, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: W 18 A699 2006 step 1 BOARD REVIEW]

High- yield comprehensive USMLE step 1 review. Edited by Barbara Fadem, et
al. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 18 H638 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Bhushan, Vikas, et al. First aid for the USMLE step 1, 2006: a student- to-
student guide. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Location: [PA Main Book Collection: W 18 F527 2006 step 1 BOARD REVIEW]

Step- up to the bedside. 2nd ed. Edited by Samir Mehta, et al. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 18 S827 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Reinheimer, Brent A. USMLE step 1 recall. 3
rd
ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: W 18 R371u 2008 BOARD REVIEW]


Step 1 Basic Sciences
http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step1/step1.html

Anatomy, histology, and cell biology
Gartner, Leslie P., James L. Hiatt, and Judy M. Strum. Cell biology and histology,
Board review series. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: QS 518 G244c 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Burns, E. Robert. Histology and cell biology. 2
nd
ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby,
2007.
Locations: [Georgia Campus Reserve and Main Book Collections: QS 18 B87 2007]

Behavioral sciences
Fadem, Barbara. High- yield behavioral science. 3rd edition. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WM 18 F144h 2009 BOARD REVIEW]

Behavioral science. 5
th
ed. Todd Swanson, Sandra Kim, Nadeem N. Hussain.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Main Book Collection and Georgia Campus Main Book Collection: WM
18 B4185 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Biochemistry and genetics
Dudek, Ronald W. High- yield genetics. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer
Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: QZ 18 D845h 2009 BOARD REVIEW]

Embryology
Dudek, Ronald W. High- yield embryology. 3
rd
ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve Book Collection and Georgia Campus Main Book Collection:
QS 618 D845h 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Microbiology
Levinson, Warren. Medical microbiology & immunology: examination & board
review. 9th ed. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: QW 18 L665m 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Microbiology: Pretest self- assessment and review. 12th ed. Edited by James D.
Kettering. New York: McGraw Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: QW 18 M627 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Neuroanatomy
Fix, James D. Neuroanatomy. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WL 18 F566n 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Haines, Duane E. Neuroanatomy: an atlas of structures, sections, and
systems. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WL 17 H153n 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Pathology
Eftekar, Jahan. Bare minimum pathology: cardiovascular, pulmonary and
renal. Lansing, Mich.: Northwestern Medical Review, 2006.
Location: [PA Reserve Book Collection: QZ 18 E27p 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Wahl, Carter E. Hardcore pathology. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
2007.
Locations: [PA Main Book Collection, Georgia Campus Main Book Collection: QZ 18
W136h 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Pathology. 2 ed.
nd
Edward F. Goljan. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: QZ 18 P296 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Pathology: PreTest self- assessment and review. 12th ed. Edited by Earl J.
Brown. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub Division, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: QZ 18 P297 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Pharmacology
Pharmacology: PreTest self- assessment and review. 12th ed. Edited by
Marshal Shlafer. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub Division, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: QV 18 P5365 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Katzung, Bertram G. USMLE road map: pharmacology. 2
nd
ed. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections: QV 18 K19u 2006 BOARD
REVIEW]

Finkel, Richard. Lippincott's illustrated reviews: pharmacology. 4th ed.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: QV 18 P5355 2009 BOARD REVIEW]

Olson, James M. Clinical pharmacology made ridiculously simple. 3
rd
ed. Miami,
FL: MedMaster, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: QV 38 O52c 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Anthony J. Trevor, Bertram G. Katzung, Susan B. Masters. Katzung & Trevors
pharmacology: examination & board review. 8
th
ed. New York: McGraw Hill
Medical, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: QV 18 K19p 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Physiology
Physiology: PreTest self- assessment and review. 12th ed. Edited by Patricia J.
Metting. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub Division, 2007.
Locations: [PA and Georgia Campus Main Book Collections: QT 18 P578 2007 BOARD
REVIEW]

Costanzo, Linda S. Physiology: board review series. 4
th
ed. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: QT 18 C838p 2007 BOARD REVIEW]


Step 2 / CS and CK
Clinical Skills and Clinical Knowledge. This examination is usually taken in the third
or fourth year of medical school.
http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step2/step2.html

General Review
Lange Q & A. USMLE Step 2 CK. 6
th
ed. [edited by] Carlyle H. Chan. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Locations: [PA and Georgia Campus Main Book Collections: WB 18 L2745 2008 step
2 BOARD REVIEW]

Lange outline review. USMLE step 2. 5th ed. Edited by Joel S. Goldberg. New
York: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub Division, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: W 18 A699 2006 step 2 BOARD RREVIEW]

Carl, Andreas. USMLE step 2: made ridiculously simple. 3
rd
ed. Miami, FL:
MedMaster, Inc., 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 18 C278m 2006 step 2 BOARD REVIEW]

First aid for the USMLE step 2 CK: a student- to- student guide. 5
th
ed. Edited
by Vikas Bhushan, Tao Le, et. al. London, New York: McGraw Hill. 2006.
Location: [PA Main Book Collection: W 18 F527 2006 step 2 BOARD REVIEW]

Goldberg, Joel S. Lange practice tests. USMLE step 2. 3
rd
ed. New York: McGraw-
Hill, Medical Pub Division, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections: W 18 G618Lb 2006 BOARD
REVIEW]

USMLE step 2 CK qbook. 3
rd
ed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Main Book
Collection: WB 18 U844 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Brochert, Adam. Crush step 2: the ultimate USMLE step 2 review. 3
rd
ed.
Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WB 18 B863 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

USMLE step 2 & step 3 review. 2
nd
ed. [edited by] Scott H. Plantz et al. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections: WB 18 U86 2006 BOARD
REVIEW]

NMS review for the USMLE clinical skills exam. 2
nd
ed. [edited by] Erich A.
Arias, Nelly Amador. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WB 18 N277 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Medicine
Review for USMLE: United States medical licensing examination, step 2 CK.
3rd ed. Edited by Kenneth Ibsen and Nandan Bhatt. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams
and Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA and Georgia Campus Main Book Collections: W 18 R454 2007 step 2
BOARD REVIEW]

Saadat, Sarvenaz. Dej a review: internal medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill
Medical, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 18 S111d 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Van Kleunen, Jonathan P. Step- up to USMLE step 2. 2
nd
ed. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [Georgia Campus Reserve and Main Book Collections: W 18 V258s 2008
BOARD REVIEW]

Young, Vincent B. Blueprints in medicine. 4
th
ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 18 Y77b 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Medicine ( National medical series for independent study) . 6 ed.
th
editor,
Susan D. Wolfsthal. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WB 18 M490 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Andreoli and Carpenters Cecil essentials of medicine. 7th ed. Editor-in-chief,
Thomas E. Andreoli. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 100 C3882 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Neurology
Anschel, David. Neurology: pre- test self- assessment and review. 6th ed. New
York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WL 18 A618n 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Blueprints neurology. 2 ed.
nd
Frank W. Drislane, et al. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Main Book
Collection: WL 18 B658 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Obstetrics and gynecology
Obstetrics and gynecology: PreTest self- assessment and review. 11th ed.
[edited by] Karen M. Schneider, Stephen K. Patrick. New York: McGraw-Hill, Medical
Pub Division, PreTest Series, 2006.
Locations: PA and Georgia Campus Main Book Collections: WP 18 O14 2006 BOARD
REVIEW]

Obstetrics and gynecology. 6
th
ed. editor, Samantha M. Pfeifer. Philadelphia:
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WQ 18 O14 2008BOARD REVIEW]

Tamara Callahan, Aaron B. Caughey. Blueprints in obstetrics & gynecology. 4
th

ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WQ 18 C156b 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Pediatrics
Marino, Bradley S. Blueprints pediatrics. 4
th
ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WS 18 M338b 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Londhe, Vedang A. Pediatrics. 2
nd
ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer
Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [Georgia Campus Reserve and Main Book Collections: WS 18 L847p 2007
BOARD REVIEW]

Psychiatry
Psychiatry: PreTest self- assessment and review. 11th ed. Edited by Debra L.
Klamen, Philip Pan. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., Medical Publishing Division, PreTest
Series, 2006
Locations: [PA and Georgia Campus Main Book Collections: WM 18 P9759 2006
BOARD REVIEW]

Murphy, Michael. Blueprints in psychiatry. 4
th
ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WM 18 M978b 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Hoblyn, Jennifer. Psychiatry ( Blueprints clinical cases in psychiatry). 2
nd
ed.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer, 2008.
Locations: [Georgia Campus Reserve and Main Book Collections: WM 18 H683b 2008
BOARD REVIEW]

Surgery
Surgery ( The national medical series for independent study) . 5th ed. Edited
by Bruce E. Jarrell and R. Anthony Carabasi III; question editor, Eugene Kennedy.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WO 18 S960 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Karp, Seth J. Blueprints in surgery. 4
th
ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WO 18 K18b 2007 BOARD REVIEW]

Nirula, R. High- yield surgery. 2
nd
ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: WO 18 N721h 2006 BOARD REVIEW]


Step 3
This final exam is usually taken after graduation from medical school, sometimes in
the first year of residency. http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step3/step3.html

Step 3 General Review
Goldberg, Joel S. Lange practice tests. USMLE step 3. 2
nd
ed. New York: McGraw-
Hill Medical Pub Division, 2006.
Location: [PA Main Book Collection: W 18 G619La 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

USMLE step 3 qbook. 3rd ed. Kaplan Medical. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Main Book
Collection: WB 18 U89 2006 BOARD REVIEW]

Tao Le ... et al. First aid for the USMLE step 3. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill
Medical Pub. Division, 08.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve and
Main Book Collections: W 18 F527 2008 Step 3 BOARD REVIEW]

Lange outline review. USMLE step 3. 5
th
ed. Edited by Joel S. Goldberg. New
York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub Division, 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: W 18 A699 2006 step 3 BOARD REVIEW]

Carl, Andreas. USMLE step 3: made ridiculously simple. 3
rd
ed. Miami, FL:
MedMaster, Inc., 2006.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Reserve Book
Collection: WB 18 C278m 2006 step 3 BOARD REVIEW]

Blueprints Q&As for step 3. Medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, psychiatry,
pediatrics, surgery. 1
st
ed. Aaron B. Caughey, et al. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Main Book
Collection: WB 18 B6579 2008 BOARD REVIEW]

Rosner, Mitchell H. Review for USMLE: United States medical licensing
examination, step 3. 2 ed.
nd
Mitchell H. Rosner, Andrew E. Lazar. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Locations: [PA Reserve and Main Book Collections, Georgia Campus Main Book
Collection: W 18 R454 2007 step 3 BOARD REVIEW]