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Required Textbook:
Other Suggested Textbooks, Atlas, and Dissector
Supplemental Atlases:
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Course Textbook:
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Core Textbook:
Core Note:
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Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Course Textbooks:
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*BoardVitals USMLE and Shelf Exam Prep [electronic resource]: This resource provides medical students with advanced board preparation and review resources, which includes high yield questions banks and practice exams for USMLE and Shelf Exam. The NBME Shelf Exams question banks have been specifically adapted for the Medical School Student Level. They include thousands of multiple choice questions (MCQ), vignettes, and long-form questions for use during clerkship rotations.
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Medical Genetics Course Textbooks:
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Rosenthal, Ken S. Rapid review microbiology and immunology / Ken S. Rosenthal, Michael J. Tan. Philadelphia, PA : Mosby/Elsevier, c2011. Edition, 3rd ed.
The day before the exam
Deja review. Microbiology and immunology / Eric M. Chen, Sanjay S. Kasturi. Chen, Eric M. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2010
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*Exam Master Online [electronic resource]: USMLE and medical specialty board exams
Available online, access Restricted to UCI. Register individually on site.
Note: When register, be sure to use your UCI email. Otherwise your registration will be denied. After the registration, please check your email to activate your access. For instruction, watch a short video here.
Immunology exam questions are available under two groups in Exam Master: Biomedical Sciences, USMLE Step 1 Medical Subject Review, and the USMLE Step 1 Board Preparation.
[Note: Recently updated, this module is designed to emulate the look and feel of the actual Step 1 exam in accordance with the USMLE blueprint. As with the actual exam, the majority of questions will be case-based, while a small percentage of General Principle, factual recall questions will be available.]
Select Biomedical Sciences, then Immunology (218 questions)
Select USMLE
Click on USMLE Step 1 Medical Subject Review
Click on the side triangle to expand the Basic Sciences (1916 questions)
Click on the side triangle to expand the Immunology (21 questions)
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Case Files Collection:
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Print Supplemental Texts
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Recommended Primary Textbooks
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Case Files: Neuroscience 2e / Eugene C. Toy; Evan Yale Snyder, Josh Neman, Rahul Jandial. McGraw-Hill Education. McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings
Available online: http://casefiles.mhmedical.com/CaseTOC.aspx?gbosContainerID=65&categoryID=40971. Restrict to UCI
Note: In order to access the comprehensive questions in each case scenario, MyAccess login is required. Watch a short tutorial video on "Create MyAccess Login."
*Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Neuroscience / , ,
Available online via the LWW Health Library. Restricted to UCI.
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