READING LIST 2017-2018

There is a required Physiology and Anatomy textbook for the first two years of the
MBBS programme that ALL new medical students are expected to acquire at least
books 1 and 2 on the list below. In addition the anatomy atlas is very useful for the
dissection components of the course and revision.

1. Moore, K.L., Dalley, A.F. and Agur, A.M.R. Clinically Orientated Anatomy
(7th edition), Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2014. ISBN: 9781451184471

A new edition of this being published (8th edition is to be published in

September 2017 ISBN: 9781496347213
As anatomy is pretty much standard if you have the 7 th edition you will
not be disadvantaged.

2. Rhoades, R.A. and Bell, D.R. Medical Physiology: principles for clinical
medicine (4th edition), Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2013, ISBN.
9781451110395

3. Rohen, JW, Yokochi, C, and Lutjen-Drecoll E. Color Atlas of Anatomy: A

Photographic Study of the Human Body (8th edition), Lippincott, Williams
and Wilkins, 2015. ISBN: 9781496308702

The John Smith Bookshop will be providing the 1st 2 books as part of a bundle
that will be cheaper than buying each on their own.
Please contact them for details College bookshop (qmul@johnsmith.co.uk).
They will also be available in the induction week to help you with your purchases

If you do not feel able to cope with the large “Clinically Orientated Anatomy”
book then the anatomy book below is the smaller version and is also excellent.

4. Essential Clinical Anatomy 5th Edition. KL Moore, AMR Agur and AF

Dalley. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2015. ISBN: 9781451187496

Please do not get other editions as we will be using the up to date texts.

In addition for the anatomy practicals a lab coat is required. These may be
purchased from the student union when you arrive.
 Other recommended Books
Over the 5 years of the MBBS programme you will also need a small group of essential
textbooks that you will turn to on a regular basis. It therefore makes sense to consider buying
a copy of each of these books. Then it will always be there, when you want it, and you don't
have to remember library opening hours, or find all copies on loan to your fellow students
when you do eventually get there! Many of these books are available with a special discount
at the College bookshop and many have additional material online.

I. Naish, J. and Syndercombe-Court, D. Medical Sciences, (2nd edition) Elsevier, 20014.

ISBN 9780702051388
A good basic text book that covers basic clinical science and acts as companion to Kumar
and Clarke

II. Rang, HP, Dale, MM, Ritter, JM, and Flower, R. Pharmacology, 6th edition. Churchill-
Livingstone, 2011. ISBN 978-0702034718
The pharmacology textbook that has been around for years

III. Kumar, P. and Clark, M. Clinical Medicine, 7th edition. Elsevier Saunders, 2009. ISBN
978-0702029936
Of more use in the clinical years

IV. Baynes, J. and Dominiczak, M.H. Medical Biochemistry, 4th edition. Elsevier Mosby,
2009. ISBN 978-1455745807

Again a more specialist text that covers biochemistry can be useful for modules like
metabolism.

V. Young, B. and Heath, J.W. Wheater's Functional Histology: a text and colour atlas, 5th
edition, Churchill-Livingstone, 2006. ISBN 978-0443068508
The basic histology textbook that gives you further examples to supplement the online
teaching images.

VI. Rubin, E. and Reisner, H.M. Essentials of Rubin’s Pathology, 5th edition. Lippincott,
Williams and Wilkins, 2008. . ISBN 978-0781773249
Again probably more use from year 2 onwards when you cover pathology

VII. Strachen T and Read A. Human Molecular Genetics 4th edition. Garland Science,
2010. ISBN 978-081534149
 For the 2nd year course Human Sciences and Public Health
VIII. Alder, B, Porter, M, Abraham, CS, van Teijlingen E. & Porter, M. Psychology and
Sociology Applied to Medicine: An Illustrated Colour Text, 3rd edition. Churchill
Livingstone Elsevier 2009. ISBN 978-0443067877

You should consider getting as many of these as you can afford, possibly staggering their
purchase over a period of time. Don't do what some students do – buy a textbook just before
the end-of-year exams, and then regret that they did not get it earlier in the programme!

Dr Lesley Robson
Head of MBBS Year 1