First Aid for the Basic Sciences : General Principles

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Comprehensive, single-source coverage of the entire first year of medical school!

First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition provides readers with a solid understanding of the basic science principles with which all medical students must be familiar. Delivering a comprehensive single-source review of the entire first year of medical school, the book assumes little prior knowledge, and is written in a non-technical, easy-to-understand style.

• An essential companion during your first two years of medical school
• Includes important foundational content most other reviews leave out
• Focuses on the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE Step 1
• Enhanced by full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE Step 1
• Provides a complete framework for understanding biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, pathology, pharmacology, and public health sciences
• Mirrors the table of contents of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate side-by-side study
• Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty

Be sure to also get Dr. Le's First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, Third Edition.

Tao Le, MD, MHS is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology at University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

William Hwang, MD, PhD, Resident, Harvard Radiation Oncology Program,Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital.

Luke Pike, MD, Dphil, Resident, Harvard Radiation Oncology Program,Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital.