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Physician Assistant Program Resources

This guide contains resources for the entire Physcian Assistant program. it includes required textbooks and recommended resources.

APPENDIX G: BOOKLIST

The following books are recommended for reference during clinical clerkships. The list should not be thought of as inclusive but merely as a guide. Students are advised to refer to multiple texts per rotation. Dates and editions have been purposely omitted because updated volumes are constantly being released. Students are advised to read the most recently published texts available. Text names followed by (*) indicate availability on-line via Rutgers Electronic Texts.

APPENDIX G: BOOKLIST 01

Cecil. Textbook of Medicine*

Rakel. Conn’s Current Therapy*

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine*

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment*

Ferri's Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine - Reserved at Smith

Gorin and Arnold. Health Promotion in Practice - Not Owned

Ferri’s Clinical Advisor*

Goroll. Primary Care Medicine*

Lange Series. Family Medicine: Ambulatory Care and Prevention

Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Cardiology*

Heger. Cardiology for the House Officer

Hurst. The Heart Thaler. The Only EKG Book You Will Ever Need

Ma. Emergency Medicine Manual*

Stone. Current Emergency Diagnosis and Treatment*

Tintinalli. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide*

Rosen’s Emergency Medicine Textbook*

Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Gastroenterology*

Yamada. Textbook of Gastroenterology*

APPENDIX G: BOOKLIST 02

Current Geriatric Diagnosis and Treatment

Duthie. Practice of Geriatrics*

Ham, et. al. Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach

Fernandez. Fundamentals of Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach - Not Owned

Kane. Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics

Peiperl. HIV InSite Knowledge Base*

Federman and Nabel. Infectious Diseases: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention 2015

Hollef, et. al. Washington Manual of Critical Care

Marini and Wheeler. Critical Care Medicine: The Essentials

Weinberger. Principles of Pulmonary Medicine

Paul Lanken. The Intensive Care Unit Manual (2^nd Edition) 2014

Cecil Textbook of Medicine*

Conn’s Current Therapy*

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment*

Ferri. Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient*

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine*

The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics*

Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Hacker and Moore. Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Novak’s Textbook of Gynecology

Williams Gynecology*

Williams Obstetrics*

APPENDIX G: BOOKLIST 03

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics*

Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment

The Harriet Lane Handbook

Andreasen. Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry

Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Psychiatry

Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry

Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry*

Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Surgery

Lawrence. Essentials of General Surgery*

Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia

Bates Guide to Physical Examination

Bradford. Basic Ophthalmology

Dehn & Asprey. Clinical Procedures for Physician Assistants

Ferri’s Differential Diagnosis - Not Available

Fitzpatrick. Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology*

Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy

Seller. Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints*

Trott. Wounds and Lacerations

Pocket Medicine The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine - Not Owned

Current Clinical Strategies and Current Diagnosis and Treatment. (available for many subjects)

Little, Brown spiral series (available for many subjects)

First Aid Series

Current Consult (available for many subjects)

O’Connell. A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examination