Whilst I was giving a tour to post offer students on Monday I was asked by someone if there was anyway of getting the 1st year reading list. The following link has information on the first year:
http://gktvc1.kcl.ac.uk/vc/courseboo...dicine&y=year1
If that doesn't work then just drop me a message.
Personally, if I were going to read some books over the summer, which I probably would have knowing what I do now about the nature of the course, I would have read the following:
Essential clinical anatomy (of if you are hardcore Clinically Oriented Anatomy) by Keith L. Moore, Anne M.R. Agur
Biochemistry by Pamela C. Champe, Richard A. Harvey, Denise R. Ferrier
Review of medical physiology by William F. Ganong
All of these books are on the King's reading list and upon starting I bought all three. Most of the other books on the list I borrowed from the LIBRARY FOR FREE.
Back in the day before case based learning they used to study three main areas, anatomy, biochem and physiology. These are still three of main focuses of study. Those three areas are covered pretty well and concisely without comprimising on detail in those books.
If anyone else has their own opinion or disagreements, speak up.
VERY IMPORTANT: These are the books
I would have read.
DO NOT GO AND BUY ALL THE BOOKS ON THE LIST. Every person is different. Ideally you should look at the books in library or online before you buy them. As I said earlier, I managed to get almost all of the books from the library when I started the course other than the anatomy ones. You are going to need to purchase an anatomy book anyway.
If you are a real studier, you could also get some of the At a Glance series books or Crash course, though I prefer At a Glance since some are written by King's lecturers. Cardiovascular system at a glance and Respiratory system at a glance are pretty damn cool and very thin.
Off the record, I managed to get some of the books on the reading list abroad from certain countries
pretty cheap.
Anywho I hope this helps and does more good than harm. I wish you all the best for your exams, get those grades and I'll see you in September. I should probably revise now instead of distracting myself. And they say technology is meant to make life easier!
Final bit of advice: Use your time wisely. When you start your clinical years you can forget about holidays.
Year 1 Reading list
