Recommended Books for Basic Science

[Soniya]

Recommended Books for BASIC SCIENCE


1. Anatomy

Gross Anatomy

• Human Anatomy Volume: 0, 1, 2, 3 - B. D. Chaurasiya
• Clinical Neuroanatomy - Richard S Snell*
• Clinical Anatomy - Richard S Snell*
• Essential Clinically Anatomy: Keith L Moore

Embryology

• A Text Book of Embryology - Inderbir Singh
• Medical Embryology - Jan Langman*

Histology

• A Textbook of Histoloy - Inderbir Singh
• diFiore's Atlas of Histology*

Dissection

• Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy Vol. 1, 2, 3
• Grant's Atlas of Anatomy*
• McMinn's Color Atlas of Human Anatomy

2. Biochemistry

• A Textbook of Biochemistry - U Satyanarayan
• Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry*
• Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry

3. Physiology

• Textbook of Physiology - Mahapatra
• Review of Medical Physiology - William F. Ganong*
• Text book of Medical Physiology - A. C. Guyton
• Text book of Medical Physiology by Sembulingam

4. Microbiology

Microbiology

• A Textbook of Microbiology - Chakrobarty
• Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology
• A Textbook of Microbiology - Anant Narayanan & Panicker

Parasitology

• Textbook of Parasitology - KD Chatterjee

5. Pathology

• Text Book of Pathology - Harsh Mohan
• Robbin's Pathological Basis of Disease*

6. Pharmacology

• Essentials of Pharmacology - K.D. Tripathi
• Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology*
• Basic & Clinical Pharmacology - B. G. Katzung

7. Community Medicine

Textbook

• Park's Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine - Park & Park

Statistics

• Biostatistics - B K Mahajan*

Please read this information before buying:

• Book names with bold are bought and read by almost all the students. You don't have to buy all the books that are listed in a subject, buy ony of them and then you can decide after a month or so whether you need more on that subject or not.
• Book names with asteric * is bought by most of the students infact its good to buy if you want to excell. Book published in India will help you to get through your exam but to have sound knowledge you got to read books by foreign writers.
• Before buing any books go to the library and take a look, which ever book u feel easy reading buy that and keep other book as reference.
• Consult with the immediate senior about the books.
• Always ask for latest edition.
• Links have been added to show you its cover page which has been taken from amazon if you are in Nepal enquire local Medical Book Shops.
• Find out if you could get interactive CDs for above subjects, usually they are very helpful. e.g. Interactive CD of Grants Atlas, diFiore's Atlas of Histology, Netter's Atlas, ADAM interactive Anatomy etc.

[Suvash]

thats a great job and it wiill definitely help our new comers to find correct books...

[chetnarayan]

soniya,
I Say You Are Great .........
B Coz You Came With A Great Idea ........though So Simple But... Necessory
Very Useful For Juniors.

[Ramri]

ohhhh Soniya timi kasti ramri ma ta naam matra ko timi ta kaam le garda ramri, malai ta ris uthi rahh chaa kina maile yooo kura sochena bhanera... its really a great job.

thanks a lot for spending your time to bring out this list of books for basic science students.

i also bought almost all the books from the bold one, i bet this list is the complete list for those who are studying medicine

thanks once again soniya for this book list. its really a complete list.

[Oak]

This is a great job, congrat Soniya, it will a great help for those who have just joined medical college and wondering about book for their medical education.

Thanks a lot for this effort and helping new comers.

[Danfe]

This is a great work by Soniya, thanks a lot for your effort, I also agree that this is a complete list for new comers who want to buy books these are the must have books especially for those who are studying under Kathmandu University.

[xenome]

all the list are superb, i felt like i am going to buy this books i still remember when i went to buy books after joining collere.

alik naya kitab haru aako rahichha i am sure all of them will be a great help for new comers, great job soniya.

[Sanju]

hey soniya u finally got in ... n definitely wid gud stuff...

[Oak]

Its indeed a very usefull for all the new comers.

[sushilonline]

Great list!!
This is the must list...
You better go with this list of books not the one put on KMC library.. because you always end up with indian books.. its comfortable with them and majority follows them..

Thanks Chaurasia and Harsh mohan without you I can realize what happens..