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eBooks for Health Professions Students
Did you know the UC Davis Library licenses thousands of health sciences ebooks, accessible 24/7 through our website? Today’s highlight includes some of our most popular.
The LWW Health Library contains numerous online primary care texts for medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, with topics including ethics, leadership, pharmacology, and more. One of the most popular titles in this collection is Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 12e. To customize your personal experience with the platform, you can also register for a free personal account that will give you access to self-assessment tools and ability to save content.
Jointly funded by the School of Medicine and the Library, the McGraw Hill USMLE First Aid Collection contains multiple First Aid titles, delivering a comprehensive collection of high-yield facts, mnemonics, and frameworks to help you study for board exams. Use the settings button on the platform to download as PDF or EPUB.he McGraw Hill USMLE First Aid Collection contains multiple First Aid titles, delivering a comprehensive collection of high-yield facts, mnemonics, and frameworks to help you study for board exams. Use the settings button on the platform to download as PDF or EPUB.
The Thieme MedOne Education Collection includes many medical texts covering topics like anatomy, basic sciences, clinical sciences, and USMLE-style questions. Chapters can be converted to PDFs and printed, videos are integrated into some text, images with legends can be downloaded to PowerPoint, and more. For a more personalized experience and offsite access, you can also create a personal MedOne login (from the upper right of the MedOne Education home page).
For a more complete selection of ebooks, see our Health Sciences eBooks guide or search the library catalog.