These are not required textbooks by the program, but textbooks that other first year physician assistant students have found helpful. If you click on the headings, you will be directed to the textbook on Amazon to get a better look! Last updated December 5, 2016. Thank you to Katrina P Class of 2018 for resources!
GENERAL REVIEW TEXTBOOKS
Toronto Notes(can purchase online, or at U of T bookstore or McMaster University Health Sciences Book Store) (Multiple hard copies are also available in the HSL course reserves room)
Greenspan's Basic and Clinical Endocrinology(Gardner and Schoback) (Available as an eBook through Access Medicine and hard copy in HSL course reserves room) *Using a general review textbook like Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (Tortora and Derrickson) will cover endocrinology topics in sufficient detail for the Medical Foundation. You can also fill in unanswered questions using library resources!
Renal
Acid, Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes Made Ridiculously Simple (Richard Preston) 2nd. Ed. *Using a general review textbook like Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (Tortora and Derrickson) would be best to ensure you gain an understanding of the concepts. You can always supplement with information from the library course reserves room, Access Medicine or Clinical Key