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This guide pulls together some of the major resources in Internal Medicine. It includes links to online books, journals, databases, and other resources for self-directed learning. It's designed to help you "study for your patients."

For additional clinical information, click on Clinical Resources in the left navigation menu.

Clerkship Study Resources

Comprehensive Textbooks - Well-written and comprehensive guides to be used for reference purposes or for focusing on a specific topic.

RECOMMENDED: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 21st Edition by Joseph Loscalzo; Anthony S. Fauci; Dennis L. Kasper; Stephen Hauser; Dan Longo; J. Larry Jameson
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC46 .H333 2022
ISBN: 9781264268504
Publication Date: 2022
RECOMMENDED: Goldman-Cecil Medicine, 27th edition by Lee Goldman; Andrew I. Schafer
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 46 .C423 2024
ISBN: 9780323930383
Publication Date: 2024

ECG PRACTICE: ECG Wave-Maven - Self Assessment Program for Students & Clinicians (Harvard), by Nathanson, L.A., Safrran, C., McClennen, S., and Goldberger, A.L

Study Texts - For everyday learning and review. It is recommended that you choose one text to read cover-to-cover.

Blueprints Medicine, 6th edition by Vincent Young; William Kormos; Davoren Chick
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .Y68 2016
ISBN: 9781469864150
Publication Date: 2016
Case Files Internal Medicine, 6th Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Gabriel Aisenberg
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 66 .C36 2021
ISBN: 9781260469967
Publication Date: 2021
IM Essentials Text / Questions: A Medical Knowledge Self-assessment Program (MKSAP) for Students by Masters, Philip A.
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; R 839 .I62 2015
ISBN: 9781938921094
Publication Date: 2015
Print book only; no electronic version is available.
Step-Up to Medicine, 6th edition by Steven Agabegi; Elizabeth D. Agabegi
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .A33 2023
ISBN: 9781975192716
Publication Date: 2024
Symptom to Diagnosis an Evidence Based Guide, 4th Edition by Scott D. C. Stern; Adam S. Cifu; Diane Altkorn
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 69 .S74 2020
ISBN: 9781260121117
Publication Date: 2020
Top Shelf: Essential Learning for the Internal Medicine Clerkship by Conrad Fischer
ISBN: 9781259644764
Publication Date: 2016

Supplemental Materials

5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022, 30th edition by Jeremy Golding (Editor); Mark B. Stephens (Editor); Frank J. Domino; Kathleen Barry (Editor); Robert A. Baldor (Editor)
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC55 .D6 2023
ISBN: 9781975179953
Publication Date: 2022
Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience by Stephen J. McPhee; Margaret A. Winker; Michael W. Rabow; Steven Z. Pantilat; Amy J. Markowitz
ISBN: 9780071637954
Publication Date: 2011
Primary Care Medicine, 8th edition by Allan Goroll
ISBN: 9781496398116
Publication Date: 2021

Clerkship / Clinical Rotations in Internal Medicine -- Textbooks from LWW Health Library
Includes general references and board prep resources.

Geriatric Resources

Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine: A Practical Clinical Guide by Jayna Holroyd-Leduc (Editor); Madhuri Reddy (Editor)
ISBN: 9781444337181
Publication Date: 2012
Geriatric Medicine by Balakrishnan Kichu R. Nair (Editor)
ISBN: 9789811032523
Publication Date: 2018
Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, 5th edition by Alan J. Sinclair (Editor); John E. Morley (Editor); Bruno Vellas (Editor)
ISBN: 9780470683934
Publication Date: 2012

Internal Medicine Test Prep & Review Books

Blueprints Medicine, 6th edition by Vincent Young; William Kormos; Davoren Chick
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .Y68 2016
ISBN: 9781469864150
Publication Date: 2016
Case Files Cardiology by Eugene C. Toy; Michael D. Faulx
ISBN: 9780071799195
Publication Date: 2015
Case Files Critical Care, 2nd Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Terrence H. Liu; Manuel Suarez
ISBN: 9781259641855
Publication Date: 2018
Case Files Geriatrics by Eugene C. Toy; Andrew Dentino; Monique Williams; Lowell Johnson
ISBN: 9780071770781
Publication Date: 2014
Case Files Internal Medicine, 6th Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Gabriel Aisenberg
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 66 .C36 2021
ISBN: 9781260469967
Publication Date: 2021
Conn's Current Therapy 2023 by Rick D. Kellerman (Editor); David P. Rakel (Editor)
ISBN: 9780443105616
Publication Date: 2023
First Aid for the Internal Medicine Boards, 4th Edition by Tao Le; Tom Baudendistel; Peter Chin-Hong; Cindy Lai
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .F52 2017
ISBN: 9781259835032
Publication Date: 2017
First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship, 4th Edition by Matthew S. Kaufman; Latha Ganti; Dennis Chang; Alfredo J. Mena Lora
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; R839 .F57 2021
ISBN: 9781260460629
Publication Date: 2021
Frameworks for Internal Medicine by Andre Mansoor
ISBN: 9781496359308
Publication Date: 2019
Lippincott Q&A Medicine, 1st edition by Mark Duncan; Lance Chapman
ISBN: 9781451195217
Publication Date: 2016
Medical Secrets, 6th edition by Mary P. Harward
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC58 .M43 2019
ISBN: 9780323478724
Publication Date: 2019
Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, 9th edition by Steven L. Berk; William R. Davis
ISBN: 9780071359603
Publication Date: 2001
Medicine PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, 14th Edition by Robert S. Urban; J. Rush Pierce; Roger Smalligan
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) R834.5 .M43 2016
ISBN: 9780071850056
Publication Date: 2015
Medicine Recall, 4th edition by James D. Bergin
ISBN: 9781605476759
Publication Date: 2011
Step-Up to Medicine, 6th edition by Steven Agabegi; Elizabeth D. Agabegi
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .A33 2023
ISBN: 9781975192716
Publication Date: 2024

Test Prep and Review Resources

Access Medicine Case Files Collection
More case files on a variety of subjects can be found here.
NEJM Clinical Cases

BoardVitals This link opens in a new window
You must sign up with your @oakland.edu email here to access the Board Vitals question banks.

An interactive and powerful board review tool that can be used by practicing clinicians, residents and several types of healthcare students. With BoardVitals, you have the ability to create customized practice tests using many options including number of questions, subjects and more. Included are detailed, up-to-date explanations with each answer, with references and links to applicable sources.

Important Board Vitals Information:

Some of our students have reported problems with accessing the question banks on Board Vitals. Please be sure to follow these steps when registering for an account.

Use this link to register for an account. Be sure to use your Oakland University email.
Use this link to access the Board Vitals question banks. Log in with your OU email and the password you created when you registered for your account.

Still having problems? Email medref@oakland.edu - We are always happy to help!

Exam Master Online This link opens in a new window
Exam Master is an online test prep resource that includes test preparations for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. It consists of practice question and organ systems covered by the USMLE.

For further information and resources for study guides, please see our Subject Review & USMLE Prep Resources Guide - https://oakland.libguides.com/test-prep

Internal Medicine Multimedia Resources

Clinical Key Internal Medicine Procedure Videos

Multimedia Resources

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
This resource includes three-dimensional videos of dissected human anatomic specimens. The videos show complex structures step by step - from bone to surface anatomy - to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function.
Anatomy.TV This link opens in a new window
An interactive 3D anatomy resource. Users may manipulate images by rotating, zooming, and removing layers to learn more about anatomical structures. It also includes MRI sections, slides, movies, animations, clinical text and patient education sheets..
Bates' Visual Guide This link opens in a new window
Bates Visual Guide contains videos of systems-based physical examination techniques for development of clinical skills.
IMAIOS (e-Anatomy) This link opens in a new window
e-Anatomy is an anatomical database providing more than 3,000 images of the human body. It provides cross-sectional, gross, and radiological anatomy derived from various types of medical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans.
Netter Reference This link opens in a new window
Collection of Netter Reference books that include anatomical images from the Green Books, Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, and Netter's Concise Radiologic Anatomy.

Anatomy Resources Comparison Chart
A chart comparing the Medical Library anatomy resources: description, ease of use, image types, mobile app, quizzes / self-assessment, and the ability to download / save images.

Key Internal Medicine Journals

Patient Education / Consumer Health Resources

MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window
MedlinePlus provides consumer health information for patients, families, and health care providers. Produced by the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources, it includes extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, interactive patient tutorials, health care provider directories, and latest health news.

Access Medicine / Patient Education Handouts
Clinical Key / Patient Education Handouts
Micromedex / Care Notes
UpToDate Patient Education
UpToDate offers two levels of content for patients:
--The Basics are short overviews. They are written in accordance with plain language principles and answer the four or five most important questions a person might have about a medical problem.
--Beyond the Basics are longer, more detailed reviews. They are best for readers who want detailed information and are comfortable with some medical terminology.