Books
Where to buy books:
Every course in the Stritch School of Medicine has both a required book- list and a
recommended reading list.
We have included links to the Booklist for 2009-2010, a usage graph per course,
and a list of the local medical school bookstores.
Required Textbooks Below:
First Year Textbooks
Second Year Textbooks
Book Stores for Medical School
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Required Textbooks for First Year Medical Students 2009-2010
Our library site http://library.luhs.org
Our online bookstore at the library: http://www.medbooksdirect.net/store/home.jsp
FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics (Simmons)
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th ed., 2008, Alberts, B. et al., Garland Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0815341055
Electronically available: click here
Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations, 6th ed., 2006, Devlin, T. WileyLiss Publications
ISBN: 0470109890
Basic Histology, 11th ed., 2005, Junqueira, L. et al, McGraw Hill
ISBN: 0071440917
Electronically available: click here
Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 7th ed., 2007, Nussbaum, et al
Saunders-Elsevier
ISBN: 1416030808
Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Color Atlas (with CD), 5th ed., 2006,
Young, B and Heath, J.W., W.B. Saunders, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
ISBN: 443068508
PCM 1 (Michelfelder/Blair/Parsi/Walsh)
The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice, 5th ed., 2005, Coulehan, J &
Block, M. F. A. Davis Company
ISBN: 080361246X
Electronically available: click here
Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 10th ed., Dec. 2008, Bickley,
L.S., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1605478032
Behavior and Medicine, 4th ed., Hogrefe & Huber, 2006, Wedding, Danny.
ISBN: 0889373051
Healing As Vocation: A Medical Professionalism Primer, 2006, Parsi, K., Sheehan,
M., Rowman & Littlefield.
ISBN: 0742534073
Structure of the Human Body (Wezeman)
Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 6th ed., Moore, K.L. & Dailey, A.F. 2009, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 0781775256
Langman’s Medical Embryology, 11th ed., Sadler, T.W., 2010, Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins
ISBN: 0781790697
Electronically available: click here
Function of the Human Body (Lipsius)
Physiology, Berne, Levy, Koeppen & Stanton, updated 6th ed., 2004, Mosby
Basic Histology, 11th ed. 2005, Junqueira, L. et al, McGraw Hill
ISBN: 07144091-7
Electronically available: click here
Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Color Atlas (with CD), 5th ed., 2006,
Young, B and Heath, J.W., W.B. Saunders, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
ISBN: 443068508
Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations Devlin, 6th ed., 2005, Wiley-Liss
Host Defense (Robinson)
Immunobiology, 5th ed., 2008, Janeway, et al., Garland Publications
ISBN: 081533642X
Electronically available: click here
Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas (with CD) 5th ed., 2006,
Young, B and Heath, J.W., W.B. Saunders, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
ISBN: 044306850X
SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Neuroscience (Neafsey)
Neuroscience, An Outline Approach, 2002, Castro, A. et al., Mosby: St. Louis.
ISBN: 0323008364.
Recommended:
The CIBA Collection of Medical Illustrations, Vol. 1. The Nervous System, Part II. Neurologic and Neuromuscular
Disorders, 1987, Netter, F.H., CIBA Geigy.
ISBN: 0914168118.
The Human Brain, An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy, 6th ed., 2008, Nolte, J., Mosby: St Louis.
ISBN: 0323041310
Neuroanatomy. An Atlas of Structures, Sections and Systems, 7th ed., 2007, Haines, D.E., Wolters Kluwer Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia.
ISBN: 0781763282
Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Clipstone)
Pharmacology, Examination & Board Review, 8th ed., 2005, Trevor, J.A, Katzung, Bertram G., Masters, S., B., McGraw
Hill
ISBN: 0071488693
or
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th ed., 2009, Katzung, B., McGraw Hill (Softcover)
ISBN: 0071604057
Electronically available: click here
PCM 2 (Koller/Walsh)
The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need, 5th ed., 2007, Thaler, M. S, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins,
ISBN: 13: 9780-781773157
Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 9th ed. 2007, Bickley, L. S., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
ISBN: 0781767180
Mechanism of Human Disease (Kristopaitis)
Pathologic Basis of Disease, 8th ed., 2010, Kumar, V., et al., Robbins and Contran, Saunders
ISBN: 1437707920
Electronically available: click here
Medical Microbiology, 6th ed., 2009, Murray, et al, Mosby
ISBN: 9780323054706
Behavioral Medicine and Development (Sigman)
Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 3rd ed. 2008, Feldman, M. & Christensen, J., McGraw-Hill Medical.
ISBN: 0071438602
Electronically available: click here
Local Bookstores for Medical School
Books for Loyola Stritch School of Medicine students can be purchased online at
Loyola University Health Sciences Library
Library site: http://library.luhs.org/
Loyola University Health Sciences Library Book Store Website:
http://library.luhs.org/home_books.htm
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RUSH BOOKSTORE Manager: Joel Thomas
600 S. Paulina Monday - Friday: 8:30a – 5:30p
Chicago, IL 60612 Saturday: 8:30a – 1:00p
312-733-4544
Directions: Take 290 East, exit at Damon (South) ½ block to Harrison. East on Harrison and
make a right. Located on the corner of Paulina and Harrison
Parking: Parking structure across the street
MIDWESTERN COLLEGE OF Monday – Thursday: 9:00a – 5:00p
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Friday: 9:00a – 4:30p
MATTHEW’S BOOKSTORE Saturday: 10:30a – 2:00p
555 31st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630-515-6143
Directions: Take 290 West to I-88 West exit at Highland Avenue; go left on Highland; go to 31st
street and turn left. Bookstore is located on the Main Floor of the Living/Learning Center
(located on the East side of campus)
Parking: Lots near Living/Learning Center
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE Monday – Thursday: 9:00a – 6:30p
710 North Lake Shore Drive Friday: 9:00a – 5:30p
Chicago, IL 60611 Saturday: 11:00a – 3:00p
312-503-8486 NO SATURDAYS IN JULY
Hours for July & August: 9:00a – 5:30p
Directions: Take 290 East as it turns into Congress Parkway. Take a left on South Michigan
Ave. Turn right on Chicago Avenue. Turn right on North Lake Shore Drive
Parking: Metered spots along the street
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Monday – Friday: 8:00a – 6:00p
970 E. 58th Street Saturday: 9:00a – 4:00p
Chicago, IL 60637 Closed Sunday
773-702-8729
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Directions: Take I-290 East to I-90/I-94 East Dan Ryan Expressway, exit at 57B Garfield Blvd.,
stay straight to go onto S. Wells street; turn soft right onto Morgan Drive; turn right on S.
Cottage Grove Ave.; turn left on 58th street
Parking: On the street.
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Local Bookstores for Medical School
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO (UIC) Monday – Thursday: 7:30a – 6:00p
828 S. Walcott Avenue Tues., Weds., Fri.: 7:30a – 5:00p
Chicago, IL 60612 Summer Hours: 8:30a – 5:00p
312-413-5550 Books can be sold back throughout the
year with a student ID until 4:00p.
Directions: Take I-290 East to the Ashland-Paulina exit. Bookstore is 1 block East of Damen
between Taylor & Polk.
Parking: Use Cook County Garage on Polk
Revised 3/1/07