USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) - Research Guide

This bibliography includes study materials available at the Health Sciences Libraries for the United States Medical Licensing Examination.

United States Medical Licensing Examination publications

Basic sciences assessment. This multiple-choice examination is usually taken after the second year of medical school. Passing score: 182. Information from the official USMLE web site: http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step1/step1.html

Appleton & Lange's review for the USMLE step 1. Edited by Michael W. King. New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 2003.

High-yield basic science. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Bhushan, Vikas, et al. First aid for the USMLE step 1, 2007 : a student-to-student guide. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Step-up to the bedside. 2nd ed. Edited by Samir Mehta, et al. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.

Gartner, Leslie P., James L. Hiatt, and Judy M. Strum. Cell biology and histology, Board review series 5th ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.

Anatomy, histology, & cell biology : PreTest self-assessment and review. Edited by Robert M. Klein and George C. Enders. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2007.

Fadem, Barbara. Board Review Series: Behavioral science, 4th edition.

PreTest biochemistry and genetics : PreTest self-assessment and review Edited by Golder N. Wilson. New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, 2002

Dudek, Ronald W., and James D. Fix. Embryology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

Medical microbiology & immunology 7th ed. Norwalk, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, 2002.

Microbiology : PreTest self-assessment and review 12th ed. Edited by James D. Kettering. New York : McGraw Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2007.

Hyde, Richard M. Immunology (The national medical series for independent study) 4th ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

Gilman, Sid and Sarah Winans Newman. Manter and Gatz's essentials of clinical neuroanatomy and neurophysiology 10th ed. Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, 2003.

Haines, Duane E. Neuroanatomy : an atlas of structures, sections, and systems. 7th ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008.

Goldberg, Stephen. Clinical neuroanatomy, made ridiculously simple. Miami : MedMaster, 2003.

Catalano, Edison. Appleton & Lange review of general pathology 4th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Schneider, Arthur S. and Philip A. Szanto. Pathology, Board review series 3rd ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

Pathology : PreTest self-assessment and review 12th ed. Edited by Earl J. Brown. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2007.

Pharmacology : PreTest self-assessment and review 12th ed. Edited by Marshal Shlafer. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2007.

Mycek, Mary J., Richard A. Harvey, and Pamela C. Champe. Lippincott's illustrated reviews : pharmacology 3rd ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

Physiology : PreTest self-assessment and review 12th ed. Edited by Patricial J. Metting. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2008.

Clinical sciences assessment. Focuses on clinical diagnosis and disease pathogenesis. This examination is usually taken in the third or fourth year of medical school. Passing score: 182. http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step2/step2.html

Beginning mid-2004, Step 2 will also include a clinical skills examination (CSE) in addition to the clinical knowledge exam. For more information on this new test, see http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step2/step2cs.html

Appleton & Lange review for the USMLE step 2 4th ed. Edited by Carlyle H. Chan. New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 2003.

Feibusch, Kate C., et al. Prescription for the boards : USMLE step 2 3rd ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002.

First aid for the USMLE step 2 ; a student-to-student guide. Stamford, New York : McGraw Hill. 2007.

Appleton & Lange outline review USMLE step 2 4th ed. Edited by Joel S. Goldberg. New York : Appleton & Lange Reviews/McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Review for USMLE : United States medical licensing examination, step 2 3rd ed. Edited by Kenneth Ibsen and Nandan Bhatt. Baltimore : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007.

Goldlist, Barry J. Appleton & Lange's review of internal medicine 3rd ed. New York : Appleton & Lange/McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, 2003.

Van Kleunen, Jonathan P. Step-up to USMLE step 2 Baltimore : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008.

Cecil essentials of medicine 7th ed. Editor-in-chief, Thomas E. Andreoli. Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, 2007.

Neurology : pre-test self-assessment and review 4th ed. author, Mitchell S.V. Elkind ; student reviewer, Steven G. Werdehoff. New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 2001.

Evans, Mark I. and Kenneth A. Ginsburg. Obstetrics and gynecology : PreTest self-assessment and review 11th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, PreTest Series, 2006.

Rudolph's fundamentals of pediatrics 3rd ed. Edited by Abraham M. Rudolph, Robert K. Kamei, and Kim J. Overby. New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, 2002.

Pediatrics (The national medical series for independent study) 4th ed. Edited by Paul H. Dworkin. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

Fauman, Michael A. Study guide to DSM-IV-TR.Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., 2002.

Diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV-TR. American Psychiatric Association. Washington, D.C. : The Association, 2000.

Psychiatry : PreTest self-assessment and review 11th ed. Edited by Debra L. Klamen, Philip Pan. New York : McGraw-Hill, Inc., Medical Publishing Division, PreTest Series, 2006

Surgery (The national medical series for independent study) 5th ed. Edited by Bruce E. Jarrell and R. Anthony Carabasi III ; question editor, Eugene Kennedy. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.

This final exam is usually taken after graduation from medical school, sometimes in the first year of residency. From USMLE.org: "The purpose of Step 3 is to determine if a physician possesses and can apply the medical knowledge and understanding of clinical science considered essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine, with emphasis on patient management in ambulatory care settings." Passing score: 182.
http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step3/step3.html

Goldberg, Joel S. USMLE step 3 practice tests. New York : Appleton & Lange/McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Crush step 3 : the ultimate USMLE step 3 review. 2nd ed. Edited by Adam Brochert. Philadelphia : Hanley & Belfus, 2004.

Majid, Arshad. Review questions for the USMLE step 3 examination. New York : Parthenon Publishing Group, 2001.

Tao Le ... et al.First aid for the USMLE step 3. 2nd ed. New York : McGraw Hill Medical Pub. Div., 2008.

Appleton & Lange's outline review for the USMLE step 3. Edited by Joel S. Goldberg. New York : Appleton & Lange Reviews/McGraw-Hill, 2004.

The Washington manual of medical therapeutics. 32nd ed. Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine. Philadelphia ; Kluwer-Lippincott, 2007.