Comprehensive, single-source coverage of the entire first year of medical school! First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition provides readers with a solid understanding of the basic science principles with which all medical students must be familiar. Delivering a comprehensive single-source review of the entire first year of medical school, the book assumes little prior knowledge, and includes important background material most other reviews leave out. Delivers comprehensive single-source coverage of the entire first year of medical school written in easy-to-understand, non-technical language. * An essential companion during your first two years of medical school * Includes important foundational content most other reviews leave out * Focuses on the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE Step 1 * Enhanced by full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE Step 1 * Provides a complete framework for understanding biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, pathology, pharmacology, and public health sciences * Mirrors the table of contents of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate side-by-side study * Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty

Comprehensive, single-source coverage of the entire second year of medical school! First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, Third Edition is a unique single-source review of the entire second year medical school curriculum. This full-color, richly illustrated, and engagingly written resource provides readers with a solid understanding of basic sciences relative to human organ systems which all medical students must be familiar. When used with the companion review First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition, this powerful combination distills must-know course information to help students survive their first two years of medical school and provides an in-depth review for the USMLE Step 1. * An essential companion during your first two years of medical school * Includes important foundational content most other reviews leave out * Focuses on the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE Step 1 * Enhanced by full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE Step 1 * Provides a complete framework for understanding anatomy, embryology, pathology, and pharmacology by organ systems * Mirrors the table of contents of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate side-by-side study * Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty