Step 1 Study Prep Series: Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology, and Neuroscience

This is the second in a series of six posts about preparing for the USMLE Step 1.

Last week we posted about comprehensive Step 1 resources such as books, question banks, and online practice tests available at the library. For our first post on systems-based resources, the table below covers top-rated review resources in anatomy, embryology and neuroscience according to First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2018 edition.

Some of the review books in our collection are available online. For print copies of resources, some are available in the 5^th floor stacks can be checked out for 4 weeks; the loan period for reserve books is 4 hours. To check out a book on reserve, just stop by the 4^th floor Library Service Desk and ask us to grab it for you from behind the desk.

What does it look like?	Title	First Author	Year of Publication	Where can I find it?
	High-Yield Gross Anatomy	Dudek	2015	On reserve behind 4th Floor Service Desk
	Anatomy: an Essential Textbook	Gilroy	2017	One copy on reserve and another copy in the 5th floor bookstacks (call number QS. 18.2 G489 2017)
	Atlas of Anatomy	Gilroy	2012	On reserve behind 4th floor service desk
	BRS Physiology	Costanzo	2019	Full text online
	BRS Embryology	Dudek	2014	Full text online
	High-Yield Neuroanatomy	Gould	2016	Two copies available in the 5th floor bookstacks (call number WL0101 G696 2016)

For more board prep resources, see our Research Guide: Board Prep for Medicine.

Feel free to ask us if you’re having trouble finding a resource or need a recommendation. Happy studying!

Post contributed by Christina Heinrich