Books and Supplies

[GSL83]

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So when it comes to buying books, what are some tips or secrets that podiatry students have in regards to saving money? Do students have luck buying books online,from another student, or is it better just to go with the bookstore?


(accepted at WesternU, class of 2016)

 

[347932]

So when it comes to buying books, what are some tips or secrets that podiatry students have in regards to saving money? Do students have luck buying books online,from another student, or is it better just to go with the bookstore?


(accepted at WesternU, class of 2016)

Amazon.com has a great selection of used textbooks, usually for much less than new.

 

[ldsrmdude]

I would also wait and find out what books you actually need. At most schools, I think you don't really need many of the textbooks. Probably an atlas, maybe a few others, but I would check with upperclassmen to see which books they recommend. And the school bookstores are usually pretty expensive compared to online for those books you do decide to buy.

 

[darazon]

Agree with above. Also, you can find a lot of the textbooks in electronic format.

 

[GSL83]

Agree with above. Also, you can find a lot of the textbooks in electronic format.

Thanks guys, this is great input.

Darazon, I like the electronic format idea. Have you ever checked if some textbooks are available at the library, or do they at least have a circulation desk? It worked for me as an undergrad and that would be cool to continue the trend for some of the "not so important" books. .

 

[ldsrmdude]

I think most schools have a few copies of all of the textbooks. At AZPod they had to stay in the library (unless it was an older edition) and sometimes right before a test you might have to wait, but that is another option.

 

[jotfinos]

Talk to the upperclassman and see what books you need and what you can live without. This semester I literally only bought 3 of the 8 "required" textbooks. I would say that we get 95% of the exam material from the lecture/slides and only turn to the books for clarification.

 

[GSL83]

Thanks all. I guess I could search amazon when I know what books I need but I figure I can throw this out there. While doing my undergrad, sometimes I could find international student versions of a book. Sure, they would be black and white instead of color, or different page numbers... But has anyone found international versions of some textbooks? (these books always contained the exact same content and were usually $20 bucks instead of $150)

 

[darazon]

Thanks all. I guess I could search amazon when I know what books I need but I figure I can throw this out there. While doing my undergrad, sometimes I could find international student versions of a book. Sure, they would be black and white instead of color, or different page numbers... But has anyone found international versions of some textbooks? (these books always contained the exact same content and were usually $20 bucks instead of $150)

I picked up the international version of Netter's off of Amazon. If you're at Western you can also check out banweb -many students will sell their used textbooks there. The list of books that I would buy for Western would be:

Netter's or Thieme Atlas
Dead Body Book (Rohen's Photographic Atlas)
Lippincott's Biochemistry
McGlamry's Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
First Aid for the USMLE (Current year)

....and that's about it. The rest you really don't need, or can find suitable electronic copies. The library does have a few copies of each of the above books -minus First Aid.

I also found some of the anatomy flashcards (Netters, Rohen's) helped a ton.

 

[air bud]

I know all those books, what is McGlamry's?

 

[AZ25]

I know all those books, what is McGlamry's?

that's a pretty good joke

 

[bobdolerson]

I've found that buying some good board study books does a great job of finding consolidated information about the subject, as well as tailoring it in such a way that you can see what will be important for the future. More often than not they cover almost everything you'll learn in a class, and specify the more important details.

They tend to be the questions asked on our exams anyway, at least at DMU.

 

[GSL83]

I picked up the international version of Netter's off of Amazon. If you're at Western you can also check out banweb -many students will sell their used textbooks there. The list of books that I would buy for Western would be:

Netter's or Thieme Atlas
Dead Body Book (Rohen's Photographic Atlas)
Lippincott's Biochemistry
McGlamry's Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
First Aid for the USMLE (Current year)

....and that's about it. The rest you really don't need, or can find suitable electronic copies. The library does have a few copies of each of the above books -minus First Aid.

I also found some of the anatomy flashcards (Netters, Rohen's) helped a ton.

I've found that buying some good board study books does a great job of finding consolidated information about the subject, as well as tailoring it in such a way that you can see what will be important for the future. More often than not they cover almost everything you'll learn in a class, and specify the more important details.

They tend to be the questions asked on our exams anyway, at least at DMU.

This is incredibly helpful, thanks. Also in retrospect, I should have used an MCAT book while I was taking all the pre-reqs. That makes sense to do the same for the board exams while in Pod school.

 

[medicalcareers]

i wanted to know if any of the current students who are visual learners use study guides. I am a visual learner. I wanted to know if you could tell me which review guide is best for visual learner. I have seen lippincott biochemistry that seems to be very visual in presentation. But i have seen the board review ones and they don't seem very visual (but i am have only seen the preview from amazon or other sites)
I will look into the ones list by others above but any other insight would be great.
thanks