THE ESSENTIAL CLINICAL YEAR RESOURCES FOR PAs
Our goal at The PA Blueprint is to keep you as informed as possible, and one way we can do that is to connect you with the clinical resources that you may need during your rotations and beyond. Keep in mind that you don’t have to be a genius to practice medicine, but if you’re resourceful, you’ll surely come out looking like one!
Below you will find one of the most comprehensive lists of clinical resources that we’ve found out there. You surely won’t need all of them, but we encourage you to shop around, read reviews and find which best match your learning style.
CLINICAL RESOURCES: ALL ROTATIONS
APPs/WEBSITES
- UpToDate — APPLE, ANDROID
- MDCalc — APPLE, ANDROID
- Epocrates — APPLE, ANDROID
- Essential Anatomy 5 — APPLE, ANDROID
WEBSITES
- Access Medicine — online textbook portal
- Dermatology Atlas
- Picmonic
- Osmosis
BOOKS
- The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2021: 51st Edition
- CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2022: 61st Edition
- Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking (Lippincott Connect): 13th Edition + Pocket Guide
- Rapid Interpretation of EKG’s: 6th Revised ed. Edition
- The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need: 9th Edition
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year Seven-Volume Set: 1st Edition
PRIMARY CARE — FAMILY MED/PEDs
FAMILY MEDICINE
- CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2021-2022: 19th Edition
- Pfenninger and Fowler’s Procedures for Primary Care
- Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents + Pocket Guide
- Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas AND SYNOPSIS OF CLINICAL DERMATOLOGY: 8th Ed
- Fracture Management for Primary Care and Emergency Medicine: 4th Edition
- Blueprints Family Medicine: 4th Edition
- Pocket Primary Care: Second Edition
- Step-Up to Family Medicine: First Edition
- Case Files Family Medicine: 4th Edition
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Family Medicine: 1st Edition
PEDIATRICS
- Case Files Pediatrics: 5th Edition
- Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics: 8th Edition
- Pocket Pediatrics: Third Edition
- First Aid for the Pediatrics Clerkship: 4th Edition
- Blueprints Pediatrics: 7th Edition
- Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents + Pocket Guide
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Pediatrics: 1st Edition
PRIMARY CARE — INTERNAL MEDICINE
- Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine: 7th Edition
- First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship: 4th Edition
- Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series): 5th Edition
- Case Files Internal Medicine: 6th Edition
- Blueprints Medicine: Sixth Edition
- Step-Up to Geriatrics: First Edition
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Internal Medicine: 1st Edition
SURGERY
- Surgical Recall
- Essentials of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties: 6th Edition
- Dr. Pestana’s Surgery Notes: Pocket-Sized Review for the Surgical Clerkship and Shelf Exams (USMLE Prep): 6th Edition
- Case Files Surgery: 6th Edition
- First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship: Third Edition
- Pocket Surgery: Second Edition
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Surgery: 1st Edition
EMERGENCY MEDICINE/URGENT CARE
- Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide: 9th Edition
- Case Files Emergency Medicine: 4th Edition
- Pocket Emergency Medicine (Pocket Notebook): Fourth Edition
- Symptom to Diagnosis An Evidence Based Guide, Fourth Edition: 4th Edition
- 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022 (The 5-Minute Consult Series): Thirtieth Edition
- Step-Up to Emergency Medicine: First Edition
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Emergency Medicine: 1st Edition
PSYCHIATRY
- Dsm-5-tr 2022-2023: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(Text Revision)
- Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-5
- DSM-5-TR Insanely Simplified: Unlocking the Spectrums within DSM-5-TR and ICD-10
- Case Files Psychiatry: 6th Edition
- First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship: 6th Edition
- Pocket Psychiatry: First Edition
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Behavioral Health: 1st Edition
WOMEN’S HEALTH
- Blueprints Obstetrics & Gynecology (Blueprints Series): 7th Edition
- First Aid for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship: 4th Edition
- Pocket Obstetrics and Gynecology: Second Edition
- Step-Up to Obstetrics and Gynecology
- The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: OB-GYN: 1st Edition
ORTHOPEDICS
- Case Files Orthopaedic Surgery (LANGE Case Files): 1st Edition
- Orthopedics Made Ridiculously Simple: 1st Edition
- CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Orthopedics: 6th Edition
- Practical Office Orthopedics: 1st Edition
- Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants: Expert Consult – Online and Print: 1st Edition
DERMATOLOGY
- Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas AND SYNOPSIS OF CLINICAL DERMATOLOGY: 8th Ed
- Dermatology Pocket Guide | Dosing, Workup, & Management | 5th Edition (2021) | A Quick Reference for Skin Disease & Medications | For Dermatologists, Residents, Medical Students, & Practitioners
- Dermatology DDX Deck: 2nd Edition
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
- Pocket ICU: Second Edition
- Case Files Critical Care: 1st Edition
- The Washington Manual of Critical Care: Third Edition
- Critical Care and Hospitalist Medicine Made Ridiculously Simple: 1st Edition
- Marino’s The Little ICU Book: Second Edition
We wish you the best of luck out there during your clinical year! Make sure to check back in with us regularly to find information to help you along your journey.
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