Internal Medicine


These are the most recommended best Internal Medicine books for medical students, residents and attendings by surveying many of the US residency program directors and faculty. This list is intended to be a first aid and to guide the medical students, internal medicine residents and attendings to the books which they need to get to ace in there rotations and practice.

The list is divided into four categories. The first one is for the pocket books that you can carry at any level of education or practice. The second group is for medical students doing their internal medicine rotations, for shelf exams and for those going for interviews, you will be asked which books you have on the shelf so be prepared. The third list is for the internal medicine residents and attendings for their daily reading and reference. The fourth group is for the people preparing for the internal medicine board exam.

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Pocket Books

The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics

Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2013 Classic Shirt

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy

Harrisons Manual of Medicine

The Washington Manual of Critical Care

The Little ICU Book


Books for Medical Students for IM rotations

Internal Medicine Essentials for Students

MKSAP® for Students

Case Files Internal Medicine

Step-Up to Medicine

Introduction To 12-Lead ECG: The Art Of Interpretation

The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking

Internal Medicine Residency Interview Questions and Answers

Books for Internal Medicine Residents and Attendings

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine

Goldman's Cecil Medicine

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment

Rapid Interpretation of EKG's

The Complete Guide to ECGs

A Bedside Guide to Mechanical Ventilation

The ICU Book


Books for Internal Medicine Board Exam Review

The Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review

First Aid for the Internal Medicine Boards

Kaplan Medical Internal Medicine Question Book