HPA Library Resources

   The following is a list of resources available in print or on DVD at the HPA Library:

• 101 Tips on Getting Into Medical School, Jennifer C. Welch
• A Life In Medicine: A Literary Anthology, Edited by Robert Coles, M.D. and Randy Testa
• A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years As a Medical Student, Perri Klass
• Admission Requirements of Canadian Faculties of Medicine, Admission in 2001 or 2002, ACMC
• Advancing Healthy Populations: The Pfizer Guide to Careers in Public Health, Edited by Barbara A. DeBuono, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group
• African-American Medical Pioneers, Charles H. Epps, Jr., M.D., Davis G. Johnson, Ph.D., and Audrey L. Vaughan, M.S., Betz
• The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness, Jerome Groopman, MD
• Arrowsmith, Sinclair Lewis
• Baby ER: The Heroic Doctors and Nurses Who Perform Medicine's Tiniest Miracles; 2000, Edward Humes
• Becoming a Doctor, Melvin Konner, M.D.
• Best 168 Medical Schools, Malaika Stoll
• Best Graduate Programs: Physical & Biological Sciences, Second Edition, Jonathan Spaihts, The Princeton Review
• Best Medical Schools, 2000 Edition, Malaika Stoll, The Princeton Review
• Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, 2007, Atul Gawande
• Blind Eye, James B. Stewart
• Body of Work: Meditations on Morality from the Human Anatomy Lab, Christine Montross
• Classic Cases in Medical Ethics, Gregory E. Pence
• Complete Book of Medical Schools, The Princeton Review, Malaika Stoll
• Complete Guide to Foreign Medical Schools . . . in Plain English, Nilanjan Sen
• The Complete Guide to the MD/PhD Degree, Ben Rosner MD, PhD, Jayakar Nayak MD, PhD
• Complications, Atul Gawande
• Cracking the MCAT CBT, 2nd Edition, James L. Flowers, MD, MPH, and Theodore Silver, MD
• Damages, Barry Werth
• Death to Dust: What Happens to Dead Bodies? 1994, Kenneth V. Iserson, M.D.
• Deciding for Science: Premedical Undergraduates' Interest in Research, Thesis, Renu R. Ouseph
• Dental Admission Test, 1996-97, The Betz Guide, Williams and Wilkins
• The Desire to Heal, 1997, Rafael Campo
• Directory of Accredited Physical Therapy Education Programs, 2000, American Physical Therapy Association
• Directory of American Medical Education, 2000-2001, Association of American Medical Colleges
• Doctoring: The Nature of Primary Care Medicine, 1997, Eric J. Cassell
• Embracing Your Practice: The Pfizer Guide to Careers for Physicians, Edited by Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group
• Essays That Worked for Medical Schools: 40 Essays from Successful Applications to the Nation's Top Medical Schools, Emily Angel Baer
• Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis, Lisa Sanders MD
• Exam Krackers: 101 Passages in MCAT Verbal Reasoning
• Exam Krackers: 1001 Questions in MCAT Biology, Alex Merkulov
• Exam Krackers: 1001 Questions in MCAT Chemistry, Scott Calvin PhD, and Jonathan Orsay
• Exam Krackers: 1001 Questions in MCAT Organic Chemistry
• Exam Krackers: Biology, 7th Edition
• Exam Krackers: Chemistry, 7th Edition
• Exam Krackers MCAT Simulated Exam 1H
• Exam Krackers: Organic Chemistry, 7th Edition
• Exam Krackers: Physics, 7th Edition
• Exam Krackers: Verbal Reasoning & Mathematical Techniques, 7th Edition
• Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality, Pauline W. Chen
• First, Do No Harm, Lisa Belkin
• Foreign Medical Schools, Carlos Pestana
• Full Preparation: The Pfizer Guide to Careers in Pharmacy, Edited by Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group
• Gesundheit!, Patch Adams, M.D.
• Get Into Medical School!, Kenneth V. Iserson, M.D.
• Get Into Medical School! Second Addition, Kenneth V. Iserson, M.D.
• Get Into Veterinary School: Insights by an Admissions Expert, Joseph M. Piekuna, M.S.E.d.
• Getting Into A Residency: A Guide for Medical Students, Kenneth U. Iserson, M.D.
• Getting Through Dental School: ASDA'S Guide for Dental Students 2000-2001
• The Gold Standard MCAT, Dr. Brett Ferdinand, M.D.
• Gourman Report, A Rating of Graduate and Professional Programs in American & International Universities, Dr. Jack Gourman, 8th edition
• Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work, 2001, Peterson's
• Graduate Medical Education Directory 2008-2009, AMA
• Guide To Medical and Dental Schools, 8th Edition, Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
• Guide To Medical and Dental Schools, 11th Edition, Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
• Guide To North American Graduate and Postgraduate Training Programs in Human Genetics, 1996-97 Edition, The American Society of Human Genetics
• Health Care Half Truths: Too Many Myths, Not Enough Reality, Arthur Garson Jr., MD, MPH, & Carolyn L. Engelhard, MPA
• Heirs of General Practice, John McPhee
• The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital, Samuel Shem (Introduction by John Updike)
• How Doctors Think, Jerome Groopman, M.D.
• How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School, 3rd Edition, Richard J. Stelzer, Peterson's
• Human Side of Medicine, Learning What it's Like to be a Patient and What it's Like to be a Physician, Laurence A. Savett, M.D.
• Incidental Findings: Lessons from My Patients in the Art of Medicine, Danielle Ofri
• Insider's Guide To Graduate Programs In Clinical and Counseling Psychology, 2000-2001 Edition, John C. Norcross, Michael A. Sayette, & Tracy J. Mayne, The Guilford Press
• It's Not About the Bike - My Journey Back to Life, Lance Armstrong
• Jump Start MCAT, Student to Student guide, Chirag Amin, M.D., Vikas Bhushan, M.D., and Tao Le, M.D., Williams & Wilkins
• Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal, Rachel Naomi Remen MD
• The Knife Man: The Extraordinary Life and Times of John Hunter, Father of Modern Surgery, by Wendy Moore
• Letters to a Young Doctor, Richard Selzer
• Life After Medical School, Leonard Laster, M.D.
• The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher, Lewis Thomas
• Love and Modern Medicine, Perri Klass
• Match Day: One Day and One Dramatic Year in the Lives of Three New Doctors, Brian Eule
• MCAT 45: Advanced Prep for Advanced Students, 2008 Edition, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• MCAT 2008, 12th Edition, Barron's Edcuational Series Inc.
• MCAT Biological Sciences Review Notes, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• MCAT High-Yield Problem Solving Guide, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• MCAT Lesson Book, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• MCAT Inside Scoop on Medical Schools Admissions Workbook, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• MCAT Physical Sciences Review Notes, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• MCAT Verbal Reasoning Strategy & Practice, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• The Measure of Our Days, A Spiritual Exploration of Illness, Jerome Groopman, M.D.
• Medical Professions Admission Guide: Strategy for success, edited by Carol Baffi-Dugan, Fifth Edition
• Medical School Admission Requirements, 2010-2011, AAMC. (2 copies)
• Medical School Admissions Adviser, 2001 Edition, Maria Lofftus and Thomas C. Taylor, Kaplan
• Medical School Admissions, The Insider's Guide, 5th Revised Edition, John A. Zebala, Daniel B. Jones, Stephanie B. Jones, Mustang Publishing
• Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience, Robert H. Miller and Daniel M. Bissell MD
• Medical School, Getting In, Staying In, Staying Human, Revised Edition, Keith Russell Ablow, M.D., St. Martin's Press
• The Medical School Interview: Secrets and a System for Success, Jeremiah Fleenor, MD, MBA
• The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher, Lewis Thomas
• Meeting the Challenge of the MCAT, Third Addition, 1995, Evelyn W. Jackson, Ph.D., Shirley McGlinn, M.S., Linda Herrold, M.S.
• Middlemarch, George Eliot
• The Mind of a Mnemonist, A. R. Luria
• Minority Student Opportunities in United States Medical Schools, 2000, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
• Minority Student Opportunities in United States Medical Schools, 2007, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
• Miscarriage, Medicine & Miracles, Bruce K. Young, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. and Amy Zavatto
• My Own Country, Abraham Verghese, M.D.
• My Own Medicine: A Doctor's Life as a Patient, Geoffrey Kurland, M.D.
• Neuroscience Training Programs in North America, 1994
• Official Guide to Dental Schools, American Association of Dental Schools, 2008, ADEA
• The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam, 2009 Edition, AAMC
• On Being a Doctor, Michael A. LaCombe, M.D.
• On Being a Doctor 2: Voices of Physicians and Patients, Michael A. LaCombe, M.D.
• On Doctoring, Stories, Poems, Essays: Richard Reynolds, M.D. & John Stone, M.D.
• Opportunities for Minority Students in United States Dental Schools, 2000-2002, American Association of Dental Schools
• Osteopathic Medical College Information Book, 2009
• Planning Your Career in Alternative Medicine, Dianne J. B. Lyons
• Pre-Med: Who Makes It and Why, Mary Ann Maguire
• Pre-Dental Guide: A guide for successfully getting into dental schools, Joseph S. Kim, DDS
• Public Health: Career Choices That Make a Difference, Bernard J. Turnock
• Resumes and Personal Statements for Health Professionals, James W. Tysinger, PhD.
• Roadmap to Diversity: Key Legal & Educational Policy Foundations for Medical School, AAMC Publication
• The Right Thing to Do, the Smart Thing to Do, Summary on Diversity in Health Professions
• The Scalpel and The Silver Bear, Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D.
• Singular Intimacies, 2003, Danielle Ofri
• The Social Transformation of American Medicine, 1982, Paul Starr
• The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside, Sherwin B. Nuland
• The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1997, Anne Fadiman
• Taking My Place in Medicine: A Guide for Minority Medical Students, Carmen Webb
• Talking With Doctors, David Newman
• Three 19th-Century Women Doctors: Elizabeth Blackwell, Mary Walker, and Sarah Loguen Fraser, Mary K. LeClaire, Justin D. White and Susan Keeter
• Time to Heal, Kenneth M. Ludmerer
• The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do about It, Marcia Angell MD
• U.S. & Canadian Medical Schools, 2000, Peterson's
• VETs Complete Preparation for the Veterinary Entrance Tests, Aftab S. Hassan, Ph.D.
• Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements in the United States and Canada, 2008 Edition for 2009 Matriculation, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
• What I Learned in Medical School: Personal Stories of Young Doctors, Edited by Kevin M. Takakuwa, Nick Rubashkin, Karen E. Herzig
• What Patients Taught Me: A Medical Student's Journey, Audrey Young, M.D.
• Women in Medicine, Getting in, Growing and Advancing, Janet Bickel
• The Woman in the Surgeon's Body, 1998, Joan Cassell
• Women's Health For Life: Written by Women for Women, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention, Donnica Moore, MD
• White Coat: Becoming a Doctor at Harvard Medical School, Ellen Lerner Rothman, M.D.
• Yale Daily News Guide to Fellowships and Grants, Justin Cohen, Ali Mohamadi, Gail Schlachter, R. David Weber, Kaplan

• The Doctor: Featuring William Hurt
  The story of a doctor who thought he knew it all, until he became a patient.
• Doctors' Diaries: 7 Doctors, 21 Years, PBS
  Candid, in-depth interviews have given viewers a real sense of what each person has to deal with day in and day out since they made the decision to practice medicine.
• Sicko: A film by Michael Moore
  Moore pulls the curtain back on the greedy HMOs, drug companies and congressmen who keep us ill.
   
• Wit: A film by Mike Nichols, featuring Emma Thompson
  Vivian Bearing, a well established English professor, is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, expensive and experimental. No longer a teacher, but a subject for others to study, Vivian, is about to discover a fine line between life and death that can only be walked with wit.