Note:
- An online version of selected textbooks is accessible to OUWB medical students on campus or off campus. To access these textbooks off campus, you must login with your OU NetID and password (the same ones for accessing your OU email account and Moodle).
- Hard copies of all required and recommended textbooks are on reserve in the OUWB Medical Library Quiet Study Room (KL 102). If you would like to access any of these books, pleae contact us at medref@oakland.edu.
- Anatomy
- Required: Agur AMR, et al. Moore's Essential Clinical Anatomy. 6th. Wolters Kluwer; 2019.
- Required: Gilroy AM, et al. Atlas of Anatomy. 4th ed. Thieme; 2021.
- Recommended: Hankin MH, et al. Clinical Anatomy: A Case Study Approach. McGraw-Hill; 2013.
- Recommended: Detton AJ, et al. Grant's Dissector. 17e. Wolters Kluwer; 2021.
- Recommended: Lieberman M, et al. Mark's Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach. 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013.
- Required: Sadler TW, et al. Langman's Medical Embryology. 14th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2019.
- Required: Mescher. Junqueira's Basic Histology Text and Atlas. 16th ed. McGraw-Hall, 2021
- Recommended: Young. Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas. 6th ed. Churchill Livingstone, 2014
- Recommended: Abbas AK, et al. Basic Immunology: Functions and Discorders of the Immune System. 6th ed. Elsevier; 2020.
- Recommended: Murray P, et al. Medical Microbiology. 9th ed. Elsevier; 2021.
- Required: Schrier RW. Renal and Electrolyte Disorders. 8th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2018
- Required: Kumar V, et al. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th ed. Elsevier Saunders; 2021
- Required: Katzung BG. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 15th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2021
- Recommended: Eaton DC, Pooler JP. Vander's Renal Physiology. 9th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2018.
- Recommended: Hall JE. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th ed. Elsevier; 2021.
- Recommended: Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th ed. Elsevier; 2021.
- Radiology
- Recommended: Mettler. Essentials of Radiology. 4th ed. Saunders, 2019
eBooks
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20th ed. 2018 [AccessMedicine]
- Brenner and Rector's The Kidney, 11th ed. 2020 [ClinicalKey]
- Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. 2021 [ClinicalKey]
- Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension, 2nd ed. 2018 [McGraw-Hill]
- Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney, 7th ed. 2018 [Ovid]
- Nephrology Secrets, 4th ed. 2019 [ClinicalKey]
- Penn Clinical Manual of Urology, 2nd ed. 2014 [ClinicalKey]
- Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials, 5th ed. 2020 [LWW Health Library]
Look for information on a renal/urinary topic in the integrated course? Try one of the following full-text online resources made available through the OUWB Medical Library:
AccessMedicine
This is a collection of 60 full-text medical and basic sciences books from McGraw-Hill, including Harrison's Textbook of Medicine. AccessMedicine also includes images, videos, diagnostic tools, patient education handouts, and drug information.- DynaMed
Evidence-based clinical reference tool written by physicians who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis to help health care providers in their daily practice. Designed to provide quick answers to clinical questions. Includes thousands of graphics and images, specialty content, mobile access, and enhanced drug information. - ClinicalKey
Medical and surgical content from Elsevier, including more than 900 books, 500 journals, thousands of videos and millions of images. To download book chapter PDFs, please log in or register for a free account. NOTE: Vendor recommends updating to most recent version of browser. UpToDate
A large, evidence-based online resource covering thousands of internal medicine, pediatric, OB/GYN, and surgical topics. Designed to answer point-of-care clinical questions.
Basic Sciences Review/Board Prep Resources
- USMLE Easy
Test preparation for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. Includes thousands of practice questions in the disciplines and organ systems covered by the USMLE.
Be sure to use your OU email address when registering for a free account and use the "Institutional Sign In" link. - Exam Master Online
Test preparation for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. Includes thousands of practice questions in the disciplines and organ systems covered by the USMLE.
To register for a free account, click on "Not Registered Yet?," and enter your name and OU email address. Your temporary password will be sent to your email address. Please make sure your email is accurate. Use your temporary password to login to the question bank. Your temporary password can be changed under "My Account."

Valerie Reid
Librarian
vlreid@oakland.edu
248.370.3772
Clinical Pharmacology
A comprehensive drug database used by over 2,000 hospitals, Clinical Pharmacology contains up-to-date, detailed information on thousands of drugs. Its advanced features allows you to run reports on interactions, search by indication and contraindication, check IV compatibility, and print patient information materials.
Micromedex
Micromedex is a collection of databases containing full-text information on drugs, toxicology, and diseases. The drug information is detailed, referenced, and includes drug comparisons and identification, therapeutic class searching, and dosing. Micromedex also includes an extensive patient education component.
A comprehensive drug database used by over 2,000 hospitals, Clinical Pharmacology contains up-to-date, detailed information on thousands of drugs. Its advanced features allows you to run reports on interactions, search by indication and contraindication, check IV compatibility, and print patient information materials.
Micromedex
Micromedex is a collection of databases containing full-text information on drugs, toxicology, and diseases. The drug information is detailed, referenced, and includes drug comparisons and identification, therapeutic class searching, and dosing. Micromedex also includes an extensive patient education component.
Easy-to-understand health information created to educate patients or health consumers:
- The Kidney Diseases Dictionary from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
- Kidney / Renal Diseases from the National Library of Medicine / MedlinePlus
- Kidney and Urologic Diseases from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
- Glomerular Diseases from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
- Nephrotic Syndrome from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- American Society of Transplantation
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- American Urological Association
- American Urological Association Foundation
- Kidney Cancer Association
- National Kidney Disease Education Program
- Renal Pathology Society
- Renal Physicians Association
- Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction