This guide pulls together some of the major resources in general surgery. It includes links to the online recommended textbooks for the sub-I as well as to other books, journals, databases and media for self-directed learning. It's designed to help you "study for your patients."
NEW EDITION! Blackbourne. Surgical Recall. 9th ed. 2022. [LWW Health Library]
NEW EDITION! Brunicardi. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery. 11th ed. 2019 [AccessMedicine]
Harken. Abernathy's Surgical Secrets. 7th ed. 2018 [ClinicalKey]
NEW EDITION! Klingensmith. Washington Manual of Surgery. 8th ed. 2020 [OvidSP]
NEW EDITION! Townsend. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 21st ed. 2022 [ClinicalKey]
Many additional surgery ebooks are available through the ClinicalKey database, AccessSurgery, and other sources through the library's catalog.
NEW EDITION! Brunicardi. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery. 11th ed. 2019 [AccessMedicine]
Harken. Abernathy's Surgical Secrets. 7th ed. 2018 [ClinicalKey]
NEW EDITION! Klingensmith. Washington Manual of Surgery. 8th ed. 2020 [OvidSP]
NEW EDITION! Townsend. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 21st ed. 2022 [ClinicalKey]
Many additional surgery ebooks are available through the ClinicalKey database, AccessSurgery, and other sources through the library's catalog.
Ellison. Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations. 10th ed. 2016 [AccessSurgery]
Hunter. Atlas of Minimally Invavsive Surgical Operations. 2018 [AccessSurgery]
Go to the AFCP course guide for general anatomy resources.
Hunter. Atlas of Minimally Invavsive Surgical Operations. 2018 [AccessSurgery]
Go to the AFCP course guide for general anatomy resources.
Jarrell. NMS National Medical Series for Independent Study: Surgery. 6th ed. 2016 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
Karp. Blueprints: Surgery. 5th ed. 2008 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
NEW EDITION! Toy. Case Files Surgery. 6th ed. 2022 [AccessMedicine Case Files]
Zaslau. Shelf-Life Surgery. 2015. [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
Zaslau. Step-Up to Surgery. 2nd ed. 2014 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
Karp. Blueprints: Surgery. 5th ed. 2008 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
NEW EDITION! Toy. Case Files Surgery. 6th ed. 2022 [AccessMedicine Case Files]
Zaslau. Shelf-Life Surgery. 2015. [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
Zaslau. Step-Up to Surgery. 2nd ed. 2014 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
NEW EDITION! Cameron. Current Surgical Therapy. 13th ed. 2020 [ClinicalKey]
NEW EDITION! Doherty. Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery. 15th ed. 2020 [AccessSurgery]
NEW EDITION!
Lawrence. Essentials of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties. 6th ed. 2019. [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
Minter. Current Procedures: Surgery. 2010 [AccessSurgery]
Velasco. Essential Surgical Procedures. 2016 [ClinicalKey]
NEW EDITION! Doherty. Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery. 15th ed. 2020 [AccessSurgery]
NEW EDITION!
Lawrence. Essentials of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties. 6th ed. 2019. [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
Minter. Current Procedures: Surgery. 2010 [AccessSurgery]
Velasco. Essential Surgical Procedures. 2016 [ClinicalKey]
KEY JOURNALS
CURRENT AWARENESS
From Harvard Medicine. Provides reports of breaking medical literature as well as seminal studies. This subset is from AccessSurgery.
- American Journal of Surgery
- Annals of Surgery
- JAMA Surgery
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Surgery
- Surgical Clinics of North America
CURRENT AWARENESS
From Harvard Medicine. Provides reports of breaking medical literature as well as seminal studies. This subset is from AccessSurgery.
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Association for Surgical Education Teaching Modules - Case-based Powerpoint modules on a variety of surgical topics.
Patient Safety Modules - Self-paced course including three modules: Handwashing, Understanding Error, and Communication Concepts. Part of the AccessSurgery system.
UCSF Department of Surgery Videos
- Gastroesophageal Junction
- Stomach, Proximal Duodenum and the Lesser Omental Sac
- Pre/Post Test
- Answer Key
Patient Safety Modules - Self-paced course including three modules: Handwashing, Understanding Error, and Communication Concepts. Part of the AccessSurgery system.
UCSF Department of Surgery Videos
- Gastroesophageal Junction
- Stomach, Proximal Duodenum and the Lesser Omental Sac
- Pre/Post Test
- Answer Key
Klamen, Debra L. Resident Readiness: General Surgery. McGraw-Hill, 2014 [AccessSurgery] - Click into the chapters to listen to the audio version!
Behind the Knife is a podcast that addresses a wide range of surgical topics in an "informal discussion and interview format." It educational topics that covers all stages of a surgeon's career.
AccessSurgery Videos - Brief videos of a variety of procedures.
Behind the Knife Videos - A curated collection of videos from the popular podcast posted on AccessSurgery.
Procedures Consult - Videos with detailed instructions of common medical and surgical procedures. Part of the ClincalKey database.
Behind the Knife Videos - A curated collection of videos from the popular podcast posted on AccessSurgery.
Procedures Consult - Videos with detailed instructions of common medical and surgical procedures. Part of the ClincalKey database.
AccessSurgery
This is a collection of 21 full-text surgical specialty and sub-specialty textbooks and atlases from McGraw-Hill, including Schwartz's Principles of Surgery and Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations. AccessSurgery also includes images, videos, patient education handouts, drug information and self-assessment tools.
LWW Health Library - Clerkship
Collection of key texts and review books in each of the core clerkship rotations - Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Surgery. Also contains review materials for USMLE Step 2 and 3. Search a specific book, within a clerkship collection, or across the entire database.
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. To see a list of just the books on surgery, click here.
This is a collection of 21 full-text surgical specialty and sub-specialty textbooks and atlases from McGraw-Hill, including Schwartz's Principles of Surgery and Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations. AccessSurgery also includes images, videos, patient education handouts, drug information and self-assessment tools.
LWW Health Library - Clerkship
Collection of key texts and review books in each of the core clerkship rotations - Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Surgery. Also contains review materials for USMLE Step 2 and 3. Search a specific book, within a clerkship collection, or across the entire database.
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. To see a list of just the books on surgery, click here.
COVID-19 Resource Center - From the American College of Surgeons (ASC), curated content including best practices and guidance targeted to the challenges and concerns of surgeons.