Saturday, November 7, 2009

Gift for someone who is pre-med?

I want to get my bf a gift and he's pre-med. Does anyone know of any online stores with interesting gifts that might interest someone going into medicine?
Answer:
ok i'm a first year med student and the last thing i would want before i started med school is an anatomy book or a stethoscope (mainly because i wouldnt know how to use either). Besides you wouldnt know which book to get (Netter's if you do decide on that) or what kind of stethoscope (a high dollar one if he is gonna be a cardiologist). Get him something interesting that he will enjoy like a book on medical school or the First Aid for USMLE Step 1 (he will be buying it anyway and theres only one). Some good books about med school and beyond: House of God by Samuel Shem, The year of the intern by Robin Cook, On Call by Emily Transue, Kill as few patients as possible by Oscar London, or Becoming a Doctor by Melvin Konner. The First Aid book is something every med student buys because it is our bible of the first 2 years.Edit: Two books my wife bought me (which your boyfriend wont understand or care about yet but will after his first semester) were The medical science of House, MD by Andrew Holtz and Stiff by Mary Roach. Stiff is really cool but wont mean much to him until he gets into gross anatomy and starts cutting somebody up.
I suggest going to amazon.com and buying them a really good anatomy book.
stethascope
If you buy a stethescope make sure it is a littmanns (littmanns classic 2 is awesome, he's not going to need a specialist one for years! And even if he doesn't know how to use it he soon will and they are great fun to practice with- think role playing)! A palm pilot if you have more money, a holiday before his study starts. A good pair of comfy shoes! A good watch with a seconds hand. Some shirts and ties. A nice pen- black ink. Hope this helps.

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