USMLE Road Map: Pharmacology

by Bertram G. Katzung

Ideal for USMLE preparation and course review, the streamlined, easy-to-follow hierarchical outline format guides students through the most important aspects of each discipline. Extensive illustrations enhance the texts and convey difficult-to-understand concepts. Clinical correlations, numerous tables and charts, and USMLE-style questions in clinical vignette format help students evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2003

About the author

Dr. Katzung received his M.D. degree from State University of New York, Syracuse in 1957 and the Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of California, San Francisco in 1962. After internship at Moffitt Hospital, he joined the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (now CMP) at UCSF in 1958 and the faculty in 1962. He was Acting Chair of the Department from 1978 to 1981. His research focused on cardiac function, especially cardiac cellular electrical activity, as affected by drugs, including digitalis and antiarrhythmic agents.

Teaching: Dr. Katzung directed the Department’s teaching program for all professional students from 1972 through 1995. Since retirement, he has continued (on recall) to teach medical students.

Reviews

[Harshit Bhardwaj]

good