As a fresher in medical school, it is important that you follow your professor's advice with regard to the choice of books. Professors at medical schools have experience and they are familiar with almost every edition published in the market related to their field of specialization. Based on their knowledge and experience they will suggest a few titles, which you can purchase. Sometimes these professors have themselves authored books for the benefit of the students. Such initiatives are undertaken by professors if they find that there is a scarcity of good quality reading material on the subject. If you are smart then you can arrange some sort of deferred payment method with your professors to avoid making a hole in your pocket.
The net is an exhaustive repository of medical reference books, which have been digitized and uploaded for the benefit of the users. Surfing the web will help you find some valuable literature related to your field of education literally free of cost. However, you need to take printouts of this downloaded material in order to read them with ease. You can even maintain electronic files of data culled out from various websites and portals and use their print outs as ready-made notes during exam time.
Going to the library is one of the age -old options student's use to keep their costs down. However before exam time when library memberships are about to expire students may not be allowed to issue books for long periods. Spending long hours in the library leads to monotony and tiredness. To reduce the monotony, it is suggested you take chapter wise notes at regular intervals to reduce the pressure during exams.
However, if buying a book on a subject is inevitable then selling your previous years books will help you shore up some valuable cash, which can assist in the purchase of books for the current year. The thumb rule while purchasing expensive medical books is to have at least one or two books related to each area of specialization. That way you will have some knowledge of each domain during examinations. If you are one of those who constantly peruse newspaper, magazines, and the internet then you can even spot some special promotional offers during the off-season. Sometimes publishers offer unto 50% discount on medical books on the old version before the release of an old version.
You can leverage your circle of friends to reduce your expenditure on medical books. You and your friends can split the purchases and swap books once each of you is through with the books. However, such an arrangement requires a high level of trust and co-ordination amongst each member of the group. Subjects, which need a deep understanding of each concept, require users to buy a higher number of books. As a student, you need to prioritize your purchase and believe in smart work rather than pure hard work.
Following the above-mentioned tips will help you diminish your exam related fears and clear your exams with flying colors.