Medical education is a lifelong process, and it is important for beginning medical students to gain a solid understanding of the basics within the first year of medical school. "Introductory Guide to Medical Training: From Basic Sciences to Medical Specialties" is a concise yet thorough introduction to the field of medicine that will help first-year students get off to a good start on their educational journey. The book features sections on the following specialties: anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, pharmacology, neurology, and much more.

Key features include:

• Full-color, high-quality charts, graphs, and tables that showcase statistics and clarify other information presented in the text.
• An entire introductory chapter devoted to the fundamentals of medicine.
• A section that describes how the practice of medicine has become patient-focused in the Western world.

This book is the perfect primer.