Medical Textbooks & References
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Essential medical textbooks and clinical reference guides for students and practitioners. Latest editions of popular medical literature.
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Textbooks
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, 11th Edition (New Latest 2025 Edition)
Textbooks
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery 5e International Edition (Paperback, 5th edition)
Textbooks
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, 10th Edition (previous edition; grade A-)
Medical Equipment
Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine (International Edition | Grade A-)
Buying guide
Which medical books do students need?
Most of what we stock is the Oxford Handbook series: pocket-sized references for the wards. The right one depends on your year and your rotation.
What is the latest edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine?
The 11th edition (ISBN 978-0198844020) is the latest, and the one most students carry on the wards and on call. When we have it, the 10th edition is available as a previous edition graded A-, at a lower price. If you are buying for clinical years, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties pairs with it and covers each specialty placement in one book. The 11th edition is the one to buy if you want the current guidance.
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, 11th editionOxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties
Handbooks for each rotation
Pick the handbook for the block you are about to start. Surgery has the Clinical Surgery handbook (5th edition), paediatrics the Paediatrics handbook (3rd edition, with a chapter on allergy), O&G the Obstetrics and Gynaecology handbook (4th edition), and orthopaedics the Trauma and Orthopaedics handbook with fracture diagrams. The Emergency Medicine handbook (5th edition) is written for junior doctors, nurses and paramedics. Each is small enough for a coat pocket, so you can check a management plan between patients.
Oxford Handbook of Clinical SurgeryOxford Handbook of Emergency MedicineOxford Handbook of Trauma and Orthopaedics
A full textbook or a handbook?
A handbook is for quick reference at the bedside. For reading a topic properly, Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine is the core textbook of medicine for students and clinicians; ours is the international edition, graded A-. A practical split is Kumar and Clark at home for study and the Oxford Handbook in your pocket for the wards.
Kumar and Clark's Clinical MedicineOxford Handbook of Public Health Practice
Medical books for students in other health sciences
Dental students and dental nurses use the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry (7th edition). Pharmacy students and pharmacists use the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy (3rd edition), and public health students the Public Health Practice handbook (4th edition). Some titles go out of stock from time to time; the product page shows what is available now.
Oxford Handbook of Clinical DentistryOxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Questions we get asked
Before you buy
Is the 11th edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine the latest?
Yes. The 11th edition (ISBN 978-0198844020) is the latest edition and the one we stock new. The 10th edition is sometimes available as a previous edition, graded A-.
What does grade A- mean?
Some titles, such as Kumar and Clark and the previous edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, are sold graded A- rather than as the standard new copy. The product page shows the grade before you buy.
Which book should a first clinical year student buy first?
Most start with the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, then add the handbook for each rotation, such as Clinical Surgery or Paediatrics, or the Clinical Specialties handbook to cover several at once.