Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine is a core
clinical textbook that many students encounter early in medical school. Used
well, it can be an excellent starting point in Phase 1, providing a
coherent clinical framework that helps make sense of the science you are
learning alongside it.
Many students find it helpful to read a relevant section of Kumar and Clark first — slowly, with a cup of tea — to get the clinical picture, before diving into the associated physiology, anatomy, or biochemistry.
Read on for more information about why this may be very useful for your learning.