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\n<\/TABLE>When Richard MacDonald, Ph.D., Professor, and William Chaney, Ph.D., were asked to write a United States Medical Licensure Exam book on biochemistry, neither had ever written a review book before. <\/p>\n

But both are glad they did it. <\/p>\n

“It helped us learn to focus on what our students really need to know and how to apply that knowledge clinically,” Dr. Chaney said.<\/p>\n

“It also helped us write better exam questions for our students,” Dr. MacDonald said. <\/p>\n

Dr. Chaney is an associate professor and Dr. MacDonald is a professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at UNMC. Both serve as lecturers and directors of the cellular processes core of the first-year medical curriculum. <\/p>\n

All medical students are required to take Step One of the USMLE at the end of their second year before they can continue on, Dr. Chaney said. <\/p>\n

The USMLE Road Map Biochemistry is one of many review books students can use to help prepare for the test. <\/p>\n

It was published in July by McGraw-Hill and is available for purchase at the UNMC Bookstore. <\/p>\n

The book covers topics such as protein structure and function, cell signaling, cancer biology and human genetics. <\/p>\n

It is written in an outline format covering each topic, the function in the body with clinical correlation sprinkled throughout the text. <\/p>\n

Each of the fourteen chapters ends with examples of several clinical problems and possible solutions, followed by the answers. <\/p>\n

Drs. MacDonald and Chaney worked on the book for two-and-a-half years. <\/p>\n

“Ultimately we did it because we wanted to improve our understanding of biochemistry for our own students,” Dr. MacDonald said. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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