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Med School Uncensored : The Insider's Guide to Surviving Admissions, Exams, Residency, and Sleepless Nights in the Call Room by Richard Beddingfield (2017, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-100399579702
ISBN-139780399579707
eBay Product ID (ePID)237815936
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Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameMed School Uncensored : The Insider's Guide to Surviving Admissions, Exams, Residency, and Sleepless Nights in the Call Room
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEducation & Training, Higher, Test Preparation & Review
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation, Medical
AuthorRichard Beddingfield
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.6 in
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LCCN2017-009792
Reviews" Med School Uncensored is a superbly crafted how-to-do-it manual for those contemplating a career in medici≠a detailed road map for those currently navigating the system; and a compelling narrative for anyone interested in the making of physicians." -Gerald Abrams, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan "I wish this book had been around when I was applying to med school! Next time I am asked for advice on becoming a doctor, Med School Uncensored will be the first book I recommend." -Thomas Kurvers, M.D., Midwest Internal Medicine Hospitalists Group
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Table Of ContentCONTENTS Introduction: Interview with a Pre-Med 1 PART I. THE PREMEDICAL YEARS 1. Why Go to Med School?: Time for Some Soul Searching 6 2. Getting Into Med School: Easier Said Than Done 19 3. Med School Flavors: M.D., D.O., and Caribbean 38 4. Accepted: "It Costs How Much to Become a Doctor?" 49 PART II. MEDICAL SCHOOL 5. Starting Med School: First Day of Summer Camp! 60 6. Relationship Advice: Med School Years 66 7. Stereotypes and Specialties: Jocks, Nine-to-Fivers, Geniuses, and Do-Gooders 73 8. Gross Anatomy: Coffee and Formaldehyde 80 9. Preclinical Years: Drinking from a Fire Hydrant 84 10. Last Summer of Your Life: Research, Missions, Travel, or Booze? 91 11. USMLE Step 1: Choose Your Career! 98 12. Short White Coat: Now You're a Real Doctor (Almost) 110 13. Dual-Degree Programs: Outlets for Overachievers 118 14. Medicine Wards: Rounding, Admissions, and Discharge Summaries 122 15. Surgery and the OR: Life as a Sleepless Human Retractor 131 16. USMLE Step 2 CK: "But I Really Want to Be a Dermatologist!" 138 17. USMLE Step 2 CS: "It Costs How Much to Prove I Speak English?" 142 18. Applying to Residency: Black Friday for the Airline Industry 146 19. Match Day: Beginning of the End 155 20. Graduation: Now You're Really a Doctor (Almost) 158 PART III. RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP 21. Tricky Terminology: The Confusing Language of Residency 162 22. Starting Intern Year: Shit Just Got Real 168 23. USMLE Step 3: Nobody Cares--Really 174 24. Starting Residency: "Now This Is Really What I Want to Do! Sort of . . ." 176 25. Relationship Advice: Residency and Beyond 186 26. Sleep and Hobbies: Apparently Not Required for Life 191 27. Jolly Good Fellows: "Yes, Ma'am; May I Have Another?" 198 PART IV. MEDICAL PRACTICE 28. Get a Job: Light at the End of the Tunnel 206 29. Doctor Beware: Scams, Shams, and Shady Groups 226 30. Specialty Boards: "It Costs How Much to Prove I Know Stuff?" 233 31. Starting Your First Real Job: "Where's My Attending?" 237 32. Your First Attending Paycheck: "What Do I Do with This ?" 242 33. Continuing Medical Education: "It Costs How Much to Prove I Still Know Stuff?" 250 34. When Things Go Wrong: Guilt, Sleepless Nights, and Malpractice Attorneys 254 35. Occupational Hazard: Dealing with Death on a Daily Basis 262 Epilogue: Many Grains of Salt 269
SynopsisAn entertaining insider's guide to the good, the bad, and the ugly of med school--with everything pre-med and med students need to know, from day one, to maximize opportunities and avoid mistakes., An entertaining insider's guide to the good, the bad, and the ugly of med school--with everything pre-med and med students need to know, from day one, to maximize opportunities and avoid mistakes. Cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and recent med school grad Dr. Richard Beddingfield serves as an unofficial older brother for pre-med and incoming med students--dishing on all the stuff he would've wanted to know from the beginning in order to make the most of med school's opportunities, while staying sane through the gauntlets of applying to and succeeding at med school, residency, fellowship, and starting work as a new physician. With advice from additional recent Ivy League med school grads and top-tier hospital residents, this all-in-one guide is a must-have for everyone who dreams of becoming a doctor., Fainting in anatomy lab. Seventy-two hours without sleep. Trysts in the call room. We all know the stereotypes about medical school, but what's it really like? In Med School Uncensored, newly minted cardiothoracic anesthesiologist Richard Beddingfield parts the curtains to expose the good, the bad, and the ugly of getting an M.D. This insider's guide reveals everything students need to know to make the most of opportunities while staying sane through the gauntlets of applying to med schools, residencies, and fellowships, and starting work as new physicians. Featuring the latest information on everything from admissions requirements to test scores to choosing a specialty, plus anecdotes from recent grads who lived to tell the tale, this book is a must-have for everyone who dreams of becoming a doctor. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberR737.B43 2017
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