Download or read book Surviving Medicine written by Will Sloper and published by Scion Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tips, techniques, humour and cartoons to guide you through life as a medical student. Being a medical student is challenging, intimidating and rewarding in equal measure. Medical students often get hung up on the stresses and strains of learning such a vast amount of information and the expectations upon them. Surviving Medicine: the med school yearsis the perfect antidote to this stressful environment - the cartoons are light-hearted reflections on life as a medical student and highlight some of the absurdities you are likely to encounter. But this book is much more than just a collection of funny, and often irreverent, cartoons. It provides real practical advice on surviving ward rounds, coping with doubt and anxiety and preparing for exams, amongst others. It also contains a weath of medical tips and knowledgeto help you survive your time at medical school. Most of the situations described in this book will crop up at some point as you progress through medical school and beyond. Consider them a rite of passage as you rack up the experience and confidence to look back and think, I can't believe I was scared of that...!
Download or read book Surviving Medical School written by Robert H. Coombs and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-03-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert H. Coombs's Surviving Medical School offers both an orientation to the hectic, anxious realm of medical education and a resource for coping with and succeeding in that environment. Coombs begins with questions regarding expectations and intellectual and emotional capacities. The author then examines matters related to career doubt and alienation often experienced by medical students. Following an orientation to the clinical experience, the book concludes with discussions about physician fallibility, residency, and professional practice. Surviving Medical School is for medical students at all levels and provides excellent preparation for baccalaureate students anticipating medical school. It also serves as a shelf reference for medical school instructors, advisors, and counselors.
Download or read book Surviving Medicine The Med School Years written by Will Sloper and published by Scion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a medical student is challenging, intimidating and rewarding in equal measure. Medical students often get hung up on the stresses and strains of learning such a vast amount of information and the expectations upon them. Surviving Medicine: the med school years is the perfect antidote to this stressful environment – the cartoons are light-hearted reflections on life as a medical student and highlight some of the absurdities you are likely to encounter. But this book is much more than just a collection of funny, and often irreverent, cartoons. It provides real practical advice on surviving ward rounds, coping with doubt and anxiety and preparing for exams, amongst others. It also contains a weath of medical tips and knowledge to help you survive your time at medical school. Most of the situations described in this book will crop up at some point as you progress through medical school and beyond. Consider them a rite of passage as you rack up the experience and confidence to look back and think, I can't believe I was scared of that...! Amazon 5-star reviews: “What makes the book really great is that, in combination with [the cartoons], the accompanying text contains lots of heartfelt, personal advice (especially Chapter 6) about how to deal with uncertainty and difficult clinical situations to go perfectly with the humour. I really recommend and will be flicking through it during finals revision for a laugh for sure." "This is a well balanced book filled with humour and excellent, down to earth advice for medical students. Highly recommended."
Download or read book Med School Uncensored written by Richard Beddingfield, MD and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book How to Succeed at Medical School written by Dason Evans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you adapt to the wide variety of learning environments in medicine? Can you show your best abilities in the exams at the same time as learning to be a doctor? Can you balance your studies with an enjoyable social life? Can you develop your professionalism and manage your 'digital footprint'? How to Succeed at Medical School will help you learn these vital skills, and much more. Written by experienced medical school teachers and packed full of case studies, illustrations, quotes from other students, tip boxes, exercises, portfolios and learning techniques to help you communicate, study and revise - it’s an essential resource to help you thrive at medical school. This thoroughly updated second edition includes new chapters on Professionalism and Teaching, and provides invaluable insight into what to expect from the start of medical school right through to the start of your medical career.
Download or read book The Med School Survival Kit written by Wendel Cole, 3rd and published by Med School Survival Kit. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the old saying that you can't excel in medical school and have a social life at the same time. You can! It's time to study smarter, save countless hours, crush your exams, have a life, and match into the residency program of your choice. This book is the blueprint on how to get everything you want out of med school. IN THIS STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO BREEZE THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL YOU WILL LEARN:- Tips and tricks on how to navigate through all 4 years of medical school.- How to get a 250 on your STEP 1 exam by studying efficiently and approaching questions the right way.- How to use storytelling as a tactic to learn anything.- Travel hacks to get you deeply discounted flights as a med student.- Tips on balancing school and personal life.- Tips on writing your personal statement.- How to get involved in research.- Productivity, time management, and study hacks to make you 4x more effective.- The right resources to use on all of your subject exams.- Plus much much more! WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING : "Wendell does an excellent job of concisely synthesizing his insights on how to successfully navigate through medical school! He shares universally applicable tools that are beneficial to students at any level of medical school. Even as a rising, fourth-year student, I benefited tremendously from reading this book!"- Kimyra Milhouse, DO candidate "I wish I had access to this book when I started medical school!! Dr. Cole has provided medical students with a complete guide on how to master medical school and kill board exams. This book is essential to every medical student's journey." -Crystal Seldon, M.D.
Download or read book Med School Confidential written by Robert H. Miller and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Med School Confidential from Robert H. Miller and Daniel M. Bissell uses the same chronological format and mentor-based system that have made Law School Confidential and Business School Confidential such treasured and popular guides. It takes the reader step-by-step through the entire med school process--from thinking about, applying to, and choosing a medical school and program, through the four-year curriculum, internships, residencies, and fellowships, to choosing a specialty and finding the perfect job. With a foreword by Chair of the Admissions Committee at Dartmouth Medical School Harold M. Friedman, M.D., Med School Confidential provides what no other book currently does: a comprehensive, chronological account of the full medical school experience.
Download or read book Success in Medical School written by Samir P. Desai and published by Md2b. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical school is intense, demanding, and stressful. How can you overcome the challenges to excel? A strong work ethic is important but nowhere near enough. As faculty advisors, we've found that misperceptions about the factors leading to success as a student and in the residency match are shockingly common. Our detailed advice, based on evidence from research in the field and experiences with high-performing students, will provide you a strategy for success. How can you identify if you're at risk for a low USMLE score? How can you boost your performance? What study skills separate the top from the average students? How can you choose a research project and advisor that leads to publication? How can you participate in community service and make meaningful contributions? Why is leadership in medical school important? Utilizing a strong combination of evidence-based advice and insider knowledge, this book will provide you the knowledge and guidance you need to achieve success in medical school.
Download or read book Study Without Stress written by Eugenia G. Kelman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-10-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too much to learn-too little time! Nothing characterizes the medical school experience better than this expression, and it is the reason that Eugenia G. Kelman and Kathleen C. Straker developed this book. A product of their 25 years' experience, the book draws from the authors' many study skills and stress management workshops for medical students. Written in an easy-to-read conversational style, Study Without Stress contains the keys to medical school academic survival, enabling you to manage your time and develop optimal study habits. Designed to be read either straight through or by section, this volume of the Medical School Survival Kit provides self-assessment tools for measuring your current study habits and numerous strategies for improving them. The authors discuss effective time management and ways to help you control and use your time effectively. Also included are chapters on prereading, reading, note-taking, concentration, test-taking skills, and overcoming test-induced anxiety. Written for medical students, Study Without Stress, presents self-diagnostic tools and strategies that can be applied by students of the health and human service disciplines. It is a must for students enlisted in rigorous study and an excellent resource for student counselors.
Download or read book Women in Medicine written by Janet Bickel and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2000-04-21 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No wonder so many women are choosing to become physicians. The field of medicine offers abundant opportunities—to take care of individuals; improve public health; advance science; make a good living; and become a leader in the community, in an academic center, and in professional organizations. The demand for women physicians is growing dramatically, as more and more women health care consumers actively and specifically seek them. Chapters cover getting into medical school, overcoming gender stereotypes, finding a mentor, combining parenting with a career, and looking ahead into the career. While women are no longer newcomers to medicine, compared to men they still face extra challenges in the development and valuing of their skills and potential. This book will help women entering medicine to maximize their options and to have the fullest possible lives and careers. Women in Medicine draws on all the best available literature and on the experience of thousands of women physicians. It is a resource for anyone considering a medical career—whether they be in junior high school or in their 40s and contemplating a major life change— but especially women. This book will be useful throughout medical education and during early career development, as it includes tips on, for instance, interviewing for a job. Another helpful feature is that each chapter, except the last, concludes with a "Diagnose Yourself" section, to assist readers in beginning necessary preparations and to offer support. An extensive reference list facilitates follow-ups on areas of special interest
Download or read book The Med School Survival Guide written by Jennifer Danek and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're in your first year, doing your rotations, or finishing your residency, medical school is one of the most challenging -- and potentially enlightening -- things you'll ever go through. How do you turn the frustrations of med school into motivation? How do you remain focused on the things that made you go into medicine in the first place? How do you maintain your relationships with others and yourself? And most important, how do you use this education to become the best doctor you can be? The Med School Survival Guide advises readers on how to handle school, home, and the wards: Celebrate the small victories (. . .med school is too long to wait 'til the end to celebrate) Nurture your friendships (. . .they're what's going to get you through) Listen to your patients (. . .they'll tell you their story if you do) Subscribe to two medical journals (. . .having access to the most up-to-date information is critical during the clinical years of med school) Remember who you are (. . .med school is a long experiment in understanding yourself) Here is real-life advice and professional guidance for aspiring M.D.'s. The Med School Survival Guide shows you how to make it through medical school with your heart and soul intact.
Download or read book Getting into Medical School For Dummies written by Carleen Eaton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your plain-English guide to getting into the medical school of your dreams Getting accepted to medical school is a long and rigorous process and many students find they need help. If you're one of these students, Getting into Medical School For Dummies is the perfect tool to help you through the process and realize your dream. By providing you with concise information about preparing for and applying to medical school, Getting into Medical School For Dummies prepares you for the application process. Written by an industry expert, it gives you a distinct advantage in the competitive medical school admissions process, preparing you for every step and helping you create your best application. Takes you through the often-overwhelming process of applying to medical school Explains what medical schools and admissions committees are really looking for Provides plain-English explanations of complicated medical school admissions processes If you're one of the over 40,000 students who apply to medical school each year and need help sorting through the admissions schedule, writing statements of intent, and preparing to take the MCAT, Getting Into Medical School For Dummies has you covered!
Download or read book Becoming a Doctor written by Jo Burnand and published by Elsevier Australia. This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a 'survival' guide for junior medical officers, covering a range of professional, psychological, and practical issues that new graduates of medicine will face during the first 2-5 post-graduate years.
Download or read book Surviving Medicine written by Will Sloper and published by Scion Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tips, techniques, humour and cartoons to guide you through life as a junior doctor. As you continue on your winding journey through the wacky wilderness that is medicine, you'll notice a few things are slightly different now that you've graduated from medical school. While everyone's time as a junior doctor is unique, there are a number of experiences during the first few years of training to which everyone who has made the trip can relate. So, to help you on this journey, the book offers advice on: prioritising jobs on ward rounds surviving on-calls handling the most common bleeps referrals requesting investigations and lots more - with a generous dose of humour thrown in for good measure! This book is designed to reassure you that we have all been there, and we know what you're going through. Try not to worry too much, have a go, be safe and most of all, try to enjoy your prestigious new position!
Download or read book Medicine in a Minute written by Amar Vaswani and published by Scion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Young Authors Award at the BMA book awards 2019! AND Highly Commended in the Medicine category! Here's what the BMA reviewers said: "I would unreservedly recommend this book to any medical student and indeed anyone else who wanted to learn more about internal medicine including junior doctors, nurses, physicians' assistants. I would have loved a book like this when I was a medical student." Medicine in a Minute is a new full-colour text covering the fundamentals of undergraduate medicine in one book. Medical students no longer have the time or inclination to read the huge texts that used to dominate this market - they need a concise book that covers the core information they have to know, and in a user-friendly format: Medicine in a Minute is this book! The book is edited and written by two of the authors behind the bestselling Cardiology in a Heartbeat and features several common design elements and features. It has quickly found favour with medical students and is consistently one of the bestselling medical student texts. The book is divided into body systems and then each section within the particular body system follows a consistent pattern: Definition Epidemiology Risk factors Differential diagnosis Aetiology Pathophysiology Clinical features Investigations Management Medicine in a Minute is a student-friendly, concise text that you will want close to hand throughout your studies.
Download or read book How to Survive Medical School written by Toni Martin and published by Viking Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses virtually all aspects of medical training, explaining what it means to become a physician and what it takes for a Black woman to succeed, as well as medical school application, internship, residency, and private practice
Download or read book Mind Maps for Medical Students written by Olivia Antoinette Mary Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand new revision aid has been designed specifically to help medical students memorize essential clinical facts, invaluable throughout medical studies and particularly useful in the pressured run-up to final exams. Over 100 maps are organized by body system, with a concluding section of miscellaneous examples.The book's format has been design
