Med school Rx
Subtitle: getting in, getting through, and getting on with doctoring
By: Walter Carl Hartwig
Edition: 2nd ed.
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781607148357
Subjects: Physicians; Residents (Medicine); Vocational guidance; Medical education; Career Choice; Medical students; Medical Education; Internship and Residency; Interns (Medicine); Vocational Guidance
Description: "Each year more and more people are entering medical school, yet many have little or no idea on how to get the most out of the programs offered. Students can now turn to Med School Rx, which will take them inside the minds of the admissions personnel, professors, examiners, and educators whom they will meet along their medical school journey. Written by Walter Carl Hartwig, a professional medical educator, Med School Rx is the essential reference guide for a comprehensive view of the medical school experience. Written from an insider's perspective, Med School Rx teaches prospective students how to navigate medical school. Through Hartwig's advice, students will discover how to improve their chances of gaining admission, how to be more successful as medical students, how to demystify the intense learning curve of medical science, and how to successfully transition from student to resident."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Is medicine right for you?; title: The state of medicine in the United States; title: Starting your path to medical school; title: The MCAT; title: Premed FAQs; title: Choosing schools; title: Building the right application; title: Writing the right personal essay; title: The interview; title: Advice for the older applicant; title: Allopathic, osteopathic, or both?; title: Admissions from the medical school perspective; title: Making your final decision; title: Preparing for medical school; title: Understanding the curriculum; title: Transferring medical schools; title: Board exams; title: Clinical clerkships; title: The path to internship and residency.