Med school uncensored : the insider's guide to surviving admissions, exams, residency, and sleepless nights in the call room / Richard Beddingfield, M.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beddingfield, Richard, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical students--Vocational guidance.

Medical students.

Medical students--Psychology.

Residents (Medicine)--Life skills guides.

Residents (Medicine).

Medical education--Miscellanea.

Medical education.

Vocational Guidance.

Education, Medical.

Students, Medical--psychology.

Vocational guidance.

Medical Subjects:

Vocational Guidance.

Education, Medical.

Students, Medical--psychology.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Life skills guides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 280 pages.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

California : Ten Speed Press, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 Usm Le 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 Rea/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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Beddingfield, Richard. Med school uncensored

ISBN:

9780399579714

0399579710

Publisher Number:

99973218149

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.