| Applying to Medical School |
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Getting into Medical School! A Guide
for the Perplexed, Kenneth Iserson |
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An helpful book that outlines the admissions
process, alternative degrees. The book is extremely detailed,
and for example, contains 6 chapters on the interview process
alone. |
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Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental
Schools, Barron's |
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A very helpful source of information on the
medical school application process. It contained detailed
information about U.S. and Canadian medical schools, tips on how
to develop your essay (with many samples to look at), and a self
assessment section. It also contained a detailed overview of
medicine in the twenty-first century, which helped me a lot in
writing my secondary applications. |
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Getting Into Medical School, Eighth
Edition, Sanford J. Brown, M.D. |
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The most informative book I've read on how to
prepare and apply to medical school, and also what to expect
once you are a doctor. More than any other source, this book
helped me to understand that the stress I was going through
(joking referred to as "pre-med syndrome" by the
author) was not unique. It also helped me to confirm that I
truly wanted to practice medicine. |
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Getting Into Medical School Today,
Fourth Edition, Scott Plantz, M.D. |
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A good overview on how to prepare and apply to
medical school. The book had some interesting strategies on how
and when to take medical school prerequisites, how to maintain a
good science G.P.A., which schools to apply to, and the needs of
special applicants (women, minorities, older students). Also
included were several sample AMCAS essays along with comments. |
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Medical
School Admission Requirements (MSAR), AAMC |
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An annual publication of the Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC) detailing the specific
prerequisites of every U.S. medical school. |
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The Best Medical Schools, Andrea Naby,
Princeton Review |
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An overview of M.D. and D.O. programs, similar to
MSAR along with helpful information on the application process.
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| Medical School |
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Becoming a Doctor, A Journey of
Initiation, Melvin Konner, M.D |
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An honest and sometimes painful account of the
third year of medical school from the perspective of a
non-traditional student. The author, whose original degree was
doctorate in anthropology, was critical of a medical education
system that does not always focus on the human side of healing. |
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First Cut. A Season in the Human
Anatomy Lab, Albert Howard Carter III |
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A chronicle spent with first-year medical students
in the human anatomy lab. It provides a humorous, compassionate,
and insightful look at an essential right of passage to becoming
a physician. |
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Medical School Companion, Mary Ross-Dolen,
M.D., |
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A helpful outline on what to expect during each
year of medical school and residency. This book gives a
realistic perspective of what will be expected of medical
students and what is needed to survive the rigors required to
become a doctor.
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| Practicing Medicine |
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Emergency, Mark Brown, St. Martin's
Paperback |
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A compelling look into emergency rooms around the
nation. Scores of emergency department personnel share their
most shocking, poignant, heartbreaking, and hilarious moments
working in the ER. |
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My First Year As A Doctor, Melissa
Ramsdell, M.D |
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An interesting collection of short stories written
by doctors in various specialties about the trials and triumphs
of their first year in practice. It illustrates the compassion
these young physicians feel for their patients. In the midst of
health care reforms and arguments that being a doctor is not as
rewarding as it used to be, this book will help to humanize the
field of medicine.
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| Osteopathic Medicine |
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Discover Osteopathy, Peta Sneddon and
Paolo Cosechi |
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Written by two osteopathic physicians, this book
provides an overview into osteopathic therapy. It explains
that how adjusting physical imbalances promotes self-healing. It
is written for the lay person and introduces what to expect
during treatment and which conditions osteopathy can best
relieve. |
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The D.O.'s. Osteopathic Medicine in
America, Norman Gevitz |
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The book provides a balanced overview of
osteopathic medicine. A detailed history is given along with its
philosophical background, theories underlying the use of spinal
manipulation, opposition from the orthodox medical community,
and growth up through the 1980's.
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| Reading Comprehension |
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Read Better, Remember More, Elizabeth
Chelsa, Learning Express |
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The book contains easy-to-use techniques to help
you improve your basic reading skills and remember more of what
you read. The book is geared toward geared toward the high
school or early college level, so it's a great place to start if
you need a lot of help improving your reading comprehension. |
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Power Reading Laurie Rozakis,
Macmillan |
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The books outlines a program to increase reading
speed and comprehension. It includes drills and and exercises,
along with special techniques for reading documents, textbooks
and periodicals, and strategies for faster absorption of
electronic data. |
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Triple Your Reading Speed, Wade
Cutler, Arco |
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The book is a guide to doubling or tripling your
reading speed. It features eye exercises to control and expand
vision, drills for practicing pacing and block reading, and
strategies for mastering the two-stop reading method.
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