Synopses & Reviews
The one book medical students must read before they choose their specialty Here is the first medical-specialty selection guide written by a resident for students. Readers will find an inside look at the issues surrounding medical specialty selection, blending firsthand knowledge with useful facts and statistics. The author includes invaluable insights from his personal experience, candid reports from current residents, and a wealth of research.
This unique resource is divided into two sections, the first of which delves into the art of choosing the right specialty and covers personality assessment, considerations for women and couples who are matching, specialty overviews, and the ins and outs of the residency application and match process. The second section comprises 19 chapters, each written by a resident in a particular specialty. These chapters include “The Inside Scoop”revealing specialty lifestyles, training requirements, and predominant personality types.
Synopsis
The one book medical students must readbefore they choose their specialty
Here is the first medical-specialty selection guidewritten by a resident for students. Readers willfind an inside look at the issues surrounding medicalspecialty selection, blending firsthand knowledge withuseful facts and statistics. The author includes invaluableinsights from his personal experience, candidreports from current residents, and a wealth ofresearch.
This unique resource is divided into two sections, thefirst of which delves into the art of choosing the rightspecialty and covers personality assessment, considerationsfor women and couples who are matching, specialty overviews, and the ins and outs of the residencyapplication and match process. The secondsection comprises 19 chapters, each written by a residentin a particular specialty. These chapters includeThe Inside Scoop--revealing specialty lifestyles, training requirements, and predominant personalitytypes.
About the Author
Brian Freeman, M.D. is in his last year of residency for anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Chicago.
Table of Contents
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty 2E
Part 1: Planning Your Medical Career
1. Choosing a Specialty: The Most Difficult Decision of Your Career
2. The Specialization of Medicine
3. Ten Factors to Consider in Specialty Selection
4. Personality Assessment: Are You My Type?
5. Finding the Perfect Specialty
6. Special Considerations for Women
7. Combined Residency Programs
8. Options for the Undecided Medical Student
9. Applying for Residency: An Overview of the Match Process
10. Love and Medicine: The Couples Match
11. Top Secret! The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Match
12. Your Medical Career Beyond Residency
Part 2: Specialty Profiles
13. Anesthesiology
14. Dermatology
15. Emergency Medicine
16. Family Medicine
17. General Surgery
18. Internal Medicine
19. Neurology
20. Neurosurgery
21. ObstetricsandGynecology
22. Ophthalmology
23. Orthopedic Surgery
24. Otolaryngology
25. Pathology
26. Pediatrics
27. Physical MedicineandRehabilitation
28. Plastic Surgery
29. Psychiatry
30. Radiation Oncology
31. Radiology
32. Urology