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The ultimate guide to choosing a medical specialty / [edited by] Brian S. Freeman.

Contributor(s): Freeman, Brian S.
New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2013Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xix, 504 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0071790276 (pbk. alk. paper); 9780071790277 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Medicine -- Specialties and specialists | Medicine -- Vocational guidance | Medicine -- United States | Specialization -- United States | Career Choice -- United States | Internship and Residency -- organization & administration -- United States | Professional Practice -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 610.69
Contents:
Part 1: Planning Your Medical Career. Choosing a Medical Specialty: The Most Difficult Decision of Your Career ; The Specialization of Medicine ; Ten Factors to Consider in Specialty Selection ; Personality Assessment: Are You My Type ; Finding the Perfect Specialty ; Special Considerations for Women ; Combined Residency Programs ; Options for the Undecided Medical Student ; Applying for Residency: An Overview of the Match Process ; Love and Medicine: The Couples Match ; Top Secret! The Ultimate Guide to Your Successful Match ; Your Medical Career Beyond Residency. -- Part 2. Specialty Profiles. Anesthesiology ; Dermatology ; Emergency Medicine ; Family Medicine ; General Surgery ; Internal Medicine ; Neurology ; Neurosurgery ; Obstetrics & Gynecology ; Ophthalmology ; Orthopedic Surgery ; Otolaryngology ; Pathology ; Pediatrics ; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ; Plastic Surgery ; Psychiatry ; Radiation Oncology ; Radiology ; Urology.
Summary: "The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition delivers a well-researched, insider's look at the complex issues medical students face when choosing a medical specialty. Supported by first-hand knowledge, useful facts and statistics " plus the author's personal experience and gut-level reports from current residents -- this unique guide provides everything necessary to compare specialties and make a confident decision. The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition is divided into two sections: Part 1 Planning Your Medical Career delves into the main issues surrounding the choice of your medical specialty. These twelve chapters provide everything you need to begin making this major decision " from how to research each specialty to how to apply for residency. Part 2 Specialty Profiles features chapters devoted to each of the 20 major specialties. It provides important information such as the latest salary information, employment data, and match statistics."--Publisher's website.
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"A Lange medical book."

"ISSN 1545-3626"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Planning Your Medical Career. Choosing a Medical Specialty: The Most Difficult Decision of Your Career ; The Specialization of Medicine ; Ten Factors to Consider in Specialty Selection ; Personality Assessment: Are You My Type ; Finding the Perfect Specialty ; Special Considerations for Women ; Combined Residency Programs ; Options for the Undecided Medical Student ; Applying for Residency: An Overview of the Match Process ; Love and Medicine: The Couples Match ; Top Secret! The Ultimate Guide to Your Successful Match ; Your Medical Career Beyond Residency. -- Part 2. Specialty Profiles. Anesthesiology ; Dermatology ; Emergency Medicine ; Family Medicine ; General Surgery ; Internal Medicine ; Neurology ; Neurosurgery ; Obstetrics & Gynecology ; Ophthalmology ; Orthopedic Surgery ; Otolaryngology ; Pathology ; Pediatrics ; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ; Plastic Surgery ; Psychiatry ; Radiation Oncology ; Radiology ; Urology.

"The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition delivers a well-researched, insider's look at the complex issues medical students face when choosing a medical specialty. Supported by first-hand knowledge, useful facts and statistics " plus the author's personal experience and gut-level reports from current residents -- this unique guide provides everything necessary to compare specialties and make a confident decision. The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition is divided into two sections: Part 1 Planning Your Medical Career delves into the main issues surrounding the choice of your medical specialty. These twelve chapters provide everything you need to begin making this major decision " from how to research each specialty to how to apply for residency. Part 2 Specialty Profiles features chapters devoted to each of the 20 major specialties. It provides important information such as the latest salary information, employment data, and match statistics."--Publisher's website.

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