The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A Medical Specialty [4th ed.] 9781260019513

THE BOOK ALL MEDICAL STUDENTS SHOULD READ BEFORE THEY CHOOSE A MEDICAL SPECIALTY! A true “must read” for medical student

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The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A Medical Specialty [4th ed.]
 9781260019513

Table of contents :
Contributors xi

Preface xvii

Part I Planning Your Medical Career

1 Choosing a Specialty: The Most Difficult Decision of Your Career 3

2 The Specialization of Medicine 15

3 Ten Factors to Consider in Specialty Selection 25

4 Personality Assessment: Are You My Type? 39

5 Finding the Perfect Specialty 51

6 Special Considerations for Women 65

7 Combined Residency Programs 77

8 Options for the Undecided Medical Student 87

9 Applying for Residency: An Overview of the Match Process 93

10 Love and Medicine: The Couples Match 115

11 Top Secret! The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Match 125

12 Your Medical Career Beyond Residency 145

Part 2 Specialty Profiles

13 Anesthesiology Brian S. Freeman 159

14 Dermatology Amy J. Derick 177

15 Emergency Medicine Jeremy Graff 189

16 Family Medicine Michael Mendoza Zoe Gravitz 207

17 General Surgery Ashish Raju 225

18 Internal Medicine Jennifer Tong Ian Tong 241

19 Interventional Radiology Charles Hyman Maggie Chung 263

20 Neurology Tomasz Zabiega 279

21 Neurosurgery Kiarash Shahlaie 293

22 Obstetrics and Gynecology Kelly Oberia Elmore 311

23 Ophthalmology Andrew Schwartz 325

24 Orthopedic Surgery John C. Langland 339

25 Otolaryngology Arjun Joshi Neil Tanna 351

26 Pathology Lisa Yerian Ed Reineks 365

27 Pediatrics Aaron J. Miller 383

28 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Vicki Anderson 401

29 Plastic Surgery Gregory H. Borschel 419

30 Psychiatry Lindsay Lebin Kathleen Ang-Lee 433

31 Radiation Oncology Stephanie E. Weiss 455

32 Radiology Derek Fimmen 471

33 Urology Jane Lewis Benjamin Marsh 485

Index 499

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