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The ultimate guide to choosing a medical specialty
- Title
- The ultimate guide to choosing a medical specialty / [edited by] Brian Freeman.
- Publication
- New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, [2007], ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | R729.5.S6 F74 2007 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Freeman, Brian S.
- Description
- xvii, 485 pages : illustrations, portraits
- Summary
- "The first medical specialty selection guide written by a resident for students, this anxiety-calming resource delivers a well-researched, insider's look at the key issues related to choosing a specialty, including salary information, employment data, match statistics, and much more."--BOOK JACKET.
- Alternative Title
- Choosing a medical specialty
- Subjects
- Note
- "A Lange medical book."
- Rev. ed. of: The ultimate guide to choosing a medical specialty / Brian Freeman. c2004.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 2. Specialty profiles -- 13. Anesthesiology / Brian Freeman -- 14. Dermatology / Amy J. Derick -- 15. Emergency medicine / Jeremy E. Graff -- 16. Family medicine / Michael D. Mendoza and Lisa Vargish -- 17. General surgery / Ashish Raju -- 18. Internal medicine / Jennifer Tong and Ian Tong -- 19. Neurology / Tomasz Zabiega -- 20. Neurosurgery / Kiarash Shahlaie -- 21. Obstetrics and gynecology / Kelly Oberia Elmore -- 22. Ophthalmology / Andrew P. Schwartz -- 23. Orthopedic surgery / John C. Langland -- 24. Otolaryngology / Arjun Joshi and Neil Tanna -- 25. Pathology / Lisa M. Yerian -- 26. Pediatrics / Aaron J. Miller -- 27. Physical medicine and rehabilitation / Vicki L. Anderson -- 28. Plastic surgery / Gregory H. Borschel -- 29. Psychiatry / Kathleen Ang-Lee -- 30. Radiation oncology / Stephanie E. Weiss -- 31. Radiology / Derek Fimmen -- 32. Urology / Jane M. Lewis.
- ISBN
- 9780071479417 (alk. paper)
- 0071479414 (alk. paper)
- OCLC
- ocm80331656
- 80331656
- SCSB-8858293
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries