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• Title:Med school Rx : getting in, getting through, and getting on with doctoring / Walter Carl Hartwig.
  
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• Author/Creator:Hartwig, Walter Carl, 1964-
  
• Published/Created:New York, NY : Kaplan Pub., ©2011.
  

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  • Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: W21 .H337 2011
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Medical students--Vocational guidance--United States.
  Medical education--United States.
  Interns (Medicine)--Vocational guidance--United States.
  Residents (Medicine)--Vocational guidance--United States.
  Vocational guidance--United States.
  
• Medical Subjects: Career Choice--United States.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xi, 323 pages : ill ; 23 cm.
  
• Summary:"Each year more and more people are entering medical school, yet many have little or no idea on how to get the most out of the programs offered. Students can now turn to Med School Rx, which will take them inside the minds of the admissions personnel, professors, examiners, and educators whom they will meet along their medical school journey. Written by Walter Carl Hartwig, a professional medical educator, Med School Rx is the essential reference guide for a comprehensive view of the medical school experience. Written from an insider's perspective, Med School Rx teaches prospective students how to navigate medical school. Through Hartwig's advice, students will discover how to improve their chances of gaining admission, how to be more successful as medical students, how to demystify the intense learning curve of medical science, and how to successfully transition from student to resident."-- Amazon.com.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781607148357 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I Becoming a Doctor
  -What Does it Mean?
  ch. 1 Is Medicine Right for You?
  ch. 2 State of Medicine in the United States
  pt. II Getting in
  ch. 3 Starting Your Path To Medical School
  ch. 4 MCAT
  ch. 5 Premed FAQs
  ch. 6 Choosing Schools
  ch. 7 Building the Right Application
  ch. 8 Writing the Right Personal Essay
  ch. 9 Interview
  ch. 10 Advice for the Older Applicant
  ch. 11 Allopathic, Osteopathic, or Both?
  ch. 12 Admissions from the Medical School Perspective
  ch. 13 Making Your Final Decision
  pt. III Getting Through
  ch. 14 Preparing for Medical School
  ch. 15 Understanding the Curriculum
  ch. 16 Transferring Medical Schools
  ch. 17 Board Exams
  ch. 18 Clinical Clerkships
  pt. IV Getting On
  ch. 19 Path to Internship and Residency.