Med School Rx : Getting in, Getting Through, and Getting on with Doctoring

by Walter Hartwig

• ISBN13: 9781607140627
• ISBN10: 1607140624
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-02
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing

Summary

This is the essential reference for the complete medical school experience, by a professional medical educator who wants students of the future to set a new standard for 21st century doctoring. After reading Med School Rx, prospective students will understand what the admissions committees, professors, examiners and educators that stand between them and an MD are looking for, what they expect of them as future physicians, and how they can get the most out of the programs they offer. Med School Rx also demystifies the intense learning curve of medical science and national board exams. Students are paying enormous tuition not just for more education, but for powerful career training. This book explains how students can mold their medical school education into myriad possibilities and do not have to follow the traditional path.

Author Biography

Walter C. Hartwig, PhD, a professional medical educator in the San Francisco Bay Area, has advised thousands of prospective and current medical students on the road into, through, and beyond medical school. He has authored numerous research publications and a recent textbook, Fundamental Anatomy. Dr. Hartwig graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri before completing a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently a full professor and department chair of basic medical sciences at Touro University in California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Becoming A Doctor-What Does It Mean?
Is Medicine Right for You?	p. 3
The State of Medicine in the United States	p. 9
Getting In
Getting Ready for Medical School	p. 39
The MCAT	p. 55
Premed FAQs	p. 69
Choosing Schools	p. 79
Building the Right Application	p. 99
Writing the Right Personal Essay	p. 117
The Interview	p. 125
Advice for the Older Applicant	p. 135
Allopathic, Osteopathic, or Both?	p. 139
Admissions from the Medical School Perspective	p. 145
Making Your Final Decision	p. 153
Getting Through
Financially Preparing for Medical School	p. 163
Understanding the Curriculum	p. 187
Transferring Medical Schools	p. 223
Board Exams	p. 233
Clinical Clerkships	p. 247
Getting On
The Path to Internship and Residency	p. 277
Acknowledgments	p. 311
Resources	p. 313
Index	p. 319
About the Author	p. 325
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