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

What prospective medical students can expect before, during, and after medical school.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 toMed 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 Rxis the essential reference guide for a comprehensive view of the medical school experience. Written from an insiderrs"s perspective,Med School Rxteaches prospective students how to navigate medical school. Through Hartwigrs"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.

Walter C. Hartwig, PHD, is Assistant Dean of Clinical Education at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in northern California. He is also Professor of Anatomy and the former Chair of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences. 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.