Success on the Wards: 250 Rules for Clerkship Success [Paperback] Author: Samir P. Desai | Language: English | ISBN:
0972556192 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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This is an absolute must-read for students entering clinical rotations. The authors of Success in Medical School: Insider Advice for the Preclinical Years bring their same combination of practical recommendations and evidence-based advice to clerkships. The book begins as a how-to guide, with clerkship-specific templates, such as op notes and admission orders, along with sample notes and guides for every aspect of core clerkships (internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, family medicine).
The book reviews proven strategies for success in patient care, write-ups, rounds, and other vital areas. Grades in required rotations are the most important academic criteria used to select residents, and this critical year can determine career choices as well.
This book shows students what they can do now to position themselves for match success. An invaluable resource for medical students - no student should be without it.
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- Paperback: 403 pages
- Publisher: Md2b; 1 edition (May 15, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0972556192
- ISBN-13: 978-0972556194
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #76 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Medicine > Education & Training
- #86 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Medicine > General
I sincerely believe this should be a required text. I unfortunately did not purchase this book until half way through my third year but I really wish I would have. Before I started I had read other books such as FIRST AID for the WARDS and other texts at my school library but none of those books really help you understand the expectations and the culture of the wards.
From my own personal experience I found it very easy to be a medical student. It was easy to be a student, go to the library, stream lectures from my laptop and occasionally go in and only be expected to know information on exam day. It was very difficult transitioning from that kind of learning to one where you are immersed in a culture where every day is essentially a pop quiz and sometimes you are evaluated on now how much you know but how you present yourself and your information.
I remember thinking that I wish my school had done a better job in helping me transition to the wards and after I picked up this book I remember thinking this is exactly the text I should have read before my core clerkships. The authors also do a very good job of incorporating quotes and surveys so that you know this book isn't simply their opinion. Rather it was produced after years of research and data seeking. Needless to say the second half of my rotations went very well and I attribute it to this book.
By Medical Student from MI
I highly recommend reading this book before rotations. Here's why,
1. The book starts with sections for each clerkship. Very high-yield. Templates/ checklists/ sample notes, etc, for every scenario. I'm reviewing the pediatric H&P, the daily progress note, and how to pre-round. Excellent guides here.
2. Since this is related to The Successful Match: 200 Rules to Succeed in the Residency Match [read that one early on if you're trying for a difficult field], there's strong info on matching advice-ie actual quotes from residency program directors, USMLE scores, scheduling fourth year, etc
3. Great sections on case presentations and writeups, and great chapter on what students can do to improve patient care. Bonus: chapter on giving presentations, which are required in some of our rotations. If you didn't have strong workshops on how to give a case presentation/writeup, then you really need to read those sections.
4. Every thing I've read says that if you want to match well, you have to be able to honor rotations, and I wasn't sure how to get those grades, since rotation grades are so different than just taking a test. The chapter on evaluations was really eye opening.
Great book-read it before you start!
By PRD
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