Cargando…

Taking my place in medicine : a guide for minority medical students /

This book is designed to help minority students thrive personally and academically in medical school, to make a realistic assessment of their strengths and weaknesses, to successfully confront societal myths and stereotypes and to develop health strategies to meet academic, personal, and relationshi...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Webb, Carmen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©2000.
Colección:Surviving medical school series.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Navigating a New World
  • Medical Culture / Ana E. Nunez, MD
  • Exactly Who Am I?
  • What Is This Place?
  • Taking My Place Within the Culture of Medicine
  • Sample Conflicts
  • Mastering the First Two Years / Carmen Webb, MD, Morris Hawkins, Jr., PhD
  • Preparing Yourself
  • In the Classroom
  • In the Labs
  • What If My Way Doesn't Work Anymore?
  • Balance: How Is It Possible?
  • How Do I Not Feel Guilty for Relaxation Time?
  • Managing Competition
  • Maintaining Motivation
  • The USMLE: Meeting "Standardized" Challenges
  • Life on the Wards: When All the Rules Change / Margarita Hauser Gardiner, MD
  • The New Rules
  • Clinical Clerkships
  • Who's Who
  • The Daily Routine
  • Student Responsibilities
  • When Things Go Wrong
  • Stumbling Blocks
  • Effective Defensive Strategies
  • Now What Will I Do? Preparing for Residency / Carmen Webb, MD
  • Choosing a Specialty
  • Mastering the Process
  • Focus on Me
  • Do I Really Belong Here? / Carmen Webb, MD
  • Myths About Minorities
  • Impact of the Myths
  • Realistic Self-Appraisal
  • Taking Care of Myself / Carmen Webb, MD
  • Taking Stock
  • Understanding My Needs
  • Making a Plan
  • Designing Personalized Methods of Coping With Stress
  • Building a Community / Carmen Webb, MD, George C. Gardiner, MD
  • The Problem: Isolation
  • Choosing My Crowd
  • The Role of the Office of Minority Affairs in My Community
  • Finding Mentors in My Community
  • The Family in Your Community: A Balancing Act
  • Focus on My Culture.