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Iserson's Getting Into a Residency: A Guide for Medical Students, 7th Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 610
EAN: 9781883620097
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 1883620090
Label: Galen Press, Ltd.
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Galen Press, Ltd.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 627
Publication Date: July 10, 2006
Publisher: Galen Press, Ltd.
Studio: Galen Press, Ltd.
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Editorial Review:Univ. of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson. A step-by-step guide through the process of selecting a medical specialty and obtaining a residency position. Numerous charts included which illustrate the specialty selection process. For medical students. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover. DNLM: Internship and Residency--United States.
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There is a lot of good numerical information and details about where to find more information, but the book sounds like it was written by the Queen Bee of the gunner hive. Here is a quote:
"Extend your hand to the other person with the thumb up and out. Make sure that the web between your thumb and index finger meets the other person's web. Try to shake hands from the elbow, not the shoulder or wrist. It is also desirable to have reasonably dry hands."
If you can stand ... Read More
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Thought I would give you pros and cons of the residency books out there. This from someone who has probably all of them. Here goes:
1) Getting into a residency (by Iserson) - Pros: detailed, comprehensive, excellent for helping you choose specialty, good section on interviewing. Cons: can be too dense, sometimes you read a chapter and wonder what should I have taken away from it, personal statement section doesn't have too much info
2) First aid for the match (by Le) - Pros: ... Read More
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Every medical student should have access to this book. Some of the chapters are vital to your understanding of what Residency directors are looking for. I feel that the early chapters on choosing a specialty are weak but the advice on filling out ERAS, interviewing and making your ranks is the best in any book I've read and help to give you the confidence you need during a time that is almost as confusing as puberty.
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If you've done your googling and asked around you should know about the same amount of material as what is in this book. I read through it and nothing was new information. Common sense stuff really. Don't waste your money.
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I bought this book thinking that I needed it to be able to apply for residency programs. I found the book, even the most recent edition, to be very outdated in terms of the matching process and what programs are looking for. I don't think much went into updating the new edition because for a few years now, the Board exams have been computerized and the book still refers to the old 2 day process and it also stated that the osteopathic residency process was not through ERAS, which it is and has been for ... Read More
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