Surviving Medical School

by Robert Holman Coombs

Book Overview

Based on years of studying and working with medical students Surviving Medical School offers an orientation to the hectic, anxious area of medical education and practical advice for thriving in that environment.

Topics covered include: students′ expectations in relation to intellectual and emotional capacities; career doubt and alienation; clinical experience; physician fallibility, internships; and professional practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761905294
• ISBN13: 9780761905295
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Nothing is sugar-coated

This book is written as a collection of interviews and personal experience notes by the author. It covers every aspect of medical school, but it does so by topic rather by timeline. Nothing is hidden or omitted, and the book pushes the reader to pose the question, "Is this REALLY for me?" I found it extremely informative.