On Call: A Doctor's Days and Nights in Residency by Emily R. Transue M.D. Compassion meets chaos in this real Grey's Anatomy Not to denigrate Dr.Transue and certainly not to appear sexist, but I wish this book had been written by someone far more cynical (like a man)... my hope was to be overwhelmed with the extreme pressure, frustration and exhaustion that these young doctors go through upon their initial entry into the ...read more...
First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Second Edition (First Aid USMLE) by Tao Le Vikas Bhushan veronique Very unhelpful - too basic, unfocused I don't write many reviews, but this book was so bad I had to write something. If you are considering buying this book, stop right now and save yourself the time and money. I used this book for step 3, and then after the 1st part of the test, I thumbed through it again to see if anything matched up....read more...
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Cutting Remarks: Insights and Recollections of a Surgeon by Sidney Schwab Just okay I can't understand why this book got so many top reviews. Not that it is bad, but there are many better books in the how-I-became-a-doctor genre. Michael Collin's Hot Lights, Cold Steel, or Frank Vertosick's When the Air Hits Your Brain are tops in this area. Also, either Atul Gawande's books, Be...read more...
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Apple MacBook MB402LL/A 13.3-inch Laptop (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive) White Good price The price is lower than the apple store except there's no itouch. I like the design of apple laptop from the appearnce to the software that is why I bought it. I usually use it for entertainment but not much work stuff. It is cool. The computer runs great except that the touch pad is a little bit mo...read more...