First Aid for the International Medical Graduate by Keshav Chander Excellent for FMGs with no idea what it takes to make it in the US Excellent source of information for Foreign Medical Graduates who are just beginning to entertain the idea of entering a medical residency in the US. This books provides you with general and detailed information on what it is to come to the US, the exams needed to be taken, the application process,...read more...
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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Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years by Dr. Michael J. Collins Great Doctor, Great Author Love the author and the unassuming manner in which he approaches the subject of becoming a doctor. Only complaint, he should have written his latest book "Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs", which came out in 2009, first. Both books are quick reads that make me more respectful of physicians and the long road...read more...
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Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom S5 Used it for a year dropped it and flash is not working now otherwise camera is working. Now got SX1 far better than this one. Can tell a big difference.read more...