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...
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...
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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty by Brian Freeman Best book of it's kind! I read this book when I started medical school and then reviewed it throughout school. The book is written by a physician who had recently been in residency training in anesthesia and it seems like he found doctors he knew from medical school and residency to write each chapter about each different ...read more...
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Canon PowerShot A570IS 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Great P&S for the money For a mid-priced point & shoot, this is an excellent camera. I am very pleased with pictures I've taken with it. It's easy to use in automatic mode but still has plenty of manual settings when that's what you need.read more...