Wednesday, March 23, 2011

tips for clinicals

squire's fundamentals of radiology robert a. novelline, md
buya self-learning EKG text book
the name of the game is to impress people in clinicals
Kochar's clinical medicine for students, it is the first step of reading for ur pt
ACP medicine volume 1 david c dale daniel d federman 3rd edition

read abt ur pt everyday
write it down in the little book and later look it up in the big book
read for understandning not for fact memorization
this is also how you will learn to do life long learning
how to get an inside track
use ur electives
choose a reasonable site
work very hard do way more than what is expected
goal: to get your attending to write a glowing assesment/recommendation
name recognition bwyour attaending and the program director is the key

avoid multiple attempts to pass usmle1
dont use illict drugs ever or stop
be very careful w alcohol a dwi can ruin your career
get along in ur clerkships be a team player you cant cover urpatient 24/7
if you have a disordered personality, hide it or switch professions now
show up, be ontime, be prepared

stop using digital social media
evenbe careful what u write in email
dont like to pts , to attending, or to collegeuas
dont write orders or write anything in the chart that you dont understand, dont be a scribe

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