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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791722003321

Titolo

Taking my place in medicine [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for minority medical students / / Carmen Webb, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000

ISBN

1-4522-3275-X

1-4522-6487-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 231 p.) : ill

Collana

Surviving medical school series

Altri autori (Persone)

WebbCarmen

Disciplina

610.71173

Soggetti

Minorities in medicine - United States

Medical students - United States

Medical education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; A Word about Language; A More Personal Word; Acknowledgments; How to Use This Book; Section I - Navigating a New World; Chapter 1 - Medical Culture; Chapter 2 - Mastering the First Two Years; Chapter 3 - Life on the Wards: When All the Rules Change; Chapter 4 - Now what will I do? Preparing for Residency; Section II - Focus on Me; Chapter 5 - Do I Really Belong Here?; Chapter 6 - Taking Care of myself; Chapter 7 - Building a Community; Section III - Focus on my Culture; Chapter 8 - Focus on African American Medical Students

Chapter 9 - Focus on Native American Medical StudentsChapter 10 - Focus on Mexican American Medical Students; Chapter 11 - Focus on Puerto Rican Medical Students; Chapter 12 - Managing Racism; Afterword; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This book is designed to help minority students thrive personally and academically in medical school, to make a realistic assessment of their strengths and weaknesses, to successfully confront societal myths and stereotypes and to develop health strategies to meet academic, personal, and relationship needs.