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UNINA9910821174203321 |
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Titolo |
Taking my place in medicine : a guide for minority medical students / / Carmen Webb, editor |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-4522-3275-X |
1-4522-6487-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxii, 231 p.) : ill |
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Collana |
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Surviving medical school series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Minorities in medicine - United States |
Medical students - United States |
Medical education - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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