03020nam 2200613 a 450 991079172200332120161219111607.01-4522-3275-X1-4522-6487-2(CKB)2560000000089950(EBL)997048(OCoLC)811490308(SSID)ssj0000706088(PQKBManifestationID)12348409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000706088(PQKBWorkID)10630216(PQKB)10804602(MiAaPQ)EBC997048(OCoLC)1007859452(StDuBDS)EDZ0000076779(EXLCZ)99256000000008995020120418d2000 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrTaking my place in medicine[electronic resource] a guide for minority medical students /Carmen Webb, editorThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20001 online resource (xxii, 231 p.) illSurviving medical school seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4833-9186-8 1-322-41958-2 0-7619-1809-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 StudentsChapter 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 ContributorsThis 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.Surviving Medical School SeriesMinorities in medicineUnited StatesMedical studentsUnited StatesMedical educationUnited StatesMinorities in medicineMedical studentsMedical education610.71173Webb Carmen1526174StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910791722003321Taking my place in medicine3768064UNINA