Ready to get into Medical School?

This complete manual covers everything related to applying to, getting accepted into, and completing dental school. Contact information for all dental schools is also included.

Do you want to be a pharmacist? Do you want to be a Physician? Why not both? This book will take you step-by-step through applying, selecting, and interviewing for medical school all while showing you how to use your pharmacy background as leverage. Pharm.D. to M.D. invites its readers to take an inside look into the medical school application process and addresses how a pharmacy student or graduated pharmacist can make the transition into medicine. Applying to medical school can be a difficult and an isolating process for students who fall in-between these two challenging professions. My goal is to highlight the uniqueness of your professional pharmacy background and teach you how to use your advanced degree as an asset during the application cycle. Pharm.D. to M.D. uncovers the intricacies of generating a successful application while training applicants to avoid countless pitfalls along the way. This guide will serve as a compilation of resources that can be reviewed and utilized by pharmacy students at every professional grade level. If you have ever wondered if you have what it takes to get into medical school and wanted to look beyond your pharmacy degree, then this is the book for you! Written by a recently graduated pharmacist, and current allopathic medical student, Pharm.D. to M.D. offers perspective from experience and provides results that won't disappoint. Join me, along with many others, who have undertaken this difficult journey!

"Utilizing a unique combination of evidence-based advice and an insider's perspective, this book will help you achieve your ultimate goal: medical school"--P. [4] of cover.

Can you adapt to the wide variety of learning environments in medicine? Can you show your best abilities in the exams at the same time as learning to be a doctor? Can you balance your studies with an enjoyable social life? Can you develop your professionalism and manage your 'digital footprint'? How to Succeed at Medical School will help you learn these vital skills, and much more. Written by experienced medical school teachers and packed full of case studies, illustrations, quotes from other students, tip boxes, exercises, portfolios and learning techniques to help you communicate, study and revise - it’s an essential resource to help you thrive at medical school. This thoroughly updated second edition includes new chapters on Professionalism and Teaching, and provides invaluable insight into what to expect from the start of medical school right through to the start of your medical career.

Unique organization begins with an introduction to the basic information and topics pertinent to children of all ages, then divides up the rest of the text by age group to cover the specific changes the child experiences physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially. In most cases, particular dental issues are discussed only once, at the point in a child's development at which they are most appropriate. Section on children from conception to age three covers conditions such as cleft palate, disturbances in calcification, unusual numbers of teeth, oral habits, caries, and the development of malocclusions that start during these years. Chapter on aesthetic restorative dentistry for the adolescent looks at material selection, tooth color and form, diastemas, discolored teeth, bleaching and more. Chapter on sport dentistry and mouth protection covers how to evaluate child/adolescent athletes, the different types of mouth protection available, and professional activities in sports dentistry. Chapter on the diagnosis of oral lesions and developmental anomalies uses tables and extensive illustrations to depict developmental anomalies, white soft tissue lesions and enlargements, dark soft tissue lesions, ulcerative lesions, radiolucent lesions of bone, mixed radiolucent and radiopaque lesions of bone.

In the 2007 Match, over 40% of U.S. senior applicants failed to match with the residency program of their choice. In competitive fields such as dermatology, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, and urology, over 30% of U.S. senior applicants failed to match at all. The numbers are significantly worse for osteopathic and international medical graduates. In fact, in the 2008 Match, over 5,000 international medical graduates failed to match. Regardless of your chosen specialty, the key to a successful match hinges on the development of a well thought out strategy. This book will show you how to develop the optimal strategy for success. Learn how you can upgrade your credentials, write high-impact personal statements, solicit strong letters of recommendation, shine during interviews, and much more. This book is an invaluable resource to help you gain that extra edge. Featuring discussion of these issues and more, this book will provide you with specific, concrete recommendations that will maximize your chances of achieving the ultimate goal: that of a successful match.

An entertaining insider's guide to the good, the bad, and the ugly of med school--with everything pre-med and med students need to know, from day one, to maximize opportunities and avoid mistakes. Cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and recent med school grad Dr. Richard Beddingfield serves as an unofficial older brother for pre-med and incoming med students--dishing on all the stuff he would've wanted to know from the beginning in order to make the most of med school's opportunities, while staying sane through the gauntlets of applying to and succeeding at med school, residency, fellowship, and starting work as a new physician. With advice from additional recent Ivy League med school grads and top-tier hospital residents, this all-in-one guide is a must-have for everyone who dreams of becoming a doctor.