So You Got Into Medical School... Now What?: A Guide to Preparing for the Next Four Years, by Daniel R Paull MD
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Many incoming medical students fear that they will have to spend every waking hour studying or worrying about studying. Indeed, medical school is demanding: from the sheer amount of information and rapid pace of lectures to the painfully long days spent on the wards. Fortunately, life in medical school doesn’t have to be so harsh if one approaches it with a well-thought-out game plan. Written based on firsthand knowledge, this book guides incoming medical students through the perils of medical school while providing a framework for success.
So You Got Into Medical School... Now What?: A Guide to Preparing for the Next Four Years, by Daniel R Paull MD- Amazon Sales Rank: #236829 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-11
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .55" w x 6.00" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
From the Inside Flap "If only I had been given a copy of Dr. Paull's book before I entered medical school, it would have saved me so much heartache and time--from taking MCATs through selecting a residency and even achieving board certification. Not having this book, I felt like others kept a secret they didn't want me to know. Well, thanks to Dan Paull, the secret is out."--Jerrold S. Polansky, MD "This book, written in a readable and conversational style, speaks to my own experience in medical school. Medical students will find themselves nodding along with the true (and often very funny) stories and glean many helpful tips to make the most of an expensive and arduous four-year journey. There is no other book on the market like it."--Max Falkoff, MD "This easy-to-read book is well done, with good concepts and practical information. The section on efficiency and sleep is particularly good--a subject I'm always trying to drive home with my students (and patients). I'll have to make it required reading."--Andrew Lehmann, MD
From the Back Cover "For many years accepted students have asked, 'What do I do to get ready for medical school?' Now there is an answer, and it is this delightful, accurate, and funny book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and will be recommending it to those just accepted and those currently in medical school."--Kathleen Franco, MD, Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine "Dr. Paull does a great job explaining the often hidden but wonderful mysteries of becoming a doctor. His accounts and advice are both highly entertaining and useful. So You Got into Medical School . . . Now What? is a great read for anyone thinking about or in the midst of such a journey."--Davey Smith, MD, MAS, Professor of Medicine and Associate Infectious Diseases Fellowship Director, Core Faculty Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of California, San Diego
About the Author Daniel R. Paull, MD, received his bachelor of science degree in physics from New York University and his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is currently in his orthopedic residency.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Perfect gift for an incoming medical student By James Dahle When I wrote The White Coat Investor: A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing, I did my best to pass along the highest-yield information to those behind me in the medical pipeline. Throughout medical school and residency, I was both the recipient and the giver of that information. It always turned out that the best advice always came from those who were just ahead of you. So You Got Into Medical School....Now What? is a book written in that same vein.Daniel R. Paull, MD is an orthopedics resident, and so his advice about succeeding in medical school is both fresh and proven (unless orthopedics has recently become an easy residency to match into.) I found his advice to be spot-on with my experience in med school, and so can highly recommend this book to any pre-med or medical student, especially if feeling anxious about your performance or if you are actually struggling in school.The first five chapters are all about the first two years of med school. There are two chapters about the third year, a chapter on each part of Step 2, and then three chapters about the fourth year and getting into residency.From the introduction:You won't have to give up all your hobbies if you work intelligently and efficiently. The point of this book is to help you learn how to best manage your time in medical school. I almost always had time to do what I desired, and most weekends I was able to enjoy myself. I never had to pull an all-nighter, and seldom did I even have to study past 10 pm. My goal was always to do well in school while enduring as little stress as possible.I had a similar experience in med school, except I quit studying at 5 pm, not 10 pm. Maybe that's why I'm in emergency medicine instead of orthopedics. Dr. Paull continues:Sadly, this was not the case for a lot of my classmates, who all too often worked inefficiently and as a result became stressed, trading free time for anxiety. I learned how to avoid this trap through trial and error but often wished someone had told me what medical school was really going to be like. This guidebook is designed to help the student who is now in the position I once found myself in--without a guide.So if you wish you had a guide to med school, and if you don't like foosball, then I'd suggest picking up this book. It is a quick read, just 219 double-spaced pages, but filled with lots of good advice.Conceptual Learning Vs MemorizationThe first chapter is best summarized with this quote:The premise of this guide is this: the goal of every medical student should be to understand as much as possible and memorize no more than necessary. For example, let's say you must learn nine thousand facts, and five thousand of these can be predicted by learning the pathophysiology. You'll still have to memorize four thousand facts, but at least five thousand of them won't be subject to the vagaries of your memory.So You Got Into Medical SchoolHard Work Versus SmartsThe second chapter spends a great deal of time trying to talk you out of being a crammer. I never really had that issue. In med school, I figured I was studying stuff I would actually be using the rest of my life, so I tried to actually learn it. Besides, I learned in college that an hour of studying before 5 pm was worth 3 hours of studying after 5 pm. If you still cram, you need to read this chapter. The graph of Hard Work Versus Smarts was an interesting concept, demonstrating how most premeds are missing one of the two attributes, but that your med school peers have varying amounts of each attribute. The earlier you can figure out if you're there because of your smarts or because of your hard work, the better you can adapt your approach to your attributes.Diminishing ReturnsMy favorite chapter was the third chapter, and my medical school classmates will be the first to tell you that I thoroughly understood the concept of diminishing returns in med school. In my med school class there were three of us who routinely finished each test first. No one knew which of the three of us it would be on any given test, but within 60 seconds of one of us finishing, the other two would be done. It is no surprise that one of us ended up in anesthesiology and the other two in emergency medicine.At a certain point, there is not enough additional benefit to extra studying to justify the time and effort spent doing so. You don't learn any better for the long term and you don't really improve your grades all that much. It is the same way on the test. I discovered that either I knew the answer, or I didn't. Sitting there going back and forth for a half hour over the answers to 3 questions out of a 100 question test was a poor use of my time when I could be playing foosball. Might as well guess and move on. If you can get a 90% with 4 hours of studying, but it will take you 8 additional hours of studying to raise that 90% to 100%, well, you can either go for a 100% or you can get 22 runs in at the ski resort. I can tell you which one I'm going to choose every time.Study AnxietyThe fourth chapter discusses study anxiety, and how to have an appropriate level of confidence. The key, it turns out, is to have realistic expectations. Both overconfidence and underconfidence lead to problems.What If You Hate Third YearWhen I hit my third year rotations, I was like the majority of med students- I loved it! Even though this was before the 80 hour work week (I worked many more hours on some med school rotations than I did as a resident under the 80 hour rule) I was finally doing what I'd been preparing to do for so long. Sure, a lot of it was "fake it til you make it" but it beat sitting in lecture or the library wondering when your next chance to play foosball would be. However, apparently there are people who don't feel that way. Dr. Paull has this to say about it:I have to note there are exceptions to this generalization. Some students prefer the second year. These are the students who reap greater enjoyment from studying and test taking than from actually interacting with other human beings in a clinical environment. This academic type of student just happens to love school, and it's not uncommon for these students to already have pursued multiple masters degrees or even a doctorate....Then there are those students who don't like the third year any more than they liked the second year, students who see the third year as just another unhappy chapter on the road to physicianship. This sentiment might arise from being stuck in an unpleasant rotation, but some students cannot find a rotation they enjoy. This is a bad sign and may mean they do not like medicine and went to school because they thought they would like it, because they were forced by pushy parents, or because they wanted to become a doctor because of the associated lifestyle....Suffice it to say that every medical school class has at least a handful of students who fall into these categories, but it's important not to let others' unhappiness color your own relief and joy.I loved Dr. Paull's description of why it is important to get an attending to like you during your rotation is brilliant, as is his advice on how to become well-liked without being a brownnosing suckup.The remaining chapters contain about what you would expect. You'll find specific advice on how to do well on USMLE Step 1, Step 2, and some test I never even took called Step 2 CS. However, I think he got the old quote wrong; you know, the one about how long you need to study for Steps 1, 2, and 3. "Two months, two weeks, and two number two pencils." I learned it as "Two weeks, two days, and a number two pencil." Again, that probably explains why he's an orthopedist and I'm an emergency doc.At any rate, the book is the best I've seen for its intended audience- the student about to begin medical school who is feeling anxious and underwhelmed and wants to do the best they can in school. It would make an excellent graduation or "Congratulations you got into medical school" gift.Disclosure: I was provided a free review copy of the book, which I then gave away as a prize on my website.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Must-have med school book By Berni Starting med school in July. Glad I read this book, which has useful tips for each process/year in med school. The summaries for every chapter is great, since I can just go back to them for review at a later time. I expect I'll reread it every time I start another phase in med school just to refamiliarize myself of the process again and to help establish my personal goals.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. So helpful and a fun read! By Carly Roark If you need to know anything about what med school is like, you'll find it in this book. It walks step-by-step through what to expect during those four years, including study tips, Step 1, third year clerkships, and more. I love the stories at the beginning of each chapter! They give a personal account of each med school hurdle and I found myself totally relating to the situations and better understanding what to expect. A great, fun read for anyone who has just gotten into med school and are not sure what they've gotten into or for anyone who wants to know more about what med school is truly like.
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