Taking my place in medicine : a guide for minority medical students / Carmen Webb, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Navigating a New World -- Medical Culture / Ana E. Nunez, MD -- Exactly Who Am I? -- What Is This Place? -- Taking My Place Within the Culture of Medicine -- Sample Conflicts -- Mastering the First Two Years / Carmen Webb, MD, Morris Hawkins, Jr., PhD -- Preparing Yourself -- In the Classroom -- In the Labs -- What If My Way Doesn't Work Anymore? -- Balance: How Is It Possible? -- How Do I Not Feel Guilty for Relaxation Time? -- Managing Competition -- Maintaining Motivation -- The USMLE: Meeting "Standardized" Challenges -- Life on the Wards: When All the Rules Change / Margarita Hauser Gardiner, MD -- The New Rules -- Clinical Clerkships -- Who's Who -- The Daily Routine -- Student Responsibilities -- When Things Go Wrong -- Stumbling Blocks -- Effective Defensive Strategies -- Now What Will I Do? Preparing for Residency / Carmen Webb, MD -- Choosing a Specialty -- Mastering the Process -- Focus on Me -- Do I Really Belong Here? / Carmen Webb, MD -- Myths About Minorities -- Impact of the Myths -- Realistic Self-Appraisal -- Taking Care of Myself / Carmen Webb, MD -- Taking Stock -- Understanding My Needs -- Making a Plan -- Designing Personalized Methods of Coping With Stress -- Building a Community / Carmen Webb, MD, George C. Gardiner, MD -- The Problem: Isolation -- Choosing My Crowd -- The Role of the Office of Minority Affairs in My Community -- Finding Mentors in My Community -- The Family in Your Community: A Balancing Act -- Focus on My Culture.

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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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