Medical Training

In "Beyond Stigma," we delve into the essential skill of cultural competence, crucial for effective HIV/AIDS care. Cultural competence is the ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people from diverse cultures. In the realm of HIV/AIDS care, it enables healthcare providers to comprehend and respect each patient's unique worldview, including their cultural background, health literacy, and service accessibility. At the heart of cultural competence is a deep understanding of the diversity within populations affected by HIV/AIDS and the unique challenges they ...

Medical Residency Interview - Questions Insights Answers Notes Key Points - Book 2 This book series is geared toward medical graduates participating in the Residency Match. Authored by the founder of the largest mentoring platform - KAINJI - for international medical graduates in North America, every effort has gone into packaging the experience of several years into the mini books that constitute this series. Each page is filled with well-distilled wisdom, presented in a way that is easy for the reader to comprehend and readily apply at different interview settings.

Written by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you’re simply interested in the subject of preventive medicine. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school preventive medicine course.

Conquer the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic Profession: Your Concise Guide to a Career Assessing a Patient’s Condition and Administering Emergency Medical Care is the ultimate resource for aspiring emergency medical technicians and paramedics. This comprehensive guide delves into the vital role these professionals play in delivering life-saving care during emergencies. It covers every aspect of the profession, from responding to 911 calls and assessing patient conditions to performing critical procedures and safely transporting patients to medical facilities. Readers will...

A concise guide written for international medical school graduates applying for postgraduate clinical training in the United States. It offers insights on how to create a personal statement that is a true reflection of who you are. It also offers advice on how to navigate the process successfully. This book is based on the author’s life and professional experience, one that has enabled him to serve as an advisor and mentor to many, in and outside of the profession. Rather than fill the pages of the book with templates of what to write, the author has found a way to recommend what and what...

Memoirs of a Doctor is an inspiring account of one medical doctor's journey, both professionally and spiritually, as he strives to balance his faith with the demands of his profession. Written by Dr. Andrew C S Koh, this memoir offers readers an intimate and honest glimpse into the life of a doctor, from the joy of saving a life to the heartbreak of losing a patient. Dr. Koh shares his journey of self-discovery and his spiritual awakening as he learns to embrace his Christian faith and discover the true meaning of his vocation. With raw and honest detail, Dr. Koh tells of his struggles and ...

Four years after graduating from medical school, Dr. Mark Reynolds is in his final year of a Pathology residency, $175,000 in debt, and suffering from burnout after the nonstop years of study. Mark has an idea for a promising new test with good commercial potential that could help pay off the debt. He meets and falls in love with a brilliant law student, Sarah, but the promising research results for his new test hit an unanticipated hurdle, and his best friend and fellow resident, Jan, has her final year complicated by an unexpected pregnancy. Follow Mark and his fellow residents training ...

Get accepted and succeed in your dream physician assistant or nurse practitioner post-graduate training program! Written by a former PA residency graduate and now Assistant Program Director, this book is your personal guide to all things residency and fellowship for advanced practice providers (APPs). You'll be fully equipped for the application, interview, and admission process. You'll also get an insider's look at the residency experience, the challenges you'll face, and the tools needed to succeed. Note: There is an overlap in the content of this book with the author's other book, From ...

"This joyous celebration of the healing arts is more than a valedictory lap about lifelong learning in medicine. Humble and even homespun, Letters to a Young Doctor reviews modern medicine’s greatest hits by reflecting on the women and men who overcame adversity advancing the profession." —Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School "An invitation to a profound journey within the healing arts." —Deepak Chopra, MD, New York Times-bestselling author “This precious volume is simply bursting with ...

Reader reviews for Alice Crowley's HOT writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~Multiple Fans In this scorching, searing, lusting 3,000-Word story, a young babysitter finds out her body is capable of doing things she never would have imagined in her wildest fantasies. One night Irene is babysitting for a family when her nether regions begin to actually talk to her. She thinks she is going crazy, but when the married father who teaches at university comes home, Irene finds out her second set of lips can be heard by other people and not just ...

Still MD is an abbreviated form of the phrase "still a medical doctor". This audiobook affirms the crucial role of international medical graduates (IMGs) in the United States healthcare system. This book was authored by two international medical graduates Dr. Nina Lum and Dr. Kimberly Brown, who are now thriving in clinical practice. In Still MD, the doctors reveal tried and proven tips for success for each milestone required to grow from being an international medical student to becoming a practicing physician in the United States.

Every year, thousands of International Medical Graduates from all over the world seek to advance their careers with a residency training in the United States. Only a handful succeed. The core principles outlined in Making the Match will help prepare the mind of the International Medical Graduate for the daunting but rewarding challenge of pursuing residency in the US.

Conquer the Emergency Dispatcher Exam: Your Concise Guide to Managing Critical Calls is a streamlined resource designed to help aspiring dispatchers excel in their certification exams. This guide focuses on the essential skills and knowledge required for emergency dispatching, including call prioritization, communication techniques, and crisis management. Each chapter breaks down key concepts such as active listening, multitasking, and the use of computer-aided dispatch systems. The guide also provides an overview of emergency response protocols for medical, fire, and law enforcement ...

As residents, we understand the burnout epidemic is driven by the system - but the system won't change overnight. This book can help you reduce stress and improve your performance with practical solutions that won't take years to implement or permission to start. Using best practices and evidence-based research, this step-by-step guide outlines a series of practical solutions proven to decrease burnout for those with no time, no money, and no power.

For years after graduating from medical school, Dr. Clifton K. Meador assumed that symptoms of the body, when obviously not imaginary, indicate a disease of the body - something to be treated with drugs, surgery, or other traditional means. But, over several decades, as he saw patients with clear symptoms but no discernible disease, he concluded that his own assumptions were too narrow and, indeed, that the underlying basis for much of clinical medicine was severely limited.

Practicing optometrists are fully qualified, privileged, as well as obligated and responsible to their patients to provide an advanced level of primary medical eye care. Laboratory medicine and imaging is absolutely critical in caring for and managing patients.

In the quiet corners of our minds, there are short moments that, although quick, make a lasting impact on our lives. These cherished memories mold our identities and forge deep connections to significant experiences, individuals, and places. "Footprints in Time: A Journey of Nostalgia" beautifully captures the essence of cherished memories. As we navigate through life, time races forward, often leaving us in its wake. However, if we take a moment to reflect, we can follow the footprints of our own unique journey. This book encourages us to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the past that ...

“The shortest distance between a human being and the truth,” so goes the saying, “is a story.” These stories, told by Dr. Scott Abramson based on his 40 years of medical experience and from coaching colleagues in the mission of physician communication, embody some of these human truths: truths about listening, connection, faith, bereavement, death, teamwork, empathy, courage, grace, joy, leadership, parenting, burnout, the challenges of work-life balance, and the secret of happiness.

Although we rely on physicians, calling on them at birth and death and every medical event in between, rarely do we consider the personal challenges faced by doctors-to-be. In 2005 author Jacqueline Marino and photojournalist Tim Harrison had the unprecedented opportunity to chronicle the experience of three students as they learned to become doctors at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

The Art of Soft Skills in Healthcare: A Virtual Training Approach delves into the essential role of soft skills in healthcare, highlighting how they shape patient outcomes and interprofessional collaboration.