So You Wanna Be A
DOCTOR, DENTIST, or VETERINARIAN?
...Let's Get Learning with Wagner Wolf - your source for guidance in higher education...
...If you want to be a BILLIONAIRE, do you ask your struggling co-worker for advice, or do seek tips from
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett??
...If you want to be a SUPERMODEL, do you look to your awkward teen cousin for help, or do you learn from the success of Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell??
...Well if your goal is to enter the coveted health professions, you need information from the nation's
TOP DOCTORS, DENTISTS, AND VETS!!
Our book, SYWBAD, is now available!! Gain access to the tips, tools, and tidbits that will help any student get admitted! We want to help you through high school, college, and graduate school -
couldn't you benefit from this awesome resource??
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SO WHO BENEFITS WITH THIS BOOK??
So you're a high school student, negotiating your way through potential career choices. You’ve contemplated art, history, civics, and engineering, but the health professions keep calling out to you. You want to know what the field is all about – SYWBAD can help…
So you’re a college student, happy to have your newfound freedom, but worried about the next step. How do I get into medical, dental, or veterinary school? What courses should I take? What standardized tests are necessary? Where can I find help? SYWBAD has got you covered…
So you’re a graduate student about to receive a professional degree. You’ve got a match letter to a residency program in one hand and a stack of questions in the other. You want to know what you’re getting into. You want to hear about the real experiences of real residents. SYWBAD has all that and much, much more…
Maybe you’re not even in the health professions, but your child has been dreaming about it forever, and you want to help him/her reach the goal. Your spouse is a part of the field and you want to support him/her fully. You want to know more – you want SYWBAD!!
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Here's a great video clip with Dr. Daniel...
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So You Wanna Be A Doctor?? TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements................................................................vi
Introduction..........................................................................ix
Abbreviations & Definitions......................................................xi
ANESTHESIA.............."Hmmm - That's Weird...Making It Through
Anesthesia And All Of Life's Interruptions"......................
Shermian P. Daniel, M.D.........................3
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION ................... "Finding
Yourself In Medicine" .....Miguel A. Coba, M.D..............45
PATHOLOGY......................................."You're Not A Real Doctor!"
Yvelisse N. Suarez, M.D.............................................61
VETERINARY MEDICINE..................."Veterinarians: Doctors Who Treat
More Than Just One Species"......Joya S. Griffin, D.V.M......87
PEDIATRICS.............................."Life Is Good...Now"....................
Adonia H. Dibbell, M.D.....................................101
DENTISTRY..................."You Don't Have To Brush Your Teeth - Just The
Ones You Want To Keep"..........Elo C. Adibe, D.M.D........115
DERMATOLOGY...................................."Is It A Rash?"...........................
Richard H Huggins, M.D.....................................129
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY............."You May Encounter Many Defeats,
But You Must Not Be Defeated"...L. Efua Essandoh, M.D......145
CARDIOLOGY/SURGERY .............................. "Been There, Done That" ...
Trevor H. Atherley, M.D., P.A. and Leon S. Dick, M.D., P.A...171
CODE BLUE ..... "20 Do's and Don'ts For Surviving An Emergency Situation"
Shermian P. Daniel, M.D. and Richard S. Daniel.............185
GENERAL INFORMATION..............."Essential Residency Resources"..........
Shermian P. Daniel, M.D. and Richard S. Daniel..............191
Acknowledgements................................................................vi
Introduction..........................................................................ix
Abbreviations & Definitions......................................................xi
ANESTHESIA.............."Hmmm - That's Weird...Making It Through
Anesthesia And All Of Life's Interruptions"......................
Shermian P. Daniel, M.D.........................3
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION ................... "Finding
Yourself In Medicine" .....Miguel A. Coba, M.D..............45
PATHOLOGY......................................."You're Not A Real Doctor!"
Yvelisse N. Suarez, M.D.............................................61
VETERINARY MEDICINE..................."Veterinarians: Doctors Who Treat
More Than Just One Species"......Joya S. Griffin, D.V.M......87
PEDIATRICS.............................."Life Is Good...Now"....................
Adonia H. Dibbell, M.D.....................................101
DENTISTRY..................."You Don't Have To Brush Your Teeth - Just The
Ones You Want To Keep"..........Elo C. Adibe, D.M.D........115
DERMATOLOGY...................................."Is It A Rash?"...........................
Richard H Huggins, M.D.....................................129
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY............."You May Encounter Many Defeats,
But You Must Not Be Defeated"...L. Efua Essandoh, M.D......145
CARDIOLOGY/SURGERY .............................. "Been There, Done That" ...
Trevor H. Atherley, M.D., P.A. and Leon S. Dick, M.D., P.A...171
CODE BLUE ..... "20 Do's and Don'ts For Surviving An Emergency Situation"
Shermian P. Daniel, M.D. and Richard S. Daniel.............185
GENERAL INFORMATION..............."Essential Residency Resources"..........
Shermian P. Daniel, M.D. and Richard S. Daniel..............191
This book is for anyone that is connected to the world of health! Let these gripping excerpts whet your appetite for what the book contains...
..."Over the next three weeks - you guessed it - the numbness in my right leg did not disappear. In fact, it got worse, even spreading to my left leg. I was certain that this was going to be a self-limited process that would go away on its own with no lasting effects. So when my tongue, bottom lip, and the entire left side of my face went numb, I kept working. When I couldn’t remember the lyrics to my favorite songs or sing along in the car without getting tongue-tied, I figured I just had too much on my mind. When my vision got blurry and I had trouble merging into traffic when driving, I thought it was simple fatigue from long hospital hours. You would think that limping through halls and having to hold onto walls for balance would set off an alarm in my head, but I didn’t take action until my mother and brother heard of my symptoms and urged me to visit my doctor"...
What's going on here? How did this young person get into this situation?
What does this have to do with becoming a doctor? Will this person be alright??
What's going on here? How did this young person get into this situation?
What does this have to do with becoming a doctor? Will this person be alright??
..."What was the most difficult part of the application/admission process for you? Dealing with fear. Fear that my grades and board scores would void all of the hard work I did during medical school, and prevent me from moving forward in my career. I actually liked writing my personal statement and putting the whole application together – that part wasn’t so difficult. As I went through it all though, making it as presentable and appealing as I could, the reality of getting into residency started to sink in. I had decided to pursue obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN), which at that time, was very popular. Lots of people were going into that field, and that introduced a lot of anxiety. I had dreamt big, and silently dealt with major concerns about how things would turn out for me"...
Have you ever felt this way? Ever fear that your hard work isn't enough? That although you gave it your best shot, you might fall short? Our contributors have gone through it all, now YOU can find out how they overcame the doubt that we all encounter...
Have you ever felt this way? Ever fear that your hard work isn't enough? That although you gave it your best shot, you might fall short? Our contributors have gone through it all, now YOU can find out how they overcame the doubt that we all encounter...
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