AAMC medical student page: “You’re the future of medicine, and we’re devoted to your success. We’ll help you plan your career, pick a specialty, work out a plan for financing your education, apply for a residency-training program, and more.”
AMA medical student page: “From connecting with other students to finding financial aid; from help choosing a specialty to understanding medical ethics. What you need to know – all in one place.”
MedicalStudent.com: “A digital library of authoritative medical information for all students of medicine.”
NRMP.org: “The Match is a trusted provider of matching services in the United States. It’s 100% objective, 100% efficient, and 100% committed to helping you ignite your passion.”
StudentDoc.com: “One of the oldest sites devoted to life as a medical student. Starting with your premed years, prepping for the MCAT and applying to medical schools, StudentDoc takes you through the transformative journey from student to physician.”
Reading List
There is time for pleasure-reading during medical school! Case in point, the following list only includes non-fiction books I’ve actually read cover-to-cover since starting M1. I’ve omitted the novels I’ve read because fiction lit really depends on individual taste (but I am proud to say I finally finished the first Twilight book!). For a good list of fiction lit, check out Modern Library and the AP Literature reading list. If you have a recommendation, please post it in the comments!
Dying for Growth: Global Inequality and the Health of the Poor
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-based Cure
Against Health: How Health Became the New Morality
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World has Never Seen
Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
Freakonomics: A Rouge Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal
A Church of Her Own: What Happens When a Woman Takes the Pulpit
Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?
The Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Confidence
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined
Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Decide: Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress, and Lead by Example
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hard-Wired Habits
The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success
In the Company of the Poor: Conversations with Dr. Paul Farmer and Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children
Yet to Read:
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
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