Med School Rx: Getting In, Getting Through, and Getting On with Doctoring

This is the essential reference for the complete medical school experience, by a professional medical educator who wants students of the future to set a new standard for 21st century doctoring.

After reading Med School Rx, prospective students will understand what the admissions committees, professors, examiners and educators that stand between them and an MD are looking for, what they expect of them as future physicians, and how they can get the most out of the programs they offer.

Med School Rx also demystifies the intense learning curve of medical science and national board exams. Students are paying enormous tuition not just for more education, but for powerful career training. This book explains how students can mold their medical school education into myriad possibilities and do not have to follow the traditional path.

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Dr. Hartwig presents a concise yet thorough overview for any aspiring doctor from highschool to 4th year medical student. I had such a hard time getting into medical school, I wish I had known about this book before I started. There is a lot that goes in to the process besides just getting good grades & test scores. Becoming a doctor is a huge process and the hoops are nearly endless. Dr. Hartwig does a great job of mapping them out here and guiding you through the overwhelming process.

This book won't help you ace the MCAT or USMLE. It won't teach you pharmacology or anatomy. It will make the journey from undergrad to residency and everything in-between much less daunting and intimidating. This should be required reading for any pre-med and even most medial students.

Spouts nonsense to the effect that if you're over 40, you have "knowledge decay" and what I believe is meant to imply that probably you are limited in what you can learn. Really? He does allow that a few of us who are older might make for inspiring stories on graduation day, and grandly asks that since there are so few slots, should we really give them to someone won't be on the job for as long as someone younger? How about, since we're getting facing a physician shortage, making use of those who want to serve?