Becoming A Clinician: A Primer For Students; Author: Neitch, Shirley M.; Joint Author: Mufson, Maurice A.; Paperback

Author: Neitch, Shirley M.; Joint Author: Mufson, Maurice A.
Paperback; 50 Illustrations
408 pages
Published: June 1998
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
ISBN: 0070465150
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Provides a novel approach to understanding clinical experiences for first and second year medical students. It covers three broad strategies: it addresses the philosophical aspects of the experience of being a physician; it provides practical information for students beginning their first clinical encounters with authentic patients; and it stresses education in the ambulatory care setting by describing clinical scenarios commonly confronted by primary care physicians in their offices. Common medical conditions are presented in a practical way which integrates pathophysiology and clinical conditions at a level appropriate to the second year student. Each chapter ends with a case study and board adapted questions.Presents a novel approach to understanding clinical experiences for first and second year medical students.Designed for first and second year medical students, this text provides both practical information and philosophical aspects of the clinical physician experience. It stresses education in the ambulatory case setting by describing clinical scenarios commonly confronted by primary care givers.