Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience: By Students, for Students

By Daniel M. Bissell and Robert H. Miller

Med School Confidential from Robert H. Miller and Daniel M. Bissell uses the same chronological format and mentor-based system that have made Law School Confidential and Business School Confidential such treasured and popular guides. It takes the reader step-by-step through the entire med school process--from thinking about, applying to, and choosing a medical school and program, through the four-year curriculum, internships, residencies, and fellowships, to choosing a specialty and finding the perfect job. With a foreword by Chair of the Admissions Committee at Dartmouth Medical School Harold M. Friedman, M.D., Med School Confidential provides what no other book currently does: a comprehensive, chronological account of the full medical school experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312330081
• ISBN13: 9780312330088
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Very informative!

This book contained step by step procedures of all the components of getting into and surviving med school, residency, and a career. I loved this book, it gave me so much information that I didn't know before and is written in a very easy to read format. Great way to prepare for the years ahead of becoming a doctor.

Confirms my Goals!

I really, really enjoyed this book. Because I am going into pre-med I find the behind-the-scenes accounts fascinating. I will keep this book handy as a reminder as to why I want to someday become a doctor. I have much work ahead of me - but I cannot wait! Highly recommended.

best book i have read on med school

this book really gave some basic info that ANYONE considering med school or medicine should already know but it gave some in depth info on pre-med,med school and residency

Great read for someone interested in med school

I bought this book with the hopes that it could be of some insight as to whether or not med school would be for me. After reading it, I can say that it was that and much more. Not only did I get what seems to be an acurate portrayal of what it takes to get into med school and the road to being a doctor, but also extremely practical ideas and tools to help be successful on every major step along the way. The writing was clear and concise and seemed to be geared towards an extreme usefulness for a serious med student or potential med student. I will be applying for med school and reading this book along the way to help me excel through it. I definitely recommend this book to anyone seriously considering med school or who is in med school and would like some useful pointers on how to choose your clinical rotations, pre-pare well for the USMLEs, apply for residencies, etc.

A road map through medical school

Awesome Book! This book is part instruction manual and part personal account of the journey through the premed/med-school/residency world. It is everything you need to know and everything you were afraid to ask about what you are about to get into, or are into already. It is step by step from premedical programs to applications,and from "matching" to life after residency. The authors speak to real world issues of finances and family as well as the academics involved. I have just purchased a copy for my best friend on her way to her first year of medical school. No one contemplating, or even mildly interested in what it takes to prepare for and become a doctor should be without this book.