Medical Mentoring Book

Pre-Med & Medical School Careers in Medicine
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I just completed my fellowship training and will be starting my medical practice next month.
Is there any interest from pre-med majors on reading a book from medical mentors in all areas of medicine? Would you read such a book? Would that be of interest to anyone?
Thanks for your feedback

2

speaking as the mom of a DD who is just beginning her pre-med journey, YES. she and I would both be interested in such a book.

3

We will be very interested to know how to survive Residency and how to getting into Fellowship. There should be at least two chapters discussing that.

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[Wischnitzer’s Residency Manual: Selecting, Securing, Surviving, Succeeding](BN No Results Page | Barnes & Noble®)

[The Junior Doctor Survival Guide](https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/the-junior-doctor-survival-guide-9780729542258.html?campid=BEQ5E18272&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&device=c&matchtype=&adgroup=43578050338&geo_interest=&geo=9030448&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2oeS243X3AIVEdbACh2uSA7HEAQYBCABEgKmHvD_BwE)

[Surviving Residency](Surviving Residency: A medical spouse guide to embracing the training years by Kristen Math, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®)

[Staying Human During Residency Training](BN No Results Page | Barnes & Noble®)

[Intern Survival Guide](https://www.amazon.com/Intern-Survival-Guide-Internal-Residents/dp/1499579683)

[50 Simple Things to Save Your Life During Residency](https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Things-Save-During-Residency/dp/1941587003)

[Tips for Intern Survival](Intern Year Residency Survival Tips - NEJM Knowledge+)

[How to Survive Medical Residency](https://www.earnest.com/blog/how-to-survive-medical-residency/)

[Applying for Fellowship: What You Need to Know](https://resident360.nejm.org/content_items/applying-for-fellowship-what-you-need-to-know-2)

  1. complete a ACGME accredited residency

  2. do elective sub-specialty rotations in your desired field during your last year(s) of residency

  3. engage in clinical or basic research in your prospective sub-specialty; journal publications are a big plus for competitive fields

  4. get recommendations: 1 LOR from your dept chair (a Program Director’s Letter is required for all fellowship applications), 1 LOR from a sub-specialty mentor, and 1 LOR from PI

  5. do elective audition rotations at other institutions and obtain additional recommendations

  6. apply for fellowship match through ERAS

  7. interview

  8. submit a rank list of programs and wait for Match results to be announced.

What do PD’s consider when reviewing applicants for fellowships? [Fellowship Application: The Program Director Viewpoint](Home | Internal Medicine Residency Program)

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I’d say the only place you could really carve out any meaningful space is if the book centered on advice for pursuing non-academic careers. Advice books can be tough because the landscape can change in a few years rendering the book useless unless you plan on releasing new editions on the regular. Students have very easy access to academic physicians who can provide constantly updating information. At least if you focused on non-academic practice, you would be providing advice that students find harder to come by which would offset the fact that it won’t be constantly updating.