<p>Could anyone recommend any good reading/texts to assist young adults just beginning their career path of Medicine? Some reading that could guide them in understanding all the subspecialties that exist under the umbrella of an MD?</p>
<p>I second that request. An internet resource would be good too...</p>
<p>Time commitments, daily tasks, extra-work requirements, licensing requirements, common dilemmas, need by geography and institution, etc.</p>
<p>Never seen any such thing. Mostly you start to pick up scattered pieces of information as you make your way through medical school and more as you interview for residencies during your fourth year.</p>
<p>Anything specific you were wondering?</p>
<p>Darn. lol</p>
<p>I know I want to stay in New York City, so does that make it a slightly easier search?</p>
<p>Nothing passionately specific yet. I've mostly been ruling out specialties, up to now.</p>
<p>But where would you recommend us to look if something specific acutely interests us? I don't know who or what to listen to...</p>
<p>I have the first edition, the 2nd looks like it will be released in April. Doesn't have all the details requested thus far, but a great many of them.</p>
<p>If you are still in HS, and even college, actually picking a specialty should be far, far, far, down on your list of considerations at this point. Seriously, wait until medical school as you learn what organ systems you hate (for me - kidneys), what patient populations you love, and whether you prefer a procedures-based field to one that's not.</p>
<p>also, once you're actually in medical school, you can request your school grant you access to the AAMC's Careers in Medicine website...but that's currently limited to medical students.</p>
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<p>What? No. NYC has a full complement of medical specialties.</p>
<p>PS: Kidneys suck.</p>
<p>Bigredmed,
Thanks for the link. I will check this out.</p>
<p>Oh yes bluedevilmike, a full complement, and much much competition! ^_^
But I mean I maybe wouldn't have to travel too much for interviews and stuff?</p>
<p>Um, what's wrong with kidneys?</p>
<p>Wow, that book looks great! Thanks, Bigredmed!</p>
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<p>Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha<gasp>hahahahahahahahahahahaha</gasp></p>
<p>I'm sorry, but, wow, I just had to laugh...I guess it's one of those med school things. Acid base balance, nephrons, excretion, secretion, GFR, SIADH, loop diuretics, acute renal failure, the list goes on and on of things that I hate about the kidneys...</p>
<p>And don't even get me started on the ridiculous number of different types of channels, hormones, and diuretics. Truly an annoying organ.</p>
<p>Hey, the nephron was fun! Well, sort of. The drugs and hormones were annoying (like they are for every organ, but 10x worse here lol).</p>
<p>Oy, all the different types of renal failure... do we even have to know them anymore? I think I read somewhere that they're no longer accepted or something... my profs haven't mentioned them yet.</p>
<p>See the ABMS guide to specialties.
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See the table of contents.
<a href="http://www.abms.org/Publications_and_Resources/pdf/GuideBrochure.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.abms.org/Publications_and_Resources/pdf/GuideBrochure.pdf</a></p>
<p>In general, the ABMS is a good place to start research on anything to do with board certification, specialty training or practice.</p>
<p>The individual board sites have much free info: <a href="http://www.abms.org/Who_We_Help/Member_Boards/contactinfo.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://www.abms.org/Who_We_Help/Member_Boards/contactinfo.aspx</a></p>
<p>My$0.02,
Many thanks for posting these links.
Best regards</p>
<p>Thanx My$0.02. That link to the American Board of Medical Specialities was very helpful.</p>