Everything I Learned in Medical School: Besides All the Book Stuff by Sujay M. Kansagra MD (PDF)

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Delivering a baby, sleep deprivation, giving bad news, dissecting bodies, seeing death—the journey of becoming an MD is not an easy one. Join the author as he takes you through his four years at Duke Medical School. Through this book, he explores the world of medicine through fresh eyes and shares the serious, the stressful, the entertaining, the unbelievable, the struggles, the sick, the unexplainable, and the stories that taught him everything he learned in medical school (besides all the book stuff, of course).

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Editorial Reviews: About the Author Sujay Kansagra was born in Cliffwood Beach, NJ but spent most of his life in Greenville, NC. He was the recipient of the John Motley Morehead Scholarship, a prestigious full scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He traveled eight miles down the road to Duke University for medical school where he graduated in 2006. During this time he served as president of his medical school’s student government and co-authored a book on medical school admissions. He is currently training to become a pediatric neurologist at Duke University Medical Center.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐It was about a year ago I started following Dr. Kansagra via twitter because I wanted to know what kind of advice and insight about medical school. He is a very down to earth and is very helpful with any kind of tips anyone asks him about the medical field. As well with his good humor, guidance, and testing our knowledge.When I started reading this book it took me a while to sink in, but I could instantly relate to his personal experiences. From sleep deprivation to the most weird, but common problematic situation. There were some things that I didn’t know about medical students which were helpful to me at least know a bit more of what happens from a day to day situation. The way he writes is quite persuasive and to the point as well explaining some topics in simpler terms.I personally am not in medical school yet, but I soon hope I will be. I could almost feel Dr. Kansagra’s experiences by imagining myself in his shoes. From the intense moments such as when the attendants and/or residents bombard with different medical questions to the point of with standing the smell of the puss that needs to be pushed out. Well for example…He does great detailing of what he remembers and inspires me to understand that in medical school it should not be always about memorizing certain facts, but as well understanding to process. The process of how things work and how things connect with one another in order to be successful.There were some parts that were a bit unbelievable of how certain patients react and one or two well known surgeons out there that I really have not heard of. When I read those parts, I was in almost disbelief, (for example, not readily admitting your own mistake during surgery or not being recognized after when treated successfully) but I realized that it’s reality. We are all human to a certain extent in the medical world, almost everyone expects doctors to be perfect. If we were meant to be perfect, we should be machines instead… well I hope you get my point.Dr. Kansagra has really detailed almost everything there is to know about medical school. I enjoyed reading this book and recommend this to anyone. It doesn’t matter if you are interested in the medical world, but at least give this book a try.Once you are deep enough in this book the more you want to read it and imagine in his world of what it was like for him in medical school. As well to keep in mind that Dr. Kansagra is right, we have to take a breather sometimes away from the intense moments and dive in again to remain strong.I am thankful that Dr. Kansagra has written this book to share with the public.

⭐I started learning more about Dr. Kansagra once I formed my twitter account and was trying to find as many pre-medical/medical groups to follow and to see what they tweeted about. I came across his account and instantly fell in love with all of his tweets because I connected with so many of them and later found out about his book. I purchased this book off amazon and waited patiently for days for it to come in the mail and finally it did! I read this book in its entirety in just a few hours and holy cow was it good. If this makes any sense, I was able to relate without even really being able to compare personal experiences with the ones Dr. experienced during his medical school years and all the great stories he was able to share but for some reason I felt as though I was able to. They way he wrote this novel doesn’t fly over your head while you read, it just stares at you right into the eyes and it is just so amusing and really meaningful to pre-med students such as myself who constantly need to find a push and inspiration with everything we go through from studying to giving up family time and social events to study and pull off great grades. I constantly doubt myself that I can’t be a doctor or that route isn’t for me but after reading everything Dr. had to say I found even more inspiration then my own life experiences. I really really love this book and can’t wait to share it with my pre-med buddies and hopefully in the next few years I will be able to truly relate to Dr. Kansagra’s stories especially with potato chips (read and you will understand!!)! Read this and honestly it will bring true smiles and chuckles as you go along. Hopefully Dr. will come out with a new book soon so I can find more inspiration in pursuing my career and once again read and enjoy what I am reading. Thank you Dr. for writing an awesome book and you are really amazing and thanks for always responding to my twitter comments and questions!!! Read this book or you will definitely miss out!!

⭐I am a Pre-Medical student and have found that while reading medical school memoirs, it is very easy to get somewhat intimidated and/or petrified of the 8+ year journey I am about to enter (as many pre-meds feel). After reading my 3rd medical school memoir, I started to wonder if EVERYBODY had the same experience, as that’s how it seemed. So many memoirs follow the same formula- full of stories of traumatic deaths and days of doing nothing but studying, sleep deprivation, getting bullied by attendings, vomiting and crying, followed by the author multiply stating the things that made them hate and reconsider their career in medicine, only for one, beautiful event to occur (a birth, saving a patient, etc.) that convinced them to continue on the Medical path. Whilst all of this is awesome and, no doubt, realistic, it gets tiresome and repetitive.I truly believe that one of the reasons I enjoyed this book so much was because it didn’t follow that formula; it was a pretty simple read, really refreshing, to the point where I really looked forward to picking it up after a day of classes. Dr. K. does outline the nitty gritty of the medical career (sleep deprivation, death, etc.) but in no way does he dwell on it to the point that it becomes discouraging to a prospective medical student. He weighs the pros and cons with a good balance, and injects humor (another aspect that lacks from most medical school memoirs). Every aspiring medical student understands that medical school is difficult, strenuous and tiring; we’re reminded of it every day during our undergrad. It’s absolutely lovely to read a memoir that outlines, not only the difficulties, but the good and humorous times a young doctor had during his early medical career.

⭐One of the first books I have read from cover to cover in one sitting. This pays compliment to the style in which he writes; his reminiscing on clinical situations was at times quirky, always informal and enthusiastically engaging. I couldn’t give it a 5/5 rating as it is overpriced, there are a few oddities (‘molecule-sized drugs’ to fight only cancer cells being one) and there was a lack of anything particularly original. There are plenty of better reads for pre-medical students in the UK who are time pressed enough with extra-curricular reading. Why not learn, as he learnt, what medicine is all about while you’re at medical school? As for laymen just interested in finding out what it’s all about, I would recommend it as a deft insight into the world of a medical student and would point you towards Pemberton who writes in a more relevant, more humorous and more potent style about his experiences in the NHS as a junior doctor.

⭐Very easy to read and full of anecdotes. But I was looking for advice so not really for me

⭐Genau wie beschrieben! Kompakt. Leicht. super. Leicht aufzubauen! Leicht zu öffnen. Leicht zu positionieren. Leicht für die Augen! schön für die Augen!

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⭐Very Good Book

⭐I first met Dr. Kansagra (author of the book) on Twitter. I’ve been his follower and constantly checking his tweets for pieces of advice. He not only gave advice of what to expect in Medical school but also life advice that would help you going. He knows how to connect to everyone especially to the students are into medicine. When he introduced his book, I immediately told myself that I should get a copy. And it was worth it.About the book, you will get more interested as you go on chapter by chapter. It gives you what you will experience and expect when you enter medschool. I am still in my pre-med and it already give me a background of what’s in store in medschool. And I’ve been experiencing some of those already in my pre-med years.I definitely recommend this book to ANYONE. It’s a very good read because the words can easily be understand even if you are into different career. The book will show you why or how your doctors act that way or even someone you know who are attending medschool. Grab one now! Thanks to Amazon by the way.

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