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    Practicing for Practice: A Handbook for Residents About to Enter Practice (Especially for Those in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics-Gynecology) with Emphasis on Patient Care
    Practicing for Practice: A Handbook for Residents About to Enter Practice (Especially for Those in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics-Gynecology) with Emphasis on Patient Care
    Practicing for Practice: A Handbook for Residents About to Enter Practice (Especially for Those in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics-Gynecology) with Emphasis on Patient Care
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    Practicing for Practice: A Handbook for Residents About to Enter Practice (Especially for Those in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics-Gynecology) with Emphasis on Patient Care

    By Arnold Melnick

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    Practicing for Practice is a handbook created for resident physicians who are on the threshold of entering practice and in the process of analyzing potential practice sites. The author believes there is sufficient information and enough advisors available on the business aspects, so those are not included. Rather, the emphasis is on the human aspects of choosing a practice and on understanding interpersonal relationships, topics that are extremely important but less frequently recognized by residents.

    This book will be especially valuable for residents in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics-Gynecology because it relates humanity to hands-on patient care.

    All of this is accomplished in an upbeat, conversational tone, giving residents a viewpoint from which to evaluate potential opportunities at the time they are considering life-changing possibilities.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJul 25, 2012
    ISBN9781477240373
    Practicing for Practice: A Handbook for Residents About to Enter Practice (Especially for Those in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics-Gynecology) with Emphasis on Patient Care
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    Arnold Melnick

    Arnold Melnick, DO, had a long career in osteopathic medicine and is a prolific author. Following 30 years of private pediatric practice, he became Founding Dean of the Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ultimately, he retired as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of the Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University and as Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health. Active in many organizations, he was president of 13 professional medical groups, received five Fellowship degrees and was honored with 18 distinguished service awards. He has had 12 books published and more than 130 professional articles. From his vantage points, he has been able to overview the healing professions in all its aspects, including medical risks. He reviews them with keen analysis.

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      Practicing for Practice - Arnold Melnick

      © 2012 by Arnold Melnick, DO, MSc, DHL(Hon), FACOP. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 07/19/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-4038-0 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-4037-3 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012912278

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Dedication

      Preface

      Introduction

      Part One Choosing a Potential Practice

      First, A Look at the Scene You’ll be Entering

      Patients’ Views

      A U-turn

      Your Practice Site

      What Type of Practice for You?

      Who Will Be Your Patients?And What Will They Bring?

      Part Two The Interpersonal Relationships

      Your Office

      Your Writings

      Dedication

      I dedicate this book to my dear friend, my internist and my medical guru for fifty years

      A. Alvin Greber, DO

      Executive Dean for Professional Affairs

      Health Professions Division

      Nova Southeastern University

      who has trained or help train hundreds of students, interns and residents and who reviewed this manuscript and made some pertinent suggestions

      Preface

      You are on the threshold of entering medical practice. Congratulations! You have been anticipating this great moment for some time.

      Halt! Before you even start to look around, it is urgent that you pay attention to a number of things —considerations that are as important as, or more important than, which office space to rent or which group to join. For, you see, you are not applying for a summer job, or something to do short-term. You are about to make a life-long decision, which can become complicated unless you do a lot of advance thinking.

      It involves a lot of introspection, some of which you may have already done. Where you would like to practice. Which hospital(s) you might want to be near. What kind of patients you want. How you want to be viewed by your patients. And so on.

      These items might seem superfluous at this moment, but let me assure you that they are absolute necessities if you want to have a long and enjoyable professional career. Missteps that occur (some accidental, some circumstantial and some by hurried choices) often take long times to remedy.

      It is important to learn good habits early, then you won’t have to spend time in unlearning the bad habits when you become busy.

      Thus, by preparing properly, you will be Practicing for Practice.

      So enjoy this book, take seriously its recommendations —and don’t hesitate to consult with practitioners whom you highly respect and would like to emulate. Medicine is known for its ubiquitous mentoring of younger physicians by more senior physicians. And some day, you can help younger members of the profession as they come along.

      Introduction

      OK, so you have studied your Gray’s, your Harrison’s, your Cecil’s and the like, and you sit nervously

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