Master the Wards Internal Medicine Clerkship: Survive Clerkship & Ace the Shelf ISBN: 9781609781378 The three-month Internal Medicine clerkship plunges senior med students into the hospital floor, the emergency department, and the clinic. What is expected of you? What should you expect? You need a "how to" book for your first clinical experience. Master the Wards Internal Medicine Clerkship combines the advice of med school students on their third- and fourth-year rotations with the expectations of residents and attending teaching physicians. With charts, diagrams, and dozens of full-color diagnostic images, this concise guide will help you survive the daily challenges of clerkship?and thrive! Features: * How to prepare for rounding * What residents look for on rounds, and what will you be asked * How diseases present to the emergency department or ambulatory center, and how to quickly assess patients * The most frequent chief complaint for each disease, in the words patients use * When to treat immediately, before testing * What tests are needed first * How and when to prepare for case presentations * How to write process notes * Solid advice on efficiency and survival from peers who have been there