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PART 1 THE CHALLENGE OF SPECIALTY CHOICE |
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Planning Your Specialty Choice |
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Tasks and Suggested Timetable |
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Finding a Specialty That Is Right for You |
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23 | (9) |
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Factors in Specialty Choice |
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26 | (6) |
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32 | (5) |
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Generalist Versus Specialist |
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32 | (5) |
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Deciding on a Specialty In an Uncertain World |
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37 | (8) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (5) |
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PART 2 THE SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES |
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47 | (6) |
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53 | (7) |
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60 | (5) |
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65 | (5) |
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70 | (7) |
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77 | (7) |
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General Internal Medicine |
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85 | (6) |
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Subspecialties in Internal Medicine |
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92 | (4) |
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Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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96 | (4) |
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100 | (5) |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (5) |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (4) |
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126 | (4) |
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130 | (5) |
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135 | (6) |
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141 | (6) |
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147 | (5) |
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Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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152 | (6) |
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158 | (5) |
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163 | (6) |
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Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery |
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169 | (6) |
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175 | (6) |
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181 | (6) |
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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187 | (6) |
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193 | (5) |
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198 | (19) |
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198 | (6) |
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204 | (6) |
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Public Health and General Preventive Medicine |
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210 | (7) |
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217 | (6) |
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223 | (10) |
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223 | (6) |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (6) |
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239 | (5) |
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244 | (5) |
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PART 3 EMERGING SPECIALTY AREAS |
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249 | (32) |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (3) |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (3) |
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267 | (4) |
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Hospice and Palliative Care |
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271 | (3) |
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274 | (4) |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (14) |
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283 | (12) |
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284 | (4) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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Selected Patient Care Populations |
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286 | (1) |
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Institutional Patient Care Positions |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (3) |
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291 | (2) |
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291 | (1) |
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Selected Geographic Options |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (2) |
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PART 5 AFTER YOU HAVE CHOSEN A SPECIALTY |
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295 | (32) |
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Planning for Residency Choice |
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297 | (11) |
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297 | (6) |
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The National Resident Matching Program |
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297 | (1) |
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Who Should Participate in the NRMP? |
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298 | (1) |
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What Are the Programs Within the NRMP? |
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298 | (2) |
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When Do I Apply to the NRMP? |
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300 | (1) |
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What Are My Obligations by Participating in the NRMP? |
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300 | (1) |
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Part-Time and Shared-Schedule Positions |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (4) |
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What Should I Know About Filling Out My Residency Program Applications? |
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304 | (1) |
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What Advice Can You Offer About Interviewing? |
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305 | (1) |
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How Should I Rank My Choices? |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (4) |
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Why Should Someone Consider Applying to the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program? |
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308 | (1) |
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What Are the Responsibilities and Commitments Once a Military Scholarship Is Accepted? |
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309 | (1) |
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Who Can Participate in the Military Residency Match? |
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309 | (1) |
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What First-Year Residency Positions Are Offered in the Military Residency Match? |
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310 | (1) |
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How Does the Military Match Function? |
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310 | (1) |
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What Back-up Tasks Should You Do to Prepare for the Possibility of Not Matching in the Military? |
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310 | (1) |
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Can You Request a Deferment for Your First Postgraduate Year? |
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311 | (1) |
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What About the Military Reserves? |
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311 | (1) |
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How Does a Civilian Resident Join a Military Program? |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (5) |
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How the Couples Match Works |
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312 | (1) |
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Advice for a Successful Couples Match |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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Personal Thoughts on the Couples Match |
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315 | (1) |
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Another Couple's Approach |
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315 | (2) |
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What Happens If You Don't Match? |
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317 | (4) |
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How Will I Learn if I Do Not Match? |
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317 | (1) |
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What Happens if I Do Not Match? |
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317 | (2) |
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How Did I Get in This Position? Or How Can I Avoid Being in This Position? |
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319 | (2) |
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Changing Specialties During Residency and Afterwards |
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321 | (6) |
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322 | (1) |
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Is There a ``Best Time'' to Change? |
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322 | (1) |
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How Does a Resident Change to Another Specialty? |
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323 | (1) |
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Why Do Physicians Make Specialty Changes? |
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324 | (1) |
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An Alternative to Changing Specialties |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (8) |
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Approved ABMS Specialty Boards and Certificate Categories |
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328 | (3) |
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331 | (2) |
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First-Year Postgraduate Positions Offered Through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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