Human Genetics, ed. 2, Dr. Victor A. McKusick. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969, 221 pp., $3.95 (paper), $5.95 (cloth)

If you are a medical student, house officer, or practicing physician, unversed in human genetics but wanting a quick orientation, then this may be the book for you. It is brief, inexpensive, and gratifyingly up-to-date. In the 5 years since the first edition of this small book, there have been many important developments in human genetics—the use of hybrid cells for genetic analysis, the discovery of multiple structural genes for the Y chain of Hgb F, appreciation of the frequency of the XYY syndrome, the use of amniocentesis for antenatal diagnosis, and so forth.

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Attending, house officer, and medical student perceptions about teaching in the third-year medical school general surgery clerkship

Journal of the American College of Surgeons ◽

10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.08.025 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 199 (6) ◽

pp. 932-942 ◽

Cited By ~ 92

Author(s):

Sumit K. De ◽

Peter K. Henke ◽

Gorav Ailawadi ◽

Justin B. Dimick ◽

Lisa M. Colletti

Keyword(s):

Medical Student ◽

Medical School ◽

Student Perceptions ◽

General Surgery ◽

House Officer ◽

The Third

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Genetic Analysis of Adenovirus Type 2. IX. The Physical Locations of Structural Genes

Journal of General Virology ◽

10.1099/0022-1317-44-3-639 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 639-655 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

J. Weber ◽

J. A. Hassell

Keyword(s):

Genetic Analysis ◽

Adenovirus Type ◽

Structural Genes ◽

Adenovirus Type 2

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Preparing for the Lurch into a Surgery Clerkship

The Heart Surgery Forum ◽

10.1532/hsf.2447 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. E172-E179

Author(s):

Curtis G Tribble ◽

Dustin Walters

Keyword(s):

Medical Student ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical School ◽

Educational Environment ◽

House Officer ◽

And Function

Over our combined nearly 50 years as surgical educators, we have been asked many times by medical students how they should prepare for and function in a Surgery Clerkship. It is still easy for me (C.G.T.) to recall, as a medical student myself, having the same questions. While I had initially thought that the transition from college to medical school would be challenging, I quickly realized that the first few years of medical school were not as much of a transition as I had imagined. However, as the clerkship year approached for my medical school classmates and me, it was quite clear to us that we were about to enter an educational environment for which our prior years in college and medical school had likely not optimally prepared us. And, when the primary advice we were given about how we should function as medical students rotating through the clerkships was that we should “just live the life of the house officer,” we realized that we had little to no idea what we were actually supposed to do once we began the clerkship year.

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Who wants to be a general psychiatrist?

Psychiatric Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.26.1.3 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 3-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Stephen M. Colgan

Keyword(s):

Medical Student ◽

Inner City ◽

Old Age ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Forensic Psychiatry ◽

Role Models ◽

House Officer ◽

Hard Work ◽

Senior House Officer ◽

General Psychiatry

When I was appointed to my consultant post nearly 10 years ago I was one of several able candidates. This was the culmination of many years' hard work and I was proud to be working at an inner-city teaching hospital, one where I had trained as a medical student. This was probably the last time that my department was fully staffed, with each year since bringing more challenges. In recent years only one of the specialist registrars I have trained has continued with general psychiatry, with the attractions of old age, liaison and forensic psychiatry seemingly unassailable. My confidence finally reached rock bottom when a senior house officer announced that she no longer wished to continue in psychiatry because the role models we (consultants) set were unattractive. Apparently the image we project is of long hours, unlimited demands, endless risks and little time to practise the art of psychiatry. With the anniversary of my appointment approaching now it seems appropriate to consider why my hard fought for job has all the attractions of the plague.

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