Succeeding from Medical School to Practice

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Succeeding from medical school to practice - a three-part guide:
This comprehensive, easy-to-navigate resource includes a wealth of valuable information plus streaming video to help medical students, residents, fellows and young physicians confront the nonclinical demands of training and today’s practice environment. Developed by your AMA physician colleagues, this guide offers AMA members the tools needed to succeed at every stage of their career. Read the Preface (PDF, 63KB) to get an overview of the resource and follow the links below to access the content in each section.

Part 1: Medical school and residency

• Table of contents (PDF, 159KB)
• Content (PDF, 794KB)
• View sample pages (PDF, 74KB)

Part 2: Preparing for practice

• Table of contents (PDF, 159KB)
• Content (PDF, 390KB)
• View sample pages (PDF, 79KB)

Part 3: Joining, purchasing or starting a practice

• Table of contents (PDF, 159KB)
• Content (PDF, 1.6MB)
• View sample pages (PDF, 61KB)

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