Description: Provides a novel approach to understanding clinical experiences for first and second year medical students. The book covers three broad strategies: it addresses the philosophical aspects of the experience of being a physician; it provides practical information for students beginning their first clinical encounters with "authentic" patients; and it stresses education in the ambulatory care setting by describing clinical scenarios commonly confronted by primary care physicians in their offices. Common medical conditions are presented in a practical way which integrates pathophysiology and clinical conditions at a level appropriate to the second year student. Each chapter ends with a case study and "board" adapted questions.

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