Does anyone know of a good website or online resource that describes all of the different specialties?
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well these were the first 2 that showed up in Google, although I'm not entirely sure how detailed these are.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialty_(medicine)#Medical_specialties
http://www.healthadvantage.org/body.cfm?id=85
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialty_(medicine)#Medical_specialties
http://www.healthadvantage.org/body.cfm?id=85
This is the best I've come across and includes the nature of the work, training reqs, sub-specialty options, and salary ranges:
https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/63550/specialties/
https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/63550/specialties/
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guid...1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294034717&sr=8-1-spell
It isn't a web resource but I found it pretty helpful.
It isn't a web resource but I found it pretty helpful.
http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/RESIDENT/CareerCounseling/interior.htm?self-assessment.htm
Click Specialty Profiles on the side, or just go here: http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/RESIDENT/CareerCounseling/specialty_profiles.htm
Click Specialty Profiles on the side, or just go here: http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/RESIDENT/CareerCounseling/specialty_profiles.htm
Those are perfect. Thank you so much.
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