For first-year medical students, this guide introduces the field of medicine. It covers the basics of medical training, what it means to be a physician, learning styles and strategies, medical training facilities, statistics on physician specialties, the shortage and migration of doctors, the leading global causes of death, patient history and examination, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and hygiene, and specialties like pharmacology, neurology, psychiatry, men's and women's health, and surgery. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)