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Match Day: One Day and One Dramatic Year in the Lives of Three New Doctors
by
Brian Eule
Three new doctors—all women—struggle to balance professional ambitions and personal relationships, triumphs and crises, uncertainties and decisions, through one pressure-packed day and the first year of their careers in medicine Each year, on the third Thursday in March, more than 15,000 graduating medical students exult, despair, and endure Match Day: the decision of...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
March 3rd 2009
by St. Martin's Press
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Got this book as a birthday present from my friend Ros. (Thank you Ros!) I finished it within ~2 weeks of picking it up - it was a combination of my intense fascination with interviewing and the residency match process - now that I'm immersed in it - and my procrastinating studying for Step II and my neuro shelf. Either way, it was a quick read and not disappointing. A little on the cheesy side at times, but heartfelt and down to earth. This is a true story narrated by a guy whose girlfrien...more
Match Day is the most important — and most nerve wracking — day for graduating students in every medical school in the United States, as more than 15,000 fourth years find out which residency program they have been matched to. The process involves a complicated dance, in which students interview at different hospitals and medical schools with their prospective program directors, attending physicians, and future resident colleagues, and both the students and the residency programs submit ranked l...more
This book follows three female doctors through their last year of medical school and first year of residency. It also explores medical education in the United States and how it has changed over the years and looks at some of the special challenges facing the growing numbers of female doctors, such as work/life balance and when and if to have children. I thought it was a really interesting book; it provides lots of insight into what it takes to become a doctor, and the hopes, goals, and challen...more
Not bad -- I almost always enjoy medical memoirs, and this one was well-written -- but I didn't really connect with the excitement and stress surrounding Match Day, when the three featured medical students find out where they're going to intern. Will this brilliant and talented student match to her first choice, UC San Francisco, or her second choice, UCLA? Will this one be matched to a school near her boyfriend? (Dramatically, it's right up there with "Will the Stanford summa cum laude...more
Match Day reveals what medical students have to go through to get residencies. I wasn't aware of "The Match" until I started working for a company that prepares foreign doctors to take their medical licensing exams. It's a crazy and somewhat mysterious system and the author does a good job of explaining it. He also covers the first year of residency, the debate over long hours and details about the various specializations. This would be an excellent book for someone in his or her early...more
Thought this book was well-written and an incredible fast read (meaning it kept me reading - I didn't want to put it down!). I really appreciated Eule's earnest perspective on the lives of those in the field of medicine and his exploration of relationships within the medical field. As a female going into medicine, this book was really helpful in terms of laying out the land and giving me some insight into what I can expect. It also touched upon a lot of issues that I think every medical stude...more
very well-written, engaging book about the internship match process, and then the internship year itself, for physicians in training. He gives general overview, cites studies and position papers (e.g., in relation to the debate over whether interns/residents' long hours and resulting fatigue play a role in causing preventable medical errors), but for the most part the book follows three interns through the process. One is the author's girlfriend, but he brings the other couples to life nearly ...more
Eule follows the Match stories of 4 different med students.Just the book I've been looking for! As the spouse of an M3--almost M4--next year's Match is on my mind a lot. I really appreciated how this book is told from the perspective of the SO (boyfriend, later husband) of a med student. Read in one weekend. Things that I will now think about as my husband and I start the ranking process next year: does the residency have a spouse support group? is there housing near the hospital (sleep deprived...more
What is Match Day? It comes every year in March when medical students graduate and--depending on which hospitals they have ranked on a submitted list--find out exactly where in the country they will be spending the next 4-7 years of their lives. Brian Eule does a great job of describing how these choices determine so many important aspects of the future as he follows three young women for one year after their Match Day assignments. He should know; he was dating a young woman who wanted to bec...more
It's hard to say what exactly this book is about - there are certainly broader lessons about medical education, medical practice, human relationships, and all that. But it's also something of a memoir - one of the three subjects is the author's girlfriend - and is deeply personal (sometimes too much so). I'm not going to try to deconstruct it too much, and instead just say that I enjoyed it enough to read it all in one sitting. It loses some steam toward the end, but I thought Eule was an able s...more
The author wrote this book about his then girlfriend, now wife, and 2 of their female friends as they completed medical school. The title refers to "Match Day," when graduating medical students are assigned to the hospitals where they will serve out their residencies.
The book addresses dilemmas unique to women doctors, as well as issues common to all medical first-year residents. Lots of focus on their love lives, but not much in the way of friendship and coworker interacti...more
The book addresses dilemmas unique to women doctors, as well as issues common to all medical first-year residents. Lots of focus on their love lives, but not much in the way of friendship and coworker interacti...more
like the author quotes a review of Patch Adams being "a shameless piece of sentimentality", I would describe this book the same way. I'd consider this a light fluffy beach novel for the initiated med student, or a decent intro to medicine for those who know nothing about it. The big thing that irked me is out of 250 pages, one paragraph and one line were dedicated to people who are single in med school/residency. We aren't THAT weird...
This was a quick read and interesting to read about med students waiting to find out where they will do their residency. It follows four students in getting their envelops, through their first year as interns. Certainly gives you a sense of how new doctors feel and the difficulties they experience in getting their degrees! I was thinking of Stu's niece, Alicia as she begins this process!
Although this started out very well. I was left torn as to the key message, which was supposed to be a first account of women entering medicine... except the book was written by a man, who is not in the medical field. He is married to one of the key characters in the book and tried to write things from her view point. I found that weird and also discredited the validity of the book.
Brian Eule follows the lives of three female medical students as they prepare for Match Day, and then as they begin the first year of residency. Readers will feel a real appreciation for the dedication and perseverance displayed by new doctors as they face the challenge of juggling their personal lives with the extreme demands of their profession. An absorbing and interesting read!!
Found it strangely off-putting that the author is writing about his surgeon-in-training wife and their friends. The book can't make up its mind if it wants to be about Match Day (in which case it should have been an article), the personal repercussions of Match Day, or the general trials and tribulations of female doctors. I found it hard to read about all three at once.
gave a really great perspective into lives of medical students ranking their lists for the Match that'll determine the direction of their careers and lives. also great insight into the life of significant others who have committed themselves to these med students and first year interns. Intern year is grueling on both the intern and his/her SO!
Okay, so arguably not the greatest book of all time, but still an interesting read for those of you connected to the medical profession in some way. The author is a journalist whose partner goes through the match process and starts her residency at UCLA...it will bring back memories for anyone who has deliberated over a match list for months:-)
Informative for someone who knows next to nothing about match day and what it is to be an intern/resident. Writing and author gets a little cheese puffed-out for my taste sometimes, especially when he dwells on the cutesy details of his relationship. Felt a little rushed toward the end, but thought it covered its intended ground well.
ongoing fascination with weird Doctor Rituals of this country continues...I like that the author focussed on three women doctors without somehow making it "hey these are the specific problems of WOMEN and balance" but I thought he had many good things to report about the deepening crisis if the status quo remains status,,,
A fascinating look at three young female medical students and how they are matched to their intern and residency programs and then how they manage the first exhausting year of medical school. I know nothing about this topic and found this an engaging and well-written look at becoming a doctor.
The description oversells this book. It's basically a guy telling the story of his girlfriend's and two friends' first year of residency, including the selection process. I expected more of a random sampling and a hard look at the process (think Hopkins 24/7) rather than this little piece of fluff.
Fast and interesting read for anyone interested in going through the medical school/intern & residency process, or for the significant other of someone pursuing this path. Eule gives a good firsthand explanation of three different scenarios and the pressures that come from each person's academic and personal lifestyle. I would highly recommend it for any pre-med students and their families in order to get a glimpse in the kind of life that lays ahead.
As a parent of a 2nd year medicial student, this book was so helpful in giving me insight in what to possibly expect and most especially, what our son will experience. I think it will assist us in encouraging him and helping out where we can. Thank you.
Interesting subject that I knew nothing about. The writing is a little clunky at times. However, the author balances the research aspects of the book well with the emotional aspects. His subjects were brutally honest about their struggles, both personal and professional, and that made the book come to life. I enjoyed it.
An interesting topic from a boring writer. I enjoy the medical memoir genre but the author came off as childish and insincere, which made it difficult to trust or become invested in the characters.
I have never considered or experienced med school, but I found this book fascinating. The author made me feel as if I knew the characters and made me care about the outcomes of their stories.
Interestingly written; was more about the feelings of the young doctors than I had hoped. However, was still a good look at a process that few of us know anything about.
I wanted it to have more meat (heh) about what they did in each of their chosen fields and what it was like for them to experience those things.
Fabulous read. I learned so much about medical students and what they go through. The people highlighted in the book become your best friends.
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