Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dr. Samir Desai serves on the faculty of the Baylor College of Medicine in the Department of Medicine. He has educated premedical students, medical students, residents, and international medical graduates, work for which he has received numerous teaching awards. As a member of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, he is deeply committed to student education. He is an author and editor, having written 18 books that together have sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. The inspiration for his books often comes from his experiences as a mentor. Dr. Desai is deeply committed to enhancing the quality of patient care, reducing medical error, and decreasing health care costs. This desire led him to write the book Clinicians Guide to Laboratory Medicine, a resource widely used in the curriculum of medical, PA, and nurse practitioner schools, and listed as one of the Best Medical Books of All Time by The Medical Media Review. At Baylor, he is investigating ways in which technology can be used by residents and students to enhance patient care. One initiative currently underway is Creating and Implementing a Patient Safety Checklist App for Residents and Students on Medicine Wards, a project that was awarded an Innovations Grant by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. He is also a member of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Mobile Application Project Team.He has also written extensively outside of laboratory medicine. One of his titles, The Successful Match, is a well regarded and highly acclaimed book that has helped thousands of residency applicants match successfully. This book has been identified as a high-value resource by the AAMC Group on Student Affairs. His commitment to helping medical students and international medical graduates reach their professional goals led him to develop the website, TheSuccessfulMatch.com. The websites mission is to provide residency and fellowship applicants with a better understanding of the selection process. After completing his residency training in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr. Desai had the opportunity of serving as chief medical resident. He received his M.D. degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, graduating first in his class.