Hospital Know-How: A Residency Guide

Filled with lessons on communicating effectively, writing notes, placing orders, and the philosophies underpinning patient care. It is the quintessential how-to book for all who wish to excel, from onboarding to end-of-year evaluations.

This book emerged to bridge the gap between the classroom and clinic. Conceived by Dr. Omer Alsheikh and Dr. Jaafar Elnagar, who succeeded in overcoming the challenges of residency despite their backgrounds. Written to instill the skills needed to excel as a resident and progress to seniority.

Dr. Omer Alsheikh is a board-certified internal medicine specialist. He graduated with academic distinction from the University of Medical Sciences and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan. Upon his return to the United States, he pursued residency training in internal medicine. Despite the struggles and challenges of being a foreign medical graduate, he excelled during residency and with the assistance of his colleagues and decided to develop a book that would help bridge the gap between medical school and physician practice.