First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Fifth Edition

  Up and Running: Starting and Growing a Leadership Program at a Community College Up and Running: Starting and Growing a Leadership Program at a Community College OTHER ARTICLES Community colleges are facing a leadership crisis spurred by the retirements of baby boomers from leadership positions at all levels. There is a critical need to prepare leaders to deal with 21st century challenges, such as dramatically improving student outcomes, tackling funding issues, and addressing college affordability. There is also growing recognition that having internal candidates prepared to take on leadership roles may lead to a smoother leadership transition. Up and Running: Starting and Growing a Leadership Program at a Community College by Susan J. Tobia and Judith L. Gay is a roadmap for creating a leadership program to meet the needs of colleges as well as the professional interests of employees. Drs. Tobia and Gay share the basics of starting a program including the application and select...

  Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Lif... Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Lif... OTHER ARTICLES Which non-American education systems best prepare young people for fulfilling jobs and successful adult lives? And what can the United States—where far too many young people currently enter adulthood without adequate preparation for the twenty-first-century job market—learn, adopt, and adapt from these other systems?In Schooling in the Workplace, Nancy Hoffman addresses these questions head on, arguing that “the smartest and quickest route to a wide variety of occupations for the majority of young people in the successful countries—not a default for failing students—is a vocational program that integrates work and learning.” As she notes, the programs that successfully integrate work and learning all share a funda...

  The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens OTHER ARTICLES When teens consider suicide, they often tell other teens—if not always directly, then in other ways. Updated with new facts, statistics, and resources, this book gives teens the information and insight they need to recognize the risk and respond appropriately. It spells out the warning signs, guides teens through the steps of reaching out to a friend, and explains when and how to seek help. It also suggests ways for teens to help themselves when they're feeling stressed or depressed. 

  Cornell Notes Notebook: Note Taking with College Ruled Lines, Index and Numbered Pages, Floral Print (Note-Taking System) Cornell Notes Notebook: Note Taking with College Ruled Lines, Index and Numbered Pages, Floral Print (Note-Taking System) OTHER ARTICLES Cornell Notes Notebook with College Ruled LinesThis Cornell Note Taking System notebook has the standard cue and summary sections, with college ruled medium lines for the notes area - perfect for all your lecture and classroom notes.Includes date, subject and topic on each numbered page. With the Table of Contents Index you'll be able to stay organized and study with ease.

  The Best Way to Save for College 2007: A Complete Guide to 529 Plans (Best Way to Save for College: A Complete Guide to 52... The Best Way to Save for College 2007: A Complete Guide to 529 Plans (Best Way to Save for College: A Complete Guide to 52... OTHER ARTICLES With over 90,000 copies sold, The Best Way to Save for College has become the one book college-bound families and professional planners must have. The Best Way to Save for College is still the number one resource on all 529 programs and other college savings strategies (including Coverdell Education Savings Accounts). Read below for a preview of the 2005 edition's chapters: Section One Chapter 1: History of 529 Plans Chapter 2: Why You Should be Invested in a 529 Plan Chapter 3: Section 529 Overview Chapter 4: Financial Aid Considerations Chapter 5: Prepaid vs. Savings Chapter 6: What to Look for in a 529 Plan: A Checklist Chapter 7: Income Tax Planning with 529 Plans Chapter 8: Estate Planning with 529 Plans Chapter ...

  The Best Boiler Operator Exam Prep Course: Get Your Boiler Operator License in 30 Days (Boiler Plant Prep Series) The Best Boiler Operator Exam Prep Course: Get Your Boiler Operator License in 30 Days (Boiler Plant Prep Series) OTHER ARTICLES Each year more and more local and state municipalities require maintenance professionals to be licensed to operate boilers and their accessories. Skilled trades courses do a decent job providing an introduction to the field of boiler operations but many are deficient in preparing students or readers on what is essential to passing an boiler operator examination. This book has boiled down the crucial and necessary parts in layman terms so the reader can focus on what's most important integrating the knowledge in a manner that will allow them to recall that information either in a written or oral form when needed. There is not a book on the market like this and it will definitely help the reader that applies themselves to adopting its principl...

  Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead OTHER ARTICLES Leading from Within is a wonderful collection of ninety-three poems from well-loved poets, each of which is accompanied by a brief personal commentary from a leader explaining the significance and meaning of the poem in his or her life and work. The contributors represent a wide range of professions including Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, MoveOn.org cofounder Joan Blades, several members of Congress, Christian activist Brian McLaren, business guru Peter Senge, and many other leaders from business, medicine, education, nonprofits, law, politics and government, and religion. In their reflections, these leaders explore how they have been inspired by poets such as T.S. Eliot, Mary Oliver, William Stafford, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost, Rumi, May Sarton, Wallace Stevens, Wendell Berry, and Rainer Maria Rilke. Leading from Within...

  How to Finish and Defend Your Dissertation: Strategies to Complete the Professional Practice Doctorate (The Concordia Univ... How to Finish and Defend Your Dissertation: Strategies to Complete the Professional Practice Doctorate (The Concordia Univ... OTHER ARTICLES This CHOICE award winning author has teamed up with a Chair of the Department of Research at Concordia University Chicago to write a comprehensive book on finishing and defending a dissertation. A first of its kind, this book provides you everything you need to know about successfully passing the dissertation defense such as: preparing and finishing the manuscript, using cloud-based communities, preparing presentations, using effective communication strategies, managing stress, motivating yourself, revising and editing the manuscript, publishing and presenting the final dissertation and more.

  Dream Come True: A Practical Guide to Pursue the Adventures God Has for You Dream Come True: A Practical Guide to Pursue the Adventures God Has for You OTHER ARTICLES If God has placed a dream on your heart, this book will help you overcome the obstacles and cooperate with Him to fulfill it.   Have you dreamed about doing something but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you just need a little nudge (or a firm yet loving shove) to get you moving toward what God has in store for you. Dream Come True shows you how to ditch the doubts, eliminate the excuses, and prevent the procrastination keeping you from achieving your greatest goals.   You’ll discover how God pours passion and vision into your life, and you’ll find practical answers to that all-important question “What do I do next?” This interactive guide leads you on the path to pursuing what matters most to you and empowering you to identify and answer God’s call on your life.   Dreams do come true when you partner with God t...

  Toward a More Perfect University Toward a More Perfect University OTHER ARTICLES A renowned academic leader identifies the ways America's great universities should evolve in the decades ahead to maintain their global preeminence and enhance their intellectual stature and social mission as higher education confronts the twenty-first-century developments in technology, humanities, culture, and economics. Jonathan R. Cole, former provost and current University Professor at Columbia University, addresses some of the biggest challenges facing the modern American university: developing effective admission policies, creating the most meaningful examinations, dealing with rising costs, making undergraduate education central to the university's mission, exploring the role of the humanities, facilitating new discoveries and innovation, determining the place for professional schools, developing the research campuses of the future, assessing the role of sports, designing leadership and g...

  Stuff Every College Student Should Know (Stuff You Should Know) Stuff Every College Student Should Know (Stuff You Should Know) OTHER ARTICLES From the best-selling series of how-to guides comes Stuff Every College Student Should Know, the ultimate reference for every part of campus life. Packed with tips, tricks, and handy lists, the book gives college kids the lowdown on everything from pulling all-nighters to navigating dorm room drama to actually doing their own laundry. Covering everything from move-in day to graduation, this pocket-size handbook is the perfect gift for high-school seniors . . . because textbooks can teach you only so much.

  GET THAT JOB! ACE Your JOB Interview - Every Time!: First Job Interviewing Tips! Job Interview Weaknesses! Key Job Intervi... GET THAT JOB! ACE Your JOB Interview - Every Time!: First Job Interviewing Tips! Job Interview Weaknesses! Key Job Intervi... OTHER ARTICLES *This book was previously called: How to Ace a Job Interview: A Simple Guide to Landing Any Interview Tips to Starting College Series – GET THAT JOB! Ace your job interview – every time! Inasmuch as there is a no one-size-fits all method to get that job, because jobs and interviewers differ. There is a regular pattern to job interview questions and job interview weaknesses. All of the suggestions will work for you if you follow the tips of job interviewing in this book. Get that job! Landing a job in this contemporary job market has become more difficult than ever. People are seeing the need to learn new skills. The tips on job interviews included in this book will help you become better qualified for the position...

  Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century: The Six-Step Plan to Unlock Your Master-Mind Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century: The Six-Step Plan to Unlock Your Master-Mind OTHER ARTICLES We live in an era when the unprecedented speed of change means: The only certainty is uncertainty you can't predict what skills will be useful in ten years time in most professions knowledge is doubling every two or three years and no job is forever--so being employable means being flexible and retraining regularly.Accelerated Learning into the 21st Century contains a simple but proven plan that delivers the one key skill that every working person, every parent and student must master, and every teacher should teach: it's learning how to learn. The theory of eight multiple intelligences (linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist) developed by Howard Gardner at Harvard University provides a foundation for the six-st...

  Non-Western Perspectives On Learning and Knowing: Perspectives from Around the World Non-Western Perspectives On Learning and Knowing: Perspectives from Around the World OTHER ARTICLES This book introduces readers to systems of knowing and learning different from our familiar Western educational tradition. As with other areas of education, the knowledge base that has developed around adult learning and education has been firmly lodged in Western values and culture. But we need only look beyond our borders as well as to our own indigenous Native Americans to find major systems of thought and beliefs embedded in entirely different cultural values. Chapters on Native American Indigenous Knowledge, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Maori, Latin American Perspectives and African Indigenous Knowledge will acquaint readers with alternative understandings of learning, leading, it is hoped, to a more holistic understanding of adult learning.

  The Private Patrol Operator: Managing a California-Based Security Company The Private Patrol Operator: Managing a California-Based Security Company OTHER ARTICLES This book serves three types of readers. The first type of reader is one who is going to read this book as study material for the California Private Patrol Operator Qualified Manager Exam A.K.A. PPO Exam or PPO Test. As such, the content was based on the Examination Outline for Private Patrol Operators, and from at least seven years' worth of suggestions from Shaun's colleagues. The second type of reader this book serves are those considering opening a private security company or those who are managing a company and who want a refresher on the current industry standards. This book will explore the basic fundamentals of owning and operating a private security company in California. The third type of reader is that of the attorney who is investigating or prosecuting a negligence case involving a private security compa...

  Intro to College Math: Basic arithmetic, geometry, algebra, probability and stats (Intro to Math) Intro to College Math: Basic arithmetic, geometry, algebra, probability and stats (Intro to Math) OTHER ARTICLES The goal of this book is to provide a basic understanding of mathematics at an intro to college level. The book is designed to go along with a course of Intro to College Math for those pursuing Nursing AAS or similar programs. It is also designed as a refresher for adult students going back into the classroom. The course is divided into four main sections: Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, and Statistics/Probability. This book is an expanded form of my lecture notes and includes extra explanations, examples, and practice. Solutions to practice sets are at the back of the book.

  Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning OTHER ARTICLES There's more to college than classes, credits, and a nonstop social life. It's more than getting a degree to improve one's job prospects. College is a time where students develop into the adults they will be for the rest of their lives, a time to explore the big questions about life and human destiny, a time when they form their character and faith.The perfect gift for high school graduation, Make College Count helps students make the most of their time in college. It encourages young people to ask important questions of themselves, such as Why are you going to college?What kind of person do you want to be?How do you want your life to influence others?With whom will you surround yourself?What do you believe?and more

  Credit Repair: Learn How to Protect Your Financial Freedom and Improve Your Credit Score Fast Credit Repair: Learn How to Protect Your Financial Freedom and Improve Your Credit Score Fast OTHER ARTICLES ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO REPAIR YOUR CREDIT AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN? Paying someone to help you with your credit scores can cost you thousands, but what a lot of people don't know is that they can fix it all by themselves. That's right with the proper know-how you can repair your credit no matter how bad it is, and get it back to where you want it to be.The fact is your credit can negatively affect every aspect of your life. If your credit is bad, it can keep you from getting a house, renting an apartment, or even getting a vehicle. With bad credit it can be impossible to get a loan, a mortgage, or any of the things that it takes to get ahead in today's society.Luckily, with this book you'll be able to completely repair your credit and get back your sense of fi...