The Book By Dr. Sonya Sloan
The Rules Of Medicine
A Medical Professional’s Guide For Success
About The Book
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
Ever said, “I wish someone would have told me about this before I started this career?”
With her quick wit and take-no-prisoners attitude, Sonya M. Sloan, M.D. has compiled the “Rules of Medicine” for anyone currently working in or considering a career in the medical field. Dr. Sloan holds nothing back as she reveals the secrets you need for survival and success in medicine and life in general.
Reviews
What Readers Are Saying
I am proud that Dr. Sloan has contributed this gem to the world. Thank you for making the rest of us ‘women in surgery’ proud and for being our voice.
As a fellow Orthopedic Surgeon and also someone who has had the honor to work with Dr. Sloan I can say that her book was a very good read. Sonya is a terrific writer and very relatable. Her stories and insight are a must read for anyone in medicine or thinking about going into medicine. Also for anyone not in medicine she gives good insight into our world and teaches life’s lessons. I highly recommend it.
Never in my medical journey have I read a book about my world of medicine so incredibly captivating, so truthful and so riveting! With surgical precision, Dr. Sloan shares The Rules of Medicine as a brilliant masterpiece and must read that interweaves humor, essential life and professional principals every person or practitioner needs in order to have resilience and true success.
Such a dynamic woman with an extensive resume that gives insight to rules every human being should live by. This book serves as a mentor for every individual interested in the medical profession; it is truly a guide book and will answer all questions to both medical and/or business professional situation that could happen and how to handle it. As a businesswoman, I enjoyed Dr. Sloan’s real-life stories and how she applied her guiding principles to aid in each situation. This book can assist you in the business sector and you can learn Rule #1 Trust No One! You have to find out how she breaks this down and I adapt some to my guiding principles in business. GREAT READ!!!
Incredibly informative book!!
Highly recommend for all medical students starting residency and/or medical students entering the clinical portion of their curriculum! This book is filled with copious amounts of invaluable pearls, advice and real life situations that are unique to the challenges first generation doctors and underrepresented medical students face. With that being said this book is a MUST read for everyone entering the medical profession!
Makes a perfect gift for the new graduate!
Finally! A medical book that is actually fun to read. Dr. Sloan has a way of expression that is candid, genuine and witty. I recommend this book to anyone who is considering entering the profession and for anyone already in the medical field. As a pharmacist, I was given new insight to the side that I don’t often get to see of physicians. The advice in this book is practical and heartfelt and transcends to life practices relevant to any profession ( not just medicine). My accountant husband was particularly impressed with the chapter dealing with finances. This book will be on the top of my list for gift giving this year. Well done Dr. Sloan!
A Must-Read for Incoming Residents and Medical Students
Dr. Sloan not only succeeds at providing relevant and useful information to be successful as a clinician across all fields, but does so in a charming and refreshing way. I really wish I had this book as a medical student on clerkships, as it would have helped me immensely in terms of dealing with the mental and physical warfare of being a new member on a healthcare team, especially as a fellow black woman in surgery. I am recommending this to all of my peers and hope this book can be implemented in my medical school’s curriculum. Just a day out from starting residency and this has prepared me on every level. Cannot wait to see what other words of wisdom Dr. Sloan may share with us in the future! Five Stars.
A must read! Everything you won’t find in a textbook.
A grappling narrative for medical professionals. Dr. Sloan provides real talk, humor, profound insight and touching stories we can all identify with. Rules of Medicine reveals how a woman forging her authentic identity in a male dominated landscape of Orthopedic surgery succeeded against all odds. Her wit and wisdom will help anyone medicine on how to succeed not only professionally but as an individual as well.
About The Author
Sonya Sloan, M.D.
Sonya M. Sloan, M.D., better known as #OrthoDoc, has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in the male-dominated field of Orthopedic Surgery.
Dr. Sloan is the quintessential fusion of her love for medicine and her passion to help others. Her work in medicine, and as an entrepreneur in the community and internationally, is demonstrated through her Medical Clinic in Haiti, two non-profits including ME&WE Inc. (Motivating and Empowering Women to Excel) where she has mentored nearly 100 women to become entrepreneurs and SLOAN STEM+Arts, a summer camp to expose minorities students to potential careers that will secure fiscal sustainability.
Dr. Sloan believes in paying it forward which is a direct example of her new book: The Rules of Medicine: A Medical Professional’s Guide to Success. Dr. Sloan is the First Lady to Dr. Timothy Sloan of The Luke Church and super mom to her three favorite people, her children!
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A Live Cohort Is Starting
Sloan’s Rules is the live course from the author of The Rules of Medicine. Cohort I starts December 15, 2026.
The Rules Of Medicine
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A Medical Professional’s Guide For Success, by Sonya M. Sloan, M.D.
