The essential guide to becoming a doctor / / Adrian Blundell, Richard Harrison, Benjamin Turney ; cartoons by Rebecca Herbertson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910876658603321
• Autore: Blundell Adrian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• ISBN: 9786613407108; 1-118-28176-4; 1-4443-2974-X; 1-4443-2975-8; 1-283-40710-8; 1-4443-2976-6
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HarrisonRichard; TurneyBenjamin
• Disciplina: 610.69
• Soggetti: Medicine - Vocational guidance - Great Britain; Physicians - Vocational guidance - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface to the first edition""; ""Preface to the third edition""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1: A challenging career""; ""1.1 Medicine or not""; ""1.2 Career planning portfolio""; ""1.3 The decision""; ""1.4 A changing profession""; ""1.5 Planning""; ""1.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 2: The application procedure""; ""2.1 General advice""; ""2.2 Timing your application""; ""2.3 The application process""; ""2.4 Completing the UCAS application step by step""; ""2.5 What happens to your application after it is submitted?""; ""2.6 Clearing""; ""2.7 What are the medical schools looking for?""""2.8 How are candidates selected for interview?""; ""2.9 The outcomes and what to do next""; ""Chapter 3: Admission tests""; ""3.1 Entrance exams""; ""3.2 BMAT (www.bmat.org.uk)""; ""3.3 UKCAT (www.ukcat.ac.uk)""; ""3.4 Graduate-entry courses (4-year courses)""; ""3.5 GAMSAT (www.gamsatuk.org)""; ""3.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 4: The year out""; ""4.1 The initial decision""; ""4.2 The options""; ""4.3 Practical information ; about a year out""; ""4.4 How to apply for a gap year""; ""4.5 Summary""; ""Chapter 5: Choosing a medical school""; ""5.1 So many to choose from""""5.2 Does it really matter which one I choose?""; ""5.3 How should I go about choosing a medical school?""; ""5.4 The factors""; ""5.5 Other options: private medical schools""; ""5.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 6: Applying to Oxbridge""; ""6.1 The basic facts""; ""6.2 The differences in the course""; ""6.3 The colleges""; ""6.4 The universities""; ""6.5 The application process""; ""6.6 The selection procedure""; ""6.7 Interviews""; ""6.8 Offers""; ""6.9 Rejection""; ""6.10 Conclusion""; ""6.11 Useful information""; ""Chapter 7: The interview process""; ""7.1 Preparation""""7.2 While you are waiting""; ""7.3 On the day of the interview""; ""7.4 The interview itself""; ""7.5 What are you going to be asked?""; ""7.6 Differences at Oxford and Cambridge""; ""7.7 The future""; ""7.8 Finally""; ""Chapter 8: Over 21s""; ""8.1 Applications""; ""8.2 Graduate students""; ""8.3 Mature students""; ""8.4 Summary""; ""Chapter 9: Life at medical school""; ""9.1 The beginning""; ""9.2 Accommodation""; ""9.3 Freshers' week""; ""9.4 The students' union""; ""9.5 The medical school facilities""; ""9.6 The first lecture""; ""9.7 The medical society""; ""9.8 Charity events""""9.9 The social side""; ""9.10 In times of trouble""; ""9.11 Summary""; ""Chapter 10: The medical course: early years""; ""10.1 Mentor/educational supervisor""; ""10.2 Types of teaching""; ""10.3 Computing""; ""10.4 The curriculum""; ""10.5 The early clinical experience""; ""10.6 Problem-based learning""; ""10.7 Examinations and assessments""; ""10.8 The intercalated degree""; ""10.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 11: The medical course: later years""; ""11.1 Ward etiquette""; ""11.2 The introductory course""; ""11.3 Clinical firms""; ""11.4 An average week""; ""11.5 The clinical attachments""