Learning medicine : an informal guide to a career in medicine / / Peter Richards, Simon Stockill ; with cartoons by Larry ; and a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales

• Autore: Richards Peter, M.D.
• Pubblicazione: London, : BMJ, 2003
• Edizione: 16th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.71141
• Soggetto topico: Medicine - Vocational guidance - Great Britain; Medical education
• Altri autori: StockillSimon Larry
• Note generali: First published: 1983. Previous ed.: 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Why medicine and why not?; So, why medicine?; And, why not?; Making your own decision; 2. Opportunity and reality; Opportunities for women; Ethnic minorities; Mature students; Overseas applicants; Equal opportunities, equal difficulties?; 3. Requirements for entry; Broader requirements; Personal health requirements and disability; Academic requirements; Graduate students; How about resits?; Survival ability; 4. Choosing a medical school; Location; Finances; Range of entrance requirements; A gap year?; Mature and graduate students; Interview or no interview ; Visits and open days5. Application and selection; Personal details; Choices; Other information; Getting an interview; When to apply; 6. Interviews; The purpose; The panel; Dress and demeanour; The conversation; Offers; 7. Medical school: the early years; The subjects, systems, and topics; The teaching and the teachers; Communication skills; Intercalated honours degrees; Assessment; Working hard, playing hard; 8. Medical school: the later years; The clinical subjects; The elective; Assessments and exams; 9. Doubts; Academic doubts; Vocational doubts; Personal doubts; 10. The house officer ; Preregistration yearRotas or shifts; Where to go; 11. Choosing a specialty; When should you decide; What makes a specialist; Senior house officer posts; Membership of Royal Colleges; The specialist register; Consultants; Appraisal and revalidation; 12. Career opportunities; General practice (Figure 12.1); Hospital specialties (Figure 12.2); Accident and emergency; Anaesthetics; Medicine; Paediatrics and child health; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Pathology; Psychiatry; Diagnostic radiology; Radiotherapy and oncology; Rehabilitation; Surgery; Public health medicine; Community health ; Other specialtiesPostscript; Appendices; Appendix 1 The core outcomes of basic medical education; Appendix 2 The aims of the Preregistration House Officer (PRHO) year ("general clinical training"); Appendix 3 Guidance to doctors; Appendix 4 Suggestions for further reading; Appendix 5 Website addresses for UK medical schools; Appendix 6 Addresses of professional and specialty organisations; Appendix 7 Grant making bodies for mature students; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This title should help students to decide whether a course in medicine is the right career path for them. As well as information on courses, schools and making an application, students will find out what to expect from life as a medical student and doctor.
• Titolo autorizzato: Learning medicine
• ISBN: 1-280-19813-3; 9786610198139; 1-4443-0217-5; 0-585-44118-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822772103321
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