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

• Autore: Blundell Adrian
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.69
• Soggetto topico: Medicine - Vocational guidance - Great Britain; Physicians - Vocational guidance - Great Britain
• Altri autori: HarrisonRichard TurneyBenjamin
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: All you need to know about becoming a doctor in the UK This book contains all the help you need to become a doctor. From applying to medical school through to choosing your specialty, you can find out: * How to choose a medical school * How to get into medical school * How to survive as a medical student * All about electives * What life is like as a doctor As well as easy to follow information on choosing, getting into - and surviving - medical school, junior doctors in different specialties provide unique insight with firsthand accounts of what the job is like in real life, to help you plan and decide your future career path. Included in this fully updated third edition is the latest information on admission tests, an admission table with practical details about each medical school (as well as greater coverage of graduate medical schools), making this now even more comprehensive for everyone planning a career in medicine.
• Titolo autorizzato: The essential guide to becoming a doctor
• ISBN: 9786613407108; 9781118281765; 1118281764; 9781444329742; 144432974X; 9781444329759; 1444329758; 9781283407106; 1283407108; 9781444329766; 1444329766
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911018787403321
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