Synopsis
An up to date book for anyone considering a medical career, and for those in medical school. It covers both getting in and how to shape your career once you are there. The authors themselves are recent graduates from medical school, but have enough experience of being doctors to write about what it is like after qualification.
The book will be user friendly, with bullet points and personal experience vignettes written by people in different disciplines. The changing structure of the NHS, as well as changes in teaching methods will be addressed.
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The Essential Guide to Becoming a Doctor contains key information for all school leavers and mature students considering a career in medicine. The book guides the reader from the initial decision to study medicine, the application process and the interview, through to university life and beyond. Written by junior doctors who have experienced the recent changes in both medical education and the NHS, this lively text explains what life as a medical student and a doctor is really like.
Chapters includes:
- The application procedure
- The year out
- Choosing a medical school
- Applying to Oxbridge
- The interview process
- Over 21s
- Life at medical school
- Finances
- Life as a junior doctor
- Working patterns and wages
- Career paths
- Working abroad
Supplemented with many real life experiences, including up to date information on the latest working practices and application procedures, this book helps readers to gain an unbiased view of their possible future careers. There are contributions by doctors from various specialties and different stages of training. This is the perfect guide for anyone seriously considering medicine as a career.
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