1st Edition

Making the Most of Your Medical Career Maximising Your Chances of Success

144 Pages
by CRC Press

144 Pages
by CRC Press

' Once you are in medical school you will need to apply for Foundation training; once in Foundation training you will need to apply for core or specialty training; if you go through core training, you will need to apply for specialty training; and once in specialty training, you will need to apply for consultancy posts. Knowing about this allows you to prepare for the next application, and enables... Read more
Preface. Section 1 - Introduction - Medical careers and the training pathway. Your medical career. The training pathways - what you need to be doing and by when. Section 2 - Introduction - How to plan for the future. Medical students. Foundation year trainees. Core and run-through trainees. Specialty training and beyond. The academic training pathway. Section 3 - How to get ahead of the competition. The medical curriculum vitae. The portfolio. Marketing yourself. M - Management. A - Audit. R - Research. K - Knowledge. E - Education. T - Training. Section 4 - How to publish your work. How to conduct research and publish your work. How to present your research. Section 5 - Introduction - The selection process and interviews. Selection centres. Best approach to interviews. Example interview questions. What to do if it all goes wrong.

Biography

DR DAVID MCGOWAN Core Surgical Trainee Northern General Hospital Sheffield and DR HELEN SIMS Specialty Medical Trainee and Teaching Fellow Royal United Hospital Bath, Joseph Norris (Author) , Natalie Smith (Author) , Charles Zammit (Author)