This is the first book written for the UK's Foundation Program, which all newly qualified doctors will enter from September 2005. It will be the most useful book a new doctor can carry during the first two years after medical school, covering both clinical topics and non-clinical career information.

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Oxford Handbooks Series)

Dawson, James

Sanders, Stephan

Eccles, Simon

Datta, Shreelata

Reference

Oxford University Press

The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme returns in a new edition to keep junior doctors, as well as their supervisors and senior medical students, up-to-date and give them the information and confidence they need to excel during and beyond the Foundation Programme. This new edition has been fully revised to take in the latest guidelines, the new junior doctors' contract, and the most recent Foundation Programme curriculum. It has new sections to demystify the NHS structure and explore key changes in social care and the interface with the NHS, and revised key information on the medical certificate of the cause of death, the role of the medical examiner, and changes to interactions with the coroner, as well as a new standalone chapter on Psychiatry. The junior doctor's pocket mentor, this handbook distils the knowledge of four authors across multiple NHS environments in an easy access format, covering everything from practical guidance at the patient's bedside to aspects of adapting to day-to-day life as a junior doctor that are rarely covered in medical school. With this indispensable survival guide to the Foundation Programme, you need never be alone on the wards again.

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Oxford Medical Handbooks)

Medical Books

Hjelde, Nina

Raine, Tim

COLLINS, GEORGE

Hall, Catriona

Medicine

This is the ultimate guide to surviving your first two years as a doctor. Buying this book is a rite of passage for a junior doctor, a bit like getting the bleep for the first time, except you won't grow to hate it. It covers all the essential knowledge including on-call emergencies, day-to-day ward life, clerking patients, referrals, procedures, and interpreting results. Don't go on-call without it!  Better still, this book will help you get your next job. It has practical tips on the new career system, MMC, completing your portfolio, interviews, applications forms, and getting published.  This new edition has been thoroughly updated in light of the MMC changes to medical training and advances in clinical practice. There are also numerous new sections including life on the ward and prescribing--two of the biggest challenges that new doctors face.

Hurley, Nathalie

More people are applying to medical school than ever before, and 'So you want to be a doctor?' will give you the best head start. It distils the wisdom of over 100 medical students, admissions specialists and doctors, revealing the truth about the application process. This comprehensive guide leads the reader through every stage of the process, from deciding if you want to be a doctor, through to moving to university and coping with the first year at medical school. With a detailed profile for every undergraduate and graduate medical school in the UK, it will help students to choose the best medical school for them. It will also help with the other big decisions that need to be made, such as which A-level subjects to take and whether to apply to Oxbridge. All the essential information is covered, including:DT how much medical school costs DT what work experience is best, and how to get itDT completing the UCAS formDT surviving the UKCAT and BMAT admission tests DT getting through the interviewWritten by an author team of 2 current medical students and a practising Doctor, the book also contains first-hand accounts of students' personal experiences, and advice and information from people on the inside of the admissions process.

So you want to be a Doctor?

Metcalfe, David

Dev, Harveer

Nursing

Extensively revised and fully updated, this new edition of the Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme provides everything you need to excel in your first two years as a doctor. Following the latest curriculum for the Foundation Programme, and the latest career planning guidance, this handbook is the indispensible guide for all junior doctors.Now in full colour throughout, this handbook has never been easier to use, with expanded and reordered sections on prescribing and drug doses, emergencies, and clinical medicine. It includes the parts of the job rarely covered at medical school such as day-to-day life on the wards, referrals, clerking patients, procedures, and hospital paperwork, as well as providing advice on ethics, communication, and what to do when things go wrong. The handbook has practical tips on the current career system, MMC, completing your portfolio, interviews, application forms, and how to get published.With practical advice from the authors' personal experience, and key evidence-based clinical information, this is the ultimate quick-reference survival guide to the Foundation Programme.

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme

McGinn, Katherine

The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme returns for a new edition with clear and thorough clinical guidance and honest advice to help you excel in your first two years as a doctor. This edition has been fully updated in line with the latest guidelines from NICE, Resuscitation Council UK, and the British Thoracic Society among others. This book gives you practical, step-by-step guidance on everything from neurological to gastroenterological presentations. Emergency presentations are highlighted in red and indexed on the inside front cover to give you fast access to the information you need. This edition also includes a fully revised chapter on pharmacopeia with references to the British National Formularly, as well as chapters on practical procedures and interpreting results. The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme is also a unique resource for things they don't teach you at medical school about being a doctor and life on the wards. The authors have drawn on their own experiences and careful research to help you understand issues ranging from your pay and pension, stress and workplace relations, paperwork, and career development. This is an excellent resource for Foundation Programme trainees and medical students preparing themselves for life as a doctor. With this pocket-sized guide at your side you'll never be alone on the wards again.

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Applying for medical school needn't be such a daunting prospect with this book on your side. Packed with insight, tips, and information you won't find anywhere else, the second edition of So you want to be a doctor? is an essential guide to the application process from start to finish. Over 100 medical students and admissions tutors have contributed to unique profiles of every medical school in the UK. An insider point-of-view on each school is complimented by straight-forward rankings of each school by the cost of living, the difficulty of the course, and the competition for each place. With such a comprehensive and honest survey of UK medical schools, choosing the right one for you has never been easier. Alongside these profiles, this guide is packed with practical advice for every step of the application process. Find out what kind of work experience is best, and how to go about getting it. Prepare for your interview with an updated chapter including sample questions taken from the direct experience of successful medical school candidates. Ace your UKCAT or BMAT by learning how to approach the tests strategically and practising with the included sample questions. So you want to be a doctor? Then you'll need this book!

So you want to be a doctor? (Success In Medicine)

This book can be used as a review or as a supplement to course textbooks. Material is written in a format designed to be easily absorbed, with many comprehension check boxes, hints and tips, and exam questions. Part I covers basic medical science behind endocrinology and reproduction, and Part II looks at clinical assessment. Sanders is affiliated with Nottingham Medical School, University of Nottingham, UK. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Crash Course: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems

Mosby, Inc.

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Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Oxford Handbooks Series)

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Oxford Medical Handbooks)

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Oxford Handbooks Series)

So you want to be a Doctor?

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme

Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Oxford Medical Handbooks)

So you want to be a doctor? (Success In Medicine)

Crash Course: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems

De grote woede van M: Novelle (Dutch Edition)