Product Description

Written in conjunction with an international team of editors, "Mastering Public Health" is a revision text that will be of use to candidates of post-graduate public health examinations across the world. The book follows the UK Faculty's Part A examination syllabus (also used by the Australian Faculty of Public Health). This consists of five areas of public health knowledge plus a sixth section relating to public health skills. The appendices offer the reader revision strategies, essay frameworks and lists of public health names and concepts. As well as those sitting post-graduate exams and those revising for professional examinations in public health, this book will also be of use for continual professional development and as a quick, practical reference text for practitioners of the speciality.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48945 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 602 pages

Review
"Is this book 'the one' that people sitting the Part A have been yearning for? Having spent a few weeks looking through Mastering Public Health, comparing it with my experiences of Part A and my revision notes, I would say an (almost) unqualified 'yes'.Mastering Public Health is intended as a 'one stop shop' textbook for people sitting their MFPH Part A - something which didn't previously exist. For those lucky individuals taking MRCP and many of the other Royal College exams there have been comprehensive revision texts available for years, but here in the world of public health the notion has taken a while to catch on. Fortunately Lewis and colleagues have brought the field to its senses, with a succint yet comprehensive guide to the whole Part A syllabus." Public Healthy (www.publichealthy.com)

Customer Reviews

Invaluable for your Part A exam
The ever increasing pile of text books on my desk was evidence that there had not been a really useful generalist text to get you through the Part A exam of the FPH. This book has therefore filled a huge gap.

I did have a bit of a "heart sink" moment on receiving this and realising just how much revision I had to do - but this quickly passed once I realised just how useful this book would be! Key elements are the sections on formulae you need to learn (all in one handy place) and the overview of what you need to do to get you through the exam.

This would have received 5 stars but I felt that some sections were a bit disjointed and could have been put together a little better. Not a vital criticism and certainly not one that detracts from the usefulness of the text book though.

Excellent book
Excellent book. Focus on the right content.
Book best available for MFPH exam prepartion.
Dr. Muhammad Imran Omar.

Invaluable revision resource
I found 'Mastering Public Health' an invaluable revision resource when preparing for the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination.

The book is excellently structured to follow the Faculty of Public Health Part A syllabus. This was a sensible choice by the authors because it ensures the book serves as a great 'dip in and out of resource' which can be used to guide and support revision into different sections of the syllabus.

The authors state "our aim throughout the book has been to strike a balance somewhere between brief lecture notes and a full-prose text book." The book definitely leans more to the former, which is no bad thing, because it keeps it relatively concise and each chapter comes with a list of 'further reading' so it is always clear to the reader where to go to gain more in-depth knowledge of a subject.

I hope there will be subsequent editions of this excellent book which keep abreast of developments in Public Health as well as reflect any changes made by the Faculty of Public Health to the Part A examination syllabus.