Product Description

Which doctors make the most money? Which doctors work the hardest? How do you become an expedition doctor? What is it like to be a brain surgeon? Will it affect your career if you take a break? If any of these questions are relevant to you then this could be the most important book you ever read. Whether you are wondering what career to choose or want to know how to follow a particular medical career, you'll find the answers inside. Deciding which path to pursue has a huge impact on your future life and yet few doctors or medical students ever receive formal careers advice. This has become even harder since the changes brought about by the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) initiative. Fortunately help is at hand: this book has been fully rewritten to include the latest MMC information and summaries of 100 different medical careers and how to get there. Whether you aspire to be a general practitioner, forensic psychiatrist, cardiologist or even a brain surgeon you'll find details on the lifestyle, job and specific career route. Each career chapter has been written by a senior specialist in that particular field to give you the 'insider's opinion', resulting in the most complete and up-to-date medical careers guide ever published. Alongside the careers chapters there are new sections on the Foundation Programme, Core Training, Specialty Training and Academic Training. These also describe the major hurdles in each career and how to overcome them. From filling in application forms and choosing jobs to interviews and improving your CV, every aspect of your career is covered in detail.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21976 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Black Bag (Bristol Medical School Gazette)
""So you want to be a Brain Surgeon? could be your smallest investment into your biggest decision."

Review
...breaks down everything you need to know about geting into UK specialties and the training pathways required by the MMC...everything is summarized, e.g. specialty reviews, how to get a job...one of the few books out there that gives accurate and helpful advice...a good investment in your entire future. (QMM Magazine )

Student BMJ
""So you want to be a brain surgeon? comes out on top as the best all rounderIn addition to its synopsis of some 80 careers, the book is also full of useful addresses.."

Customer Reviews

The most comprehensive and easy-to-use medical careers guide
The first edition was good, this edition is even better. It cover over 90 different career choices for the medical graduate. Each is explained carefully and amusingly with personal anecdotes. The book also contains 'at a glance' guides to each possible job, for quick reference. It contains full information on the exams, career structures/pathways and colleges. Lastly it has a full set of all the phone numbers/faxes and web addresses you could possibly need. Top marks.

Somewhat out of date
Although this book is still an excellent resource with regard to specialty profiles and a general overview of various parts of medical careers, readers should note that the section on Postgraduate Education is now very out of date and does not include any information on the Foundation Years, instituted by the Modernising Medical Careers (NHS) framework in 2006.

one word - fantastic
this book provides a great breakdown about uk specialties and the training pathways and exams needed for them. being an international student i was pretty lost about what came after medical school, but now i am found!! opens your mind to options you also may never have thought about if you didn't have any exposure to them previously (opthalmology anyone??) fantastic place to start in considering your future career while a medical student.

now if only someone would write one as straightforward for the U.S. system...