Learning Medicine.

Learning Medicine.

This title should help students to decide whether a course in medicine is the right career path for them. As well as information on courses, schools and making an application, students will find out what to expect from life as a medical student and doctor.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richards, Peter
Other Authors: Stockhill, Simon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2002.
Edition:16th ed.
Subjects:
Medicine > Vocational guidance > Great Britain.
Medical education.
Medical education
Medicine > Vocational guidance
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Why medicine and why not?; So, why medicine?; And, why not?; Making your own decision; 2. Opportunity and reality; Opportunities for women; Ethnic minorities; Mature students; Overseas applicants; Equal opportunities, equal difficulties?; 3. Requirements for entry; Broader requirements; Personal health requirements and disability; Academic requirements; Graduate students; How about resits?; Survival ability; 4. Choosing a medical school; Location; Finances; Range of entrance requirements; A gap year?; Mature and graduate students; Interview or no interview.
  • Visits and open days5. Application and selection; Personal details; Choices; Other information; Getting an interview; When to apply; 6. Interviews; The purpose; The panel; Dress and demeanour; The conversation; Offers; 7. Medical school: the early years; The subjects, systems, and topics; The teaching and the teachers; Communication skills; Intercalated honours degrees; Assessment; Working hard, playing hard; 8. Medical school: the later years.

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