A Career in Medicine: Do you have what it takes? second edition

A Career in Medicine: Do you have what it takes? second edition
Author: Rameen Shakur
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2006-12-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1853156337

Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor but weren't sure where to start or what to expect? This book provides a comprehensive resource to guide you through the various stages involved in becoming a doctor, from deciding whether medicine is right for you, to choosing and applying to medical school, interview skills, student finance, plus what it's like to face your first day as a postgraduate doctor and beyond. This revised and updated edition includes 15 easy to read chapters and gives a clear overview of modern medical training and career pathways, incorporating the most up-to-date changes to medical education. Written by a range of experts, from medical students, admissions tutors and qualified doctors, this book clearly explains what personal qualities and training is involved in becoming a doctor at each level and offers advice on getting into related specialties, such as academic medicine and medical journalism.

101 Careers in Public Health

101 Careers in Public Health
Author: Beth Seltzer, MD, MPH
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2010-09-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826117694

"First rate advice."--APHA What sort of training do you need to work in public health? What kinds of jobs are out there right now? And what exactly is an epidemiologist, anyway? Answering these questions and more, this career guide provides an overview of the numerous options in public health and the many different roads to get there. Whether you're a student who wants to launch a career or a professional looking to change careers, this guide offers an easy introduction to the field. It details the training, salary ranges, and degree requirements for each job, and alerts readers to alternative pathways beyond the traditional MPH. 101 Careers in Public Health helps you follow your interests, find the right job, and make a difference. Key Features Includes a detailed guide to educational paths, options, and training requirements at the bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels Offers guidance on navigating the job market, with information on both traditional and nontraditional pathways-and tips on landing the job you want Provides descriptions of careers in disease prevention, environmental health, disaster preparedness, nutrition, education, public safety, and many more Includes interviews with public health professionals who offer details of their day-to-day lives on the job

Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Author: Guruprasad Madhavan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2009-01-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 038776495X

This indispensable guide provides a roadmap to the broad and varied career development opportunities in bioengineering, biotechnology, and related fields. Eminent practitioners lay out career paths related to academia, industry, government and regulatory affairs, healthcare, law, marketing, entrepreneurship, and more. Lifetimes of experience and wisdom are shared, including "war stories," strategies for success, and discussions of the authors’ personal views and motivations.

The Ultimate Guide To Choosing a Medical Specialty

The Ultimate Guide To Choosing a Medical Specialty
Author: Brian Freeman
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 493
Release: 2004-01-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0071457135

The first medical specialty selection guide written by residents for students! Provides an inside look at the issues surrounding medical specialty selection, blending first-hand knowledge with useful facts and statistics, such as salary information, employment data, and match statistics. Focuses on all the major specialties and features firsthand portrayals of each by current residents. Also includes a guide to personality characteristics that are predominate with practitioners of each specialty. “A terrific mixture of objective information as well as factual data make this book an easy, informative, and interesting read.” --Review from a 4th year Medical Student

Getting into Medical School 2019 Entry

Getting into Medical School 2019 Entry
Author: James Barton
Publisher: Crimson Publishing
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2018-04-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1911067834

Medicine remains a highly popular career choice and competition for a place at medical school is incredibly tough. Getting into Medical School 2019 Entry offers detailed advice and up-to-date information on what you need to do to secure a place on the course of your choice and what career options are available to you when you finish your medical degree. Featuring first-hand case studies from successful students and insider advice from admissions tutors, this guide will lead you through every step of the process, offering practical guidance on: Choosing the right course and teaching style for you Writing a winning personal statement Securing valuable work experience Admissions tests such as BMAT and the revised UKCAT Key topical medical issues you need to be aware of How to shine at interview The range of career opportunities at the end of your course. Founded in 1973, MPW, a group of independent sixth-form colleges, has one of the highest number of university placements each year of any independent school in the UK and has developed considerable expertise in the field of applications strategy.

The Medical Student Career Handbook

The Medical Student Career Handbook
Author: Elizabeth Cottrell
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2009
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1846193044

Now better than ever! Completely revised and updated, this new edition of The Medical Student Career Handbook provides totally up-to-date information on the vast number of changes occurring in medical training. It is ideal for all medical students, especially those in their clinical years, and junior doctors. Medical student careers advisors will also find the information invaluable.

Essays in Good Practice: Lecture notes in contemporary General Practice - Second Edition

Essays in Good Practice: Lecture notes in contemporary General Practice - Second Edition
Author: Chris Heath
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Total Pages: 1200
Release: 2023-07-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 178222971X

This is a text book for all doctors but especially GPs, appraisers and registrars. It is written by a 40 year plus front line NHS doctor who for most of his career worked twice to three times the current doctors’ Working Time Directive limited week. Chris Heath has been a Paediatric Lecturer in a teaching hospital, an Anaesthetist, various junior specialists and a GP over 30 years in 3 different practices. He has been a GP Trainer and Appraiser and has seen politics and political correctness harm patients’ interests constantly over the last half of his career. From the way it selects young doctors to the way they are educated and assessed, the best interests of the patient are largely ignored. This is a text book but it also contains home truths, insights and a warts and all appraisal of how to be a good doctor as well as an unbiased assessment of what is wrong with today’s NHS. It also explains why today’s politicians, medical schools and doctors will resist the changes that are needed to put the patients’ needs first again.

Careers Beyond Clinical Medicine

Careers Beyond Clinical Medicine
Author: Heidi Moawad
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199860459

Doctors at any stage can use this book to clearly evaluate the issues involved when considering a career change. This book shows physicians how they can serve society and patients in innovative ways, and make a notable impact on health care delivery, policy and quality when they use their medical background in a non-traditional career pursuit. are explored and a step-by-step route with practical advice for finding the best career is described.

So You Want to Be A Physician Assistant

So You Want to Be A Physician Assistant
Author: Beth Grivett
Publisher: Physician Assistant Books
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2012-03-18
Genre: Physicians' assistants
ISBN: 9780985161101

Learn how to be part of the exciting physician assistant profession and how to choose the right PA program. This guide answers questions about what it takes to become an essential component of the physician-led health care team.

What Every Postdoc Needs To Know (Second Edition)

What Every Postdoc Needs To Know (Second Edition)
Author: Liz Elvidge
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2024-07-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1800615698

Thinking of starting a postdoc? Want to know how to move on from a postdoc? Or simply want to make the best of your postdoc years? Being a postdoc is not a career... but it can be the pivotal point in the making of one. This friendly, practical, and occasionally humorous guide to all things postdoc combines the three authors' vast experience of postdoc careers and personal development.This is a guide to developing, advancing and furthering yourself and your career. In working through exercises, learning from the experience of others (including the trials and tribulations of the authors) and seeking out information, we hope you will consider what success means on your own terms.Your postdoc is part of the journey towards a range of career destinations, from industrial R&D specialist to politician, from lecturer to spin-out Chief Executive, and this book is designed to help you get there. Providing indispensable advice on UK-based postdocs for national and international students, it is perfect for those making exciting transitions (student to postdoc, postdoc to the wide world of careers beyond) or for those who simply want to take their postdoc up a gear.This Second Edition includes new material exploring the importance of collaborations, enterprise career routes and research impact.