Rameen Shakur BA (Hons) Mphil (Cantab) BMBCh (Edin) Nuffield Dept of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital With a foreword by Harvey White £10.95,  978-1-85315-633-5,  128pp,  Paperback,  December 2006

Cambridge Medicine Journal
The book is an excellent resource. I would even go so far as to say, an essential read for those thinking of applying for medicine, medical students and junior doctors. The book is like that A-Z we all forgot to put in the car before a long journey.

Professor David Warrell, Senior Editor, Oxford Textbook of Medicine
My daughter and I would have found this compendium of enormous value during the difficult decision-making months, leading up to her medical school application. I will make sure she has a copy to guide her through the rest of her training.

A follow up to the highly successful first edition, this new revised and updated book is an invaluable compendium for anyone considering a career in medicine, or those already studying medicine.

With the recent changes to medical education, many of the questions students facing a medical career have can only be answered by people in the field. Authored by medical professionals with a vast amount of experience, and depth of expertise in different fields, A Career in Medicine: Do You Have What it Takes? 2nd Edition is an essential resource providing students with cutting-edge, comprehensive and useful advice necessary for pursing a medical career.

This book contains topics ranging from entry requirements, information about different medical schools, postgraduate medicine and career paths available, recent changes to the medical education system and much, much more. The honest and matter-of fact approach of A Career in Medicine: Do you have what it takes? makes it essential reading for those entrenched in the medical education system already, anyone considering a future in the medical field - or their parents!

Some of the contents covered include:
Foreword - Mr Harvey White
Medicine - past, present & future - Dr Rameen Shakur
Entry requirements to medical school - Professor John Stein
Your school's perspective - Dr Simon Thorn
The interview - Professor John Stein
How to choose a medical school - Emily Stobbs
Post graduate entry - Dilshad Marikar
Career pathways in medicine - Mr Handa & Dr Yasir Al-Wakeel
Ethical issues in modern medical practice - Professor Raanan Gillon
The medical student years - Faheem Shakur & Stuart Laverack
The foundation years - Dr Rameen Shakur
Choosing general practice (primary care) - Dr Edward Shaoul
Choosing hospital medicine - Dr Paul Ayuk
Other career options - Kamran Abbasi
Academic medicine - Professor Robin Williamson

www.acareerinmedicine.net - authors website

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