So You Want to be a Brain Surgeon?

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.

ISBN 0199231966   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780199231966 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 561 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Series title Success in Medicine Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780192630964 Publication date 11 Dec 2008   Height (mm) 234 Library of Congress 2008041678   Width (mm) 155 DEWEY 610.69   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Pages 328

1		Career routes		3
2		Specialty overviews		27
3		How to get a job		53
4		The organization of medical careers		75
5		Career chapters		89
		Index		293

...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

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