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Royal Society of Medicine Career Handbook: ST3 - Senior Doctor

Kaji Sritharan; Muhunthan Thillai


Paperback
£23.99

ISBN: 9781853159299
Published: 25/05/2012
Extent: 196 pages
Illustrations: 30


 
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Summary:
Whether you are just starting out as a senior doctor or half way up the ladder, this book will give you the help and advice you need to develop your own individual career pathway in primary care or hospital medicine and achieve success in your professional life.

Simple practical tips, strategies and well-researched advice will empower you to:

  • Excel when completing application forms and getting through interviews for that all important ST3 position
  • Achieve examination success in your chosen specialist exams
  • Make the most of conferences, courses, influencing people and networking opportunities
  • Get funding to do research and decide what sort of research to undertake
  • Succeed in teaching and learning
  • Deal with daily politics and management challenges
  • Make the right decisions in choosing your final job, whether at home or overseas

    Brimming with sound practical advice, hints and pearls of wisdom, with its readily accessible style and approach, this text is an essential survival guide for all senior doctors embarking on their career journeys.


    • Gives a thorough briefing in getting the most out of conferences, courses and networking
    • How to choose the right research project and get funding
    • How to make the best of your ST3 job placement, specialist training and overseas working
    • How to use politics to your advantage and management skills for your chosen field
    • Contains very practical advice and includes numerous hints, tips, pearls of wisdom


    About the Author(s):
    Kaji Sritharan BSc MBBS MRCS
    SpR in General Surgery, North West Thames Rotation, London Deanery, Hon Research Fellow in Vascular Surgery at Imperial College, London
    Muhunthan Thillai BA MBBS MRCP
    Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow and Honorary Respiratory SpR at Imperial College London


    Readership:
    Senior medical students and Junior doctors, UK and abroad


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