Medical school at a glance / created Rachel K Thomas.

By:

Thomas Rachel Katherine [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2017Description: vi, 95 pages 28 cm. coloured illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781119075912 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

R737 THO

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgements Part 1 -- Starting Medical School 1. Starting Medical school 2. Medicine and Surgery 3. Understanding Medical training 4. Different learning mechanisms 5. Dealing with stress 6. Solving Issues Part 2 -- Learning important principles 7. Important common principles 8. Ethics 9. Communication skills and teamwork 10. Balance 11. Evidence based medicine 12. Understanding guidelines Part 3 -- Starting clinical activities 13. Behaving on the wards 14. Behaving in theatre 15. Behaving in clinic 16. Learning practical procedures Part 4 -- Assessing a patient 17. Approaching a patient 18. Approaching an unwell patient 19. Taking a history 20. Examining a patient 21. Assessing a patient's hydration 22. Assessing a patient's nutrition Part 5 -- Considering and managing a patient 23. Investigations 24. Considering diagnoses 25. Presenting a patient 26. Capacity and Consent 27. Breaking bad news 28. Prescribing 29. Documentation 30. Discharge planning 31. Managing the acutely unwell patient Part 6 -- Completing medical school 32. Examinations 33. Electives and special study modules 34. Understanding Foundation school 35. Understanding later training 36. Other uses for medical degrees 37. First day as a doctor Index

Summary: Starting Medical School can be incredibly daunting, and the transition to being a medical student can be enormously challenging. Medical School at a Glance is an accessible guide to help give you confidence and to gain a running start to your medical school training. Covering core areas such as medical training, developing effective learning strategies, understanding common principles, learning how to behave in the clinical setting and how to interact with patients and peers, this book will help to demystify the process and prepare you as you embark on your medical career. Providing an insider's view of useful information to build a solid basic foundation for your learning, Medical School at a Glance is essential for those considering studying medicine or are in their first years of study.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Medical School Open Shelf	R737 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	155214	Available		BK142755

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface Acknowledgements Part 1 --
Starting Medical School 1. Starting Medical school 2. Medicine and Surgery 3. Understanding Medical training 4. Different learning mechanisms 5. Dealing with stress 6. Solving Issues Part 2 --
Learning important principles 7. Important common principles 8. Ethics 9. Communication skills and teamwork 10. Balance 11. Evidence based medicine 12. Understanding guidelines Part 3 --
Starting clinical activities 13. Behaving on the wards 14. Behaving in theatre 15. Behaving in clinic 16. Learning practical procedures Part 4 --
Assessing a patient 17. Approaching a patient 18. Approaching an unwell patient 19. Taking a history 20. Examining a patient 21. Assessing a patient's hydration 22. Assessing a patient's nutrition Part 5 --
Considering and managing a patient 23. Investigations 24. Considering diagnoses 25. Presenting a patient 26. Capacity and Consent 27. Breaking bad news 28. Prescribing 29. Documentation 30. Discharge planning 31. Managing the acutely unwell patient Part 6 --
Completing medical school 32. Examinations 33. Electives and special study modules 34. Understanding Foundation school 35. Understanding later training 36. Other uses for medical degrees 37. First day as a doctor Index

Starting Medical School can be incredibly daunting, and the transition to being a medical student can be enormously challenging. Medical School at a Glance is an accessible guide to help give you confidence and to gain a running start to your medical school training. Covering core areas such as medical training, developing effective learning strategies, understanding common principles, learning how to behave in the clinical setting and how to interact with patients and peers, this book will help to demystify the process and prepare you as you embark on your medical career. Providing an insider's view of useful information to build a solid basic foundation for your learning, Medical School at a Glance is essential for those considering studying medicine or are in their first years of study.

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