Making Sense of Your Medical Career: your strategic guide to success

Medicine is an extremely competitive field, and whilst some specialties will always prove more popular than others, the competition is set to increase across all areas. If you are serious about succeeding in medicine then Making Sense of Your Medical Career is the book for you.

This practical guide is packed with invaluable career information, and takes time to explain carefully the best path to career success.

Key Features

· Universal approach, applicable across all specialties

· Unbiased and impartial advice

· Easy-to-read and informal style

· Step-by-step advice in how to build an effective CV

· Practical examples from expert contributing authors

· Handy tips on getting short-listed and selected for competitive posts

· Further information and support on www.yourmedicalcareer.com

This book will help you to answer difficult questions:

· Should I do an intercalated BSc and what are the costs, benefits and alternatives?

· How do I get funding for an intercalated BSc and elective?

· How do I organise a successful elective?

· How do I write and publish a scientific paper or book?

· How do I get the most out of my time at medical school?

· How do I manage my time, finances and stress?

· What will I be asked at an interview?

· How can I make myself stand out from the crowd?

Making Sense of Your Medical Career is the ultimate passport to a successful career in medicine.

“We have no doubt that any medical student would benefit from reading this book and so would many of their teachers….it is a remarkable achievement and we believe that it justly merits a place on the student’s personal bookshelf as well as in libraries everywhere.”

Sir Graeme Catto and Sir Barry Jackson