The Royal Society of Medicine, the UK’s largest provider of continuing medical education, has published a new guide aimed at students and junior doctors.
Dr Rameen Shakur, University of Oxford, the book’s editor, said: “A Career in Medicine will dispel some of the myths about the medical profession and provides indispensable advice to enhance a student’s chance of getting into the medical school of his or her choice.
“The book is also the most current and up-to-date guide on the recent MMC and foundation years initiatives and offers a pragmatic insight into a career in medicine for junior doctors.”
MMC was implemented in 2005 and designed to streamline medical training, however, not without controversy. Medical students have questioned the changes in the curriculum structure and the implications it has on them entering a career of their choice. A Career in Medicine examines these concerns and draws upon the expertise of leading UK health and medical professionals. “A Career in Medicine offers an independent, focused and thoroughly researched outlook into what options are available to students when leaving medical school and what to expect in the first few years after graduating,” Dr Shakur said. The Cambridge Medical Journal has described the book as: “An excellent resource – essential whether you are a sixth former, medical student or junior doctor.”
A Career in Medicine also provides an online resource where students and junior doctors can seek advice directly from the expert contributors in the book at www.acareerinmedicine.net
A Career in Medicine: do you have what it takes? follows the first edition, edited by Harvey White and published in 2000, and covers topics ranging from recent changes to the medical education system to postgraduate entry requirements and career pathways in medicine.
