Oxford Handbook for Medical School (Oxford Medical Handbooks)

Offers practical, first-hand guidance: from preparing for your first day, through preclinical years and starting on the wards, right up to final exams, applying for a foundation programme, and choosing a career Written by an expert team of recently qualified doctors who have survived and thrived at medical school Includes key quick-reference clinical information for all specialties, for use in clinic, on the ward, in the emergency department, and throughout your exams Medical school is full of unfamiliar and often frightening experiences for students. In the first year, a student must move away from home, balance personal finances, assimilate large volumes of information, learn practical skills, pass high stakes exams, and face a range of unique experiences. The Oxford Handbook for Medical School provides an essential, practical guide for all students, whether you have just received your offer, you're eager to succeed on the wards, or you're about to start your final exams. This handbook includes quick-access summaries covering the crucial information for your preclinical years and for each clinical specialty. With bullet lists of the key information you need to know, and helpful mnemonics throughout, this is a concise yet thoroughly comprehensive guide. Written by a team of recent students, now successfully graduated and embarking on their careers, this book will be your closest companion right up to graduation. More than a survival guide, it will help you navigate the bewildering range of opportunities medical school offers, showing you how to make the most of your time, so you are fully prepared for your future career. Cover Half-Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Foreword Preface Contents Contributors Symbols and abbreviations Part 1 Preclinical 1 Starting as a medical student 2 Studying at medical school 3 Preclinical medicine 4 Preparing for preclinical exams 5 Intercalated degrees and special study modules Part 2 Clinical medicine 6 Going clinical 7 Anaesthetics 8 Cardiology 9 Critical care 10 Dermatology 11 Elderly care 12 Emergency medicine 13 Endocrinology and diabetes 14 Gastroenterology 15 General practice 16 Genetics 17 Genitourinary medicine 18 Haematology 19 Immunology and allergies 20 Infectious diseases and tropical medicine 21 Nephrology 22 Neurology 23 Obstetrics and gynaecology 24 Oncology 25 Ophthalmology 26 Paediatrics 27 Palliative medicine 28 Pathology 29 Psychiatry 30 Respiratory medicine 31 Rheumatology Part 3 Clinical surgery 32 Breast surgery 33 Cardiothoracic surgery 34 Colorectal surgery 35 Ear, nose, and throat surgery 36 Neurosurgery 37 Oral and maxillofacial surgery 38 Paediatric surgery 39 Plastic surgery 40 Trauma and orthopaedic surgery 41 Vascular surgery 42 Upper gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery 43 Urology Part 4 Clinical skills 44 Radiology 45 Practical procedures 46 Basic investigations 47 Ethics and law Part 5 Assessments and examinations 48 Clinical assessments 49 Preparing for clinical examinations 50 Clinical examinations 51 Written exams 52 Other assessments Part 6 Career planning 53 Making decisions 54 Getting ahead 55 Electives 56 Career planning Index Medical school is full of unfamiliar and often frightening experiences for students. In the first year, a student must move away from home, balance personal finances, assimilate large volumes of information, learn practical skills, pass high-stakes exams, and face a range of unique experiences. The Oxford Handbook for Medical School provides an essential, practical guide for all students, from receiving an offer and preparing for medical school, to starting as a student, preclinical years and exams, and intercalated degrees through to the clinical years, including succeeding on the wards and in clinic, right up to final exams and assessments, making career decisions, electives, and planning for the future. The handbook serves as a survival guide and an aid to navigating the range of opportunities medical school offers, as well as fully preparing students for their future career Provides an essential practical guide to all aspects of medical school, from preparation for the first day, through to final exams and planning a career. Includes quick-reference concise summaries covering all clinical specialties.