Careers Library

Dr Toon

 

 

 

 

Medical Specialty Careers Information

 

 


 

Choosing your Specialty

Student Guide - Setting a course for career success
Authors: Association of American Medical Colleges - Careers in Medicine
Publisher: Association of American Medical Colleges 2006
ISBN: N/A – available from www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine
Library Reference Number: MSC/PB003/AAM
A guide to understanding yourself and conducting a self-assessment, how to start exploring specialities. Also includes advice on how to make a decision choosing a speciality and residency programme.

So you want to be a Brain Surgeon? - 2nd Edition
Authors: WARD Chris, ECCLES Simon
Publisher: Oxford University Press 2001
ISBN: 0-19-263096-2
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB023/WAR
An entertaining, authoritative guide for all levels from those thinking of applying to medical school through to medical school students and to young doctors. The book includes: job summary tables and comparisons between different jobs, practical advice on personal qualities needed, level of competition, salaries and pros and cons.

So you want to be a Brain Surgeon? – 3rd edition
Authors: ECCLES Simon, SANDERS Stephan
Publisher: Oxford University Press 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-923196-6
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB285/ECC
Whether you want to be a GP, Forensic psychiatrist, cardiologist or even a brain surgeon you’ll find details on the lifestyle, job, and specific career route. Each career chapter has been written by a senior specialist in that given field, resulting in the most complete and up to date medical careers guide ever published.

Careers in Medicine - Third Edition
Authors: SACKS, Terence J.
Publisher: McGraw Hill
ISBN: 0-07-145874-3
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB301/SAC
In this book you will discover all the information you need to find a satisfying and secure job doing what you love. Whether your interests lie in emergency work, private practice, or caring for the elderly, this guide will help you.

How to Choose a Medical Speciality - 3rd Edition
Authors: TAYLOR Anita D.
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company 1999
ISBN: 0-721637462-3
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB004/TAY
This book describes every speciality, discusses the full range of practice options in both clinical and non-clinical settings and provides questionnaires to help you assess your compatibility with various specialities. The book also offers personal insights from practitioners, to give you a realistic picture of what it is like to practice in each speciality.

Foundation Doctor's Guide to Medicine and Surgery - Crash Course, 2nd Edition
Authors: WITHAM Miles, JEETLEY Paramjit, MORTON Emily
Publisher: Mosby Elsevier 2008
ISBN: 978 0 7234 3440 5
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB098/WIT
A pocket guide to the foundation years for junior doctors and final-year medical students. The guide includes: coverage of the essentials for on-the-ward reference, symptom-based approach to acute medical and surgical presentations, step-by-step guide to practical procedures, and separate sections on spotting and managing medical and surgical emergencies.


Specialty Information – Ordered alphabetically by specialty

Your Career in Anaesthesia - 2nd Edition
Authors: GAT Committee - Group of Anaesthetists in Training
Publisher: AAGBI - 2004
ISBN: N/A – available from www.aagbi.org
Library Reference Number: MSP/B171/GAT
A guide to help you make a career choice. It is aimed primarily at doctors and medical students. It explains the various duties of an anaesthetist and they we are trained as well as sub-specialities and a run down of the training programme.

Specialist Training in... Cardiology
Authors: PURCELL Henry J, KALRA Paul R
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby 2005
ISBN: 0 7234 3321 6
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB055/PUR
The rapid development of a more structured approach to postgraduate specialist medical training has led to this new series. The content is designed to be appropriate for doctors at that stage of their career when they are beginning training in their chosen speciality.

Specialist Training in... Dermatology
Authors: FINLAY Andrew Y, CHOWDHURY Mahbub M U
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby2007
ISBN: 0 7234 3399 2
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB054/FIN
The rapid development of a more structured approach to postgraduate specialist medical training has led to this new series. The content is designed to be appropriate for doctors at that stage of their career when they are beginning training in their chosen speciality.

Specialist Training in...Endocrinology
Authors: SCANLON Maurice, REES Aled
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby 2008
ISBN: 0 7234 3408 5
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB056/SCA
The rapid development of a more structured approach to postgraduate specialist medical training has led to this new series. The content is designed to be appropriate for doctors at that stage of their career when they are beginning training in their chosen speciality.

Specialist Training in... Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
Authors: LONG Richard G, SCOTT Brian B
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby 2005
ISBN: 0 7234 3252 X
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB053/LON
The content is designed for doctors beginning training in their chosen speciality. Includes concise updates in all the major topics, written by the leaders in each field, It gives key practical information, clarifies confusing fields and allows the trainee gastroenterologist to have a confident approach.

A Guide to General Practice Careers
Authors: BAKER Maureen, CHAMBERS Ruth
Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2000
ISBN: 0 85084 257 3
Library Reference Number: GP/PB139/BAK
This book covers every stage in a GP’s career, from applying to medical school to preparing for retirement, this book is a must read for anyone involved with or interested in general practice.

Choosing General Practice - Your Career Guide
Authors: HASTIE Anne, STEPHENSON Anne
Publisher: Blackwell / BMJ Books - British Medical Journal 2008
ISBN: 978 1 4051 7070 3
Library Reference Number: GP/PB103/HAS
This guide not only explores the career path for general practice through medical school, undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training to post as a GP, but also emphasises the wide range of opportunities that open up to GPs after postgraduate qualification including teaching, training, research and the range of management and leadership roles.

General Practice Specialty Training - Making it happen
Authors: MOHANNA Kay, TAVABIE Abdol (editors)
Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2008
ISBN: 978 0 85084 317 0
Library Reference Number: GP/PB101/MOH
The official RCGP guide for the support of trainers, trainees and educational supervisors in GP training. This book covers such topics as: workplace-based assessment, clinical skills assessment, the applied knowledge test, using the e-portfolio, how to structure teaching and learning and teaching good practice in assessment.

The Condensed Curriculum Guide - for GP training and the new MRCGP
Authors: RILEY Ben, HAYNES Jayne, FIELD Steve
Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2007
ISBN: 978 0 85084 316 3
Library Reference Number: GP/PB140/RIL
The official guide to the new curriculum for Speciality Training for General Practice. It covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes that every GP speciality registrar must now master to become an effective doctor in General Practice. It includes: core competencies, ethical standards, patient safety and the diagnosis and treatment of everyday clinical problems.

Specialist Training in... Gynaecology
Authors: REES Margaret, HOPE Sally
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby 2005
ISBN: 0 7234 3244 9
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB058/REE
The content is designed for doctors beginning training in their chosen speciality. Includes concise updates in all the major topics, written by the leaders in each field, It gives key practical information, clarifies confusing fields and allows the trainee gynaecologist to have a confident approach.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology - your career in focus
Authors: Royal College of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists
Publisher: RCOG Press 2006
ISBN: prospectus – available from www.rcog.org.uk
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB012/RCO
A practical guide from anybody interested in a career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the UK. In this prospectus you will find all the detail on which career paths are based, together with real-life profiles of doctors at different stages in their O&G careers.

Specialist Training in... Neurology
Authors: WALTERS R. Jon L, WILLS Adrian, SMITH Philip
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby 2007
ISBN: 0 7234 3390 9
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB059/WAL
The rapid development of a more structured approach to postgraduate specialist medical training has led to this new series. The content is designed to be appropriate for doctors at that stage of their career when they are beginning training in their chosen speciality.

Careers for Doctors - in the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Authors: Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Publisher: White Crescent Press 1991
ISBN: prospectus
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB017/ABP
A prospectus detailing information about the pharmaceutical industry, roles of medical practitioners, and company types and management styles. Information on why you might consider a move into the industry and what you can expect to be paid in the UK.

Specialist Training in... Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV
Authors: CLUTTERBUCK Dan
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby 2004
ISBN: 0 7234 3284 8
Library Reference Number: MSP/PB057/CLU
The content is designed for doctors beginning training in their chosen speciality. Sexually Transmitted Infections is a clinical area of growing importance, with a continually increasing number of cases. This volume clearly describes the conditions and their treatment at this at a level appropriate for this phase of a doctor’s training.