Description
Book SynopsisCan you adapt to the wide variety of learning environments in medicine? Can you show your best abilities in the exams at the same time as learning to be a doctor? This book provides an insight into what to expect from the start of medical school right through to the start of your medical career.
Trade Review"This should be the gift of choice for any just entering medical school: it will pinpoint and help students overcome many potential barriers to success." (Midwest Book Review 2016)
Table of ContentsAbout the authors vii
Foreword to the first edition ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 What kind of learner are you? 5
Chapter 2 Learning knowledge 19
Chapter 3 Learning clinical skills 47
Chapter 4 Learning clinical communication skills 68
Chapter 5 Working in a group 100
Chapter 6 Developing your academic writing skills 117
Chapter 7 Portfolios and reflection 125
Chapter 8 Life–work balance 138
Chapter 9 Revision 151
Chapter 10 Exam technique: general rules 162
Chapter 11 Exam technique: specific examples 174
Chapter 12 Teaching, mentoring and coaching: helping others to learn and develop 203
Chapter 13 Professionalism: not as straightforward as you think 224
Chapter 14 Thinking ahead: student-selected components, careers and electives 242
Index 253
