This book will provide a practical hands-on guide for surgical trainees, and also those aspiring to a career in surgery. It will begin with practical advice for medical students and Foundation doctors trying to get into surgery as a career and will then principally cover all aspects of surgical training. There will be clinical sections covering a range of subjects from: what to do if you see a patient in A & E with a ruptured aneurysm, what to look for in a surgical wound to see if it’s healing, how to do an appendicectomy to how to dictate a clinic letter.
There will also be non-clinical sections covering career progression, the clandestine workings of the behind-the-scenes surgical world and getting the most out of your training. There will be a comprehensive section on recruitment into surgery with advice on interviews and enhancing your career prospects. It will aim to cater not only for a range of seniorities of trainee but also to some extent, the different subspecialties.
The book will be accompanied by a wide-range of illustrations, flowcharts and photographs to aid understanding.
Contents - Introduction.
- So you want to be a surgeon?
Clinical.
- 1 Theatres.
- 2 Wards.
- 3 Clinic.
- 4 On call.
Non-Clinical.
Generic Stage.
Generic Stage.
- 5 The Foundation Years.
- 6 The Core Training Years.
- 7 The Specialty Training Years.
Surgical Specialties.
- 8 General Surgery.
- 9 Urology.
- 10 Cardiothoracic Surgery.
- 11 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS).
- 12 Otorhinolaryngology (ENT).
- 13 Paediatric Surgery.
- 14 Neurosurgery.
- 15 Trauma & Orthopaedics.
- 16 Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery.
Other issues.
- 17 Getting a Job.
- 18 Women in Surgery & Flexible Training.
- 19 Research and Clinical Governance.
- 20 Other Issues in Surgical Training.
- 21 Fellowships.
- 22 Approaching consultancy.
Appendices
- Appendix 1: Preoperative Assessment.
- Appendix 2: Consent.
- Appendix 3: Local Anaesthetics.
Index.
About the Author
- Matthew Stephenson is Senior Surgical Registrar within the South East Thames Rotation, and the author of How To Operate: for MRCS candidates and other surgical trainees.
Book Details
- Paperback: 326 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (February 7, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470672617
- ISBN-13: 978-0470672617
- Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.7 x 0.6 inches
List Price: $32.95