Overview

Students may not be aware of it, but Tomorrow's Doctors (2009) will have a significant impact on their undergraduate medical education. Aimed at new medical students, this book highlights the key themes in British medical education and how the recommendations in Tomorrow's Doctors will affect their education and subsequent career. Covering topics such as professionalism, leadership, medical informatics and peer tutoring in addition to more familiar areas such as assessment, student-selected components, simulation and clinical attachments, this book will help medical students to understand the course they are embarking on and, ultimately, to succeed at becoming doctors.

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9780857253972

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′This book provides interesting and easy-to-digest information for medical students in all stages of their studies. Pre-clinical students will benefit from chapters on assessment and career planning, while the chapters on clinical placements, leadership and professionalism provide useful information for students in later years′ - MedEdWorld

'This book provides interesting and easy-to-digest information for medical students in all stages of their studies. Pre-clinical students will benefit from chapters on assessment and career planning, while the chapters on clinical placements, leadership and professionalism provide useful information for students in later years' - MedEdWorld

'This book provides interesting and easy-to-digest information for medical students in all stages of their studies. Pre-clinical students will benefit from chapters on assessment and career planning, while the chapters on clinical placements, leadership and professionalism provide useful information for students in later years' - MedEdWorld

'This book provides interesting and easy-to-digest information for medical students in all stages of their studies. Pre-clinical students will benefit from chapters on assessment and career planning, while the chapters on clinical placements, leadership and professionalism provide useful information for students in later years' - MedEdWorld

Author Information

Simon is currently a research fellow in medical education at the University of Liverpool. He has spent the last 10 years researching the content and influence of undergraduate medical curricula from the perspective of students, junior doctors and senior doctors. He has researched the impact of Tomorrow’s Doctors on UK medical education and has a PhD in medical education. He also teaches medical students on student selected components from years 1 – 4, has been a problem-based learning convener, an examiner at objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and sits on the special study module moderating board.

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