1st Edition

Royal Society of Medicine Career Handbook: ST3 - Senior Doctor

By Kaji Sritharan, Muhunthan Thillai Copyright 2012

    Whether you are just starting out as a senior doctor or half way up the ladder, this book will give you the help and advice you need to develop your career pathway in primary care or hospital medicine and achieve success in your professional life.

    Simple, practical tips; strategies; and well-researched advice will empower you to:

    • Excel when applying and interviewing for that all-important ST3 position
    • Achieve examination success in your chosen specialty
    • Make the most of conferences, courses, and other networking opportunities
    • Obtain research funding and choose research areas
    • Deal with workplace politics and management challenges
    • Make the right decisions in choosing your final job, whether at home or overseas

    Brimming with sound practical advice, hints, and tips, this text with its readily accessible style and approach is an essential survival guide for all embarking on their carrer as a senior doctor.

    ST3 applications
    ST3 interviews
    Specialist examination
    General practice
    Managing your finances
    Conferences, courses and networking skills
    Research: getting in
    Research: getting results
    Teaching
    Management
    Fellowships and working abroad
    Becoming a specialist: the rabbit in the hat
    Choosing your final job ... and the consultant interview
    Now you're at the top ... what next?

    Biography

    Kaji Sritharan BSc MBBS MRCS
    SpR in General Surgery, North West Thames Rotation, London Deanery, Hon Research Fellow in Vascular Surgery at Imperial College, London, UK
    Muhunthan Thillai BA MBBS MRCP
    Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow and Honorary Respiratory SpR at Imperial College London, UK