How to get a Specialty Training post

the insider's guide
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-959080-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 320 g

Each year, thousands of junior doctors apply for highly competitive training jobs in a variety of specialties. Obtaining a training job can be a difficult and stressful process, with some specialties attracting 40 applicants per post. This book helps doctors to improve their chances of getting that highly sought-after post. It is a wide-ranging, accessible guide to the application process, covering every step, from online application to the selection panel. It includes essential tips on career development, interview technique, and specialty-specific advice.

Zielgruppe

Recently qualified junior doctors applying to training posts (Foundation Year and Specialty Trainees years 1 to 3)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lim, Danny C. G.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Introduction: the "secret" to getting into specialty training

- 2: Career development: the secret of success

- 3: Being prepared

- 4: The application form

- 5: Interview and assessment stations: how to excel

- 6: Interview: practice questions and answers

- 7: The specialties

- 8: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again

Über Autor(innen)

Danny Lim is currently a Cardiology Specialty Trainee with the Nothern Deanery, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK.