Book List for Junior doctors

Training

Developing the wise doctor: a resource for trainers and trainees
Fish, D. De Cossart, D.
Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd: London, 2007.
W18 FIS

Get through the foundation years: a handbook for junior doctors
Banerjee, A. (ed.)
RSM Press: London, 2005.
W 21 BAN

 Oxford handbook for the foundation programme
Hurley, N. Dawson, J. Sanders,S. Eccles, S.
Oxford UP: Oxford, 2008. 2nd ed.
WB39  HUR

A beginner’s guide to intensive care medicine : a handbook for junior doctors and allied professionals
Laha, S. Arora, N. (eds.)
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2011.
WX 218 LAH
 
Hospital doctors: training for the future – the report of the Working Group on Specialist Medical Training
NHS Executive.1994.
BOX. Reference only

Implementation of the Report of the Working Group on Specialist Medical Training – “Hospital Doctors: Training for the Future”
NHS Executive .1995.
BOX. Reference only

Junior doctors – The New Deal
NHS Management Executive. 1994.
W 76 NHS

A junior doctor’s guide to the NHS
McCay, L. Jonas, S.
Department of Health: London, 2009.
BOX. Reference only

Overseas Doctors Training Scheme
RoyalCollege of Physicians of London. 1997.
W20 ROY
 
Training to be a physician
RoyalCollege of Physicians of London. 1993
WB18 ROY

Careers

Guiding doctors in managing their careers: a toolkit for tutors, trainers, mentors and appraisers
Chambers, R. Mohanna, K. Thornett, A. Field, S.
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2006.
W21 CHA

Health and medical careers
Snook, D.I. D’orazio, L.P.
McGraw-Hill: New York, 2004.
W21 SNO
 
Know yourself : the individual’s guide to career development in healthcare
Houghton, A.
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2005.
W87 HOU

Oxford handbook of clinical specialties
Collier, J. Longmore, M. Turmezei, T. Mafi, A.R.
Oxford UP: Oxford, 2009. 8th ed.
COL
 
Making sense of your medical career: your strategic guide to success
Agha, R.
Hodder Arnold: London, 2005.
W21 AGH

Opportunities and options in medical careers
Chambers, R. Mohanna, K. Field, S.
Radcliffe Medical Press: Oxon, 2000.
W21 CHA

Planning your medical career: a guide to careers support
London Deanery.2008
BOX. Reference Only

So you want to be a brain surgeon? : a medical careers guide
Ward, C. Eccles, S. (eds.)
Oxford UP: Oxford, 2001. 2nd ed.
W21 WAR

Succeeding as a hospital doctor   : The experts share their secrets
Kirby, R.S. Mundy, T.
Health Press: Oxford, 2000.
W18 KIR

Planning your medical career: a guide to careers support
London Deanery.2008
BOX. Reference only
 
The foundation programme for doctors: getting in, getting on and getting out
Alwan, F. Francis, R. Smith, E.
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2007.
W21 ALW
 
The medical student career handbook
Cottrel, E. Williams, M. Rebora, C. (eds.)
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2006.
W21  COT
 
The roads to success: a practical approach to career planning for medical students, foundation trainees (and their supervisors)
Elton,C. Reid, J.
Postgraduate Deanery for Kent, Surrey and Sussex: London, 2007.
W21 ELT
 
CV

Writing the medical CV: effective professional communication
McErin, S.
Edukom: Manchester, 2004.
W21 MCE

Interviews

Get through postgraduate medical interviews
Sritharan, K. Standfield, N.
RSM Press: London, 2008.
W21 SRI
 
How to succeed at the medical interview
Smith, C. Meeking, D.
Blackwell Publishing: Oxford, 2008.
W21 SMI

Medical interviews and professional development: an essential handbook for the junior doctor
Maity, C.K.
Radcliffe: Oxon, 2006. 2nd ed.
WX 159 MAI

Medical job interview: secrets for success
Mumford, C.
Blackwell Publishing: Oxford: 2005 2nd ed.
W21 MUM

DVDs

Good practice DVD communication skills in english for the medical practitioner
McCullagh, M. Wright, R.
CambridgeUniversity Press: Cambridge, 2008.
W62 MCC – Overnight loan

Selection centres for speciality training DVD
Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services. 2008.
Overnight loan
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