How to Succeed at Medical School: An Essential Guide to Learning

Can you adapt to the wide variety of learning environments in medicine?
Can you show your best abilities in the exams at the same time as learning to be a doctor?
Can you balance your studies with an enjoyable social life?
Can you develop your professionalism and manage your ′digital footprint′?

How to Succeed at Medical School will help you learn these vital skills, and much more.

Written by experienced medical school teachers and packed full of case studies, illustrations, quotes from other students, tip boxes, exercises, portfolios and learning techniques to help you communicate, study and revise – it s an essential resource to help you thrive at medical school.

This thoroughly updated second edition includes new chapters on Professionalism and Teaching, and provides invaluable insight into what to expect from the start of medical school right through to the start of your medical career.

About the Authors

Foreword to the first edition

Introduction

Chapter 1 What kind of learner are you?

Chapter 2 Learning knowledge

Chapter 3 Learning clinical skills

Chapter 4 Learning clinical communication skills

Chapter 5 Working in a group

Chapter 6 Developing your academic writing skills

Chapter 7 Portfolios and reflection

Chapter 8 Life–work balance

Chapter 9 Revision

Chapter 10 Exam technique: general rules

Chapter 11 Exam technique: specific examples

Chapter 12 Teaching, mentoring and coaching: helping others to learn and develop

Chapter 13 Professionalism

Chapter 14 Thinking ahead: student–selected components, careers and electives

Index