Making a Medic

Chapter 1 Golden rules for surviving medical school

1.1 Look after yourself

1.2 Embrace variety

1.3 Learn to cope with information overload

1.4 Use chunks and yield

1.5 Master time management

1.6 Spiralise yourself

1.7 Go broad

1.8 Never be afraid to get stuff wrong

1.9 You think you know, but how do you know you know?

1.10 Learn to love language

1.11 Be a team player

1.12 Recognise patterns

1.13 Flip reverse it

1.14 Take a deep breath and count to ten...

1.15 When in doubt, DIY

1.16 Figure out your med school flavour

1.17 If you can, teach



Chapter 2 Preclinical years

2.1 What’s it all about?

2.2 Why bother?

2.3 What are you trying to achieve in the preclinical years?

2.4 Study techniques

2.5 Study resources

2.6 Essential skills: how to do well in your preclinical years without going insane

2.7 Clinical and communication skills: level I

2.8 OSCEs: level I

2.9 Written exams



Chapter 3 Your first clinical year

3.1 What’s it all about?

3.2 Techniques

3.3 Resources

3.4 Clinical placements

3.5 The importance of pharmacology

3.6 Clinical skills, communication skills and OSCEs: level II

3.7 Thinking ahead: bits and bobs



Chapter 4 Second clinical year

4.1 What’s it all about?

4.2 Techniques

4.3 Resources

4.4 Pharmacology level II

4.5 Clinical skills, communication skills and OSCEs: level III

4.6 Thinking ahead: career planning



Chapter 5 Final year

5.1 What’s it all about?

5.2 Resources and techniques

5.3 Clinical placements

5.4 The Foundation Programme

5.5 Situational Judgement Test (SJT)

5.6 Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA)

5.7 Electives




Index