Cuschieri A Pocket Guide for Medical Students

From Enrollment to Job Interviews
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-27342-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 103 Seiten, eBook

This book is addressed to future and enrolled medical students, as well as new graduated doctors, with the main aim to help them getting the grips of what the medical degree is all about and what are the different phases encountered as well as how to survive them.There are various aspects that medical students should be aware of, some “hidden issues” that no one will tell you unless they have passed from the experience themselves. This book will also feature the author’s personal experiences both as a student and a lecturer. This is a unique feature that will enable readers to understand that they are not alone, others have experienced their fears and desires.Readers will be provided with tips on how to survive the course, how to deal with arising issues, and how to balance studying and living a life.This book intends to also highlight the importance of researching during medical school and how to go about it as well as how to prepare CVs and job interviews.An insight into life beyond medical school is also provided.Thanks to the practical and easy-to-use outline – in accordance with various stages from enrolling to preclinical and clinical stages expectations, from targeting work-life balance to conducting research, preparing for a medical job interview and life beyond-, this book will benefit and guide all future medical doctors through their medical school years.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cuschieri, Sarah

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Why Medical School and How to enrol?.- Congratulations on making it to medical school – now what?.- Is it all study without fun?.- The clinical years.- Research during medical school.- Preparation for the foundation doctor job interview.- Life after the medical course.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Sarah Cuschieri graduated as a medical doctor in 2011. She studied for a postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Diabetes Mellitus type 2 at Cardiff University, Wales, obtaining a distinction in both between 2012 and 2015. Additional to her Master’s degree, she was awarded the Silver Award of Excellence by Cardiff University, Wales. After completing her medical training, she took up a full-time academic and research career at the University of Malta in 2013. In 2019, she completed her Public Health PhD as well as obtained a certificate in Public Health Epidemiology from the University of Utrecht.Dr. Cuschieri research interest focuses on population health, mainly involving non-communicable diseases (diabetes mellitus type 2, obesity), Covid-19, as well as medical-scientific writing and publishing. Several articles have been published focusing on type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, and medical scientific writing in international peer-reviewed journals. She made it in thetop 2% of the most cited scientists in the world for the years 2020 and 2021. Dr. Cuschieri is the author of two books “To Do or Not to Do a PhD? Insight and Guidance from a Public Health PhD Graduate” and “A Roadmap to Successful Scientistic Publishing: The Dos, the Don’ts and the Must-Knows.” Additionally, she had authored several book chapters focusing on her research interests, as well as has been invited as a keynote speaker in international and local conferences.  In 2021, she won the “Academic Leadership and Accomplishment” Award as part of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP), Junior Chamber International (JCI).    Dr. Cuschieri is actively involved in several collaborative research projects, particularly in the burden of disease and small European states.