So You Want To Be a Brain Surgeon?: A Medical Careers Guide - Tapa blanda

So you want to be a Brain Surgeon? could be your smallest investment into your biggest decision. (Black Bag (Bristol Medical School Gazette))

So you want to be a Brain Surgeon? could just as easily have been titled "Everything you ever wanted to know about medical careers but were afraid to ask!" (Northwing (University of Sheffield Medical School Gazette))

So you want to be a brain surgeon? comes out on top as the best all rounder. In addition to its synopsis of some 80 careers, the book is also full of useful addresses and telephone numbers of various professional bodies (and not just in medicine), making it invaluable for ready reference. (Student BMJ)

What a fantastic little book! This really is an indispensable careers guide. It covers just about all branches of medicine...the book is clearly laid out. All in all, I learned a great deal about our esteemed profession from this book, but most of all I discovered that if you want a job with minimal stress, don't become a brain surgeon! (Cambridge Medicine)

The indispensable guide to medical careers. Career guidance offered in most medical schools is limited in variety, detail and scope even though a medical degree offers career opportunities unrivalled by most professions. Many students graduate with no idea of their future career goals. The new edition of So You Want To Be a Brain Surgeon? provides a fun yet informative guide for all medical students and for all those considering a medical degree. The text has been radically updated to include more chapters, even more comprehensive psychiatry and anaesthetics sections, is more accessible to A-level students and new career algorithms have been introduced into the overviews for each section. Contributions from experts from a wide range of medical specialties offering information on the medical paths they have chosen. The inclusion of personal accounts offers a genuine impression of what it's like to work in each area User-friendly and fun job summary tables allow at-a-glance comparisons to be made between different jobs. For each specialty, practical advice is offered on the personal qualities needed, level of competition, salaries available, stress levels, and pros and cons. Contact addresses are included for further research.