Review
The Unofficial Guide to Medical Research, Audit and Teaching is an excellent introduction for undergraduates. As with all the books in this series, it is extremely user-friendly, clarifying complex concepts and providing helpful guidance. Whether you are looking for advice on how to approach a potential supervisor, undertake a literature search, initiate a quality improvement project or plan a teaching session, you'll find great suggestions here. And if you've never fully understood the difference between sensitivity and specificity or you are still scratching your head about when case control studies are used, this is the book for you.--Bob Clarke, associate dean, Professional Development, Ask Doctor Clarke Ltd
The books strengths are that it tackles three subjects with an abundance of published material in a succinct, informative and practical way. It is well written and well illustrated with good use of focused tables, checklists, boxes and 'top tip' take home messages. Its main strengths over and above all that is the fact that chapters can be read for specific purposes without the need to read the whole book....This is a very useful and well written book.--BMA Medical Book Awards 2015
During medical school and the early years of postgraduate training, the emphasis is necessarily on preparing new doctors to undertake clinical practice safely and effectively. Increasingly there will be some exposure to teaching and research, but generally not enough for individuals to develop broad experience and expertise in these areas. This book is unique in seeking to introduce such medical students and junior doctors to all the other important aspects of a clinical academic career. This is no easy task, as the topics covered are complex and diverse, so the authors have had to be necessarily selective and brief. The editors and authors of this book have, however, successfully managed to synthesize these diverse topics into bite-sized chunks, within a single coherent and very accessible textbook. For those who want to pursue a clinical academic career, this book will be a great starting point for further study and training. For everyone else, this book will provide a range of concepts, tools and approaches which we hope you will find to be valuable in whatever specialty or area of medicine you choose to pursue.--Michael Ross BSc MBChB DRCOG MRCGP EdD, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Centre for Medical Education, University of Edinburgh
Just passing finals is not enough. In a competitive job market and with little or no formal teaching, we are expected to do research, audit, and teach effectively. This comprehensive book is the perfect solution to this overwhelming situation. Written in simple English, this book covers everything from choosing the right project to presenting and publishing. With handy checklists for critical appraisal and other top tips for teaching, this book is a must read for all medical students and junior doctors!--Eric Ho, Final Year Medical Student, University of Liverpool
The Unofficial Guide to Medical Research, Audit, and Teaching is a wonderful and down to earth book. It has dealt with the topic of medical research and publication in a most practical and step wise manner. I am sure, it will act as a light house and illuminate the path for so many young medical professionals who have started their career, and are full of motivation and ideas but are clueless. I will recommend this book to my undergraduate as well as post graduate students.--Alok Sinha, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal
Whilst students are often in want of a mentor, the basics of how to approach research opportunities and how to use them are often unclear. This book sets forth to answer the key questions those starting on an academic path may have, and is written in an easy-to-follow, accurate, and thorough way from start to end. It is, most of all, tremendously practical and useful, for example giving excellent tips and examples of how to approach supervisors, what to discuss in the initial meeting, and ways to find funding options. This book is very highly recommended to all medical students and doctors whether they are doing or supervising teaching, audits, or clinical research.--John Park, Editor-in-Chief, Res Medica, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
About the Author
Dr Ceen-Ming Tang BA(Oxon) BM BCh MRCGP is based at the University of Oxford, with an interest in pharmacology and translational medicine. She is a qualified GP.
Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCPCH, FAcadMEd, MRCPS(Glasg)
Paediatric Registrar
London Deanery
United Kingdom
