Hospital team launches books to help budding doctors
A Black Country hospital has teamed up with an international publisher to create a series of books at aimed at upcoming doctors.
The Medical Education team at Walsall’s Manor Hospital approached Wiley Blackwell to create the books.
A total of five have been published which are short and simple guides on how to operate safely and competently as doctors.
The hospital’s education team works with medical students from the University of Birmingham who go on placement at the hospital to gain practical experience and learn clinical skills.
The books have been written by several staff from the education team including Philip Jevon, the leader author who is also a coronary trained nurse.
He said: “The inspiration behind the project was to create a series of simple books for medical students to help them learn and keep patients safe.
“This was before Covid started. The project has been in the pipeline for a number of years.
“The books are very simple and straightforward. The idea is to keep the patients safe and to not make any mistakes.
“The books will help students to learn how to examine patients, talk to patients and find a cure for patients.”
However, Mr Jevon said there was no replacement for learning on the job.
The hospital takes on students on work placements each year ahead of them becoming doctors in 12 months time.
He added: “That’s why they have to learn. It is all well and good having text books but they need to learn from students and gain that clinical experience.”
There are five books to buy in total with each priced at £21.99. These are: Medical Student Survival Skills: History Taking and Communication Skills; Medical Student Survival Skills: Procedural Skills; Medical Student Survival Skills: ECG; Medical Student Survival Skills: Clinical Examination; and Medical Student Survival Skills: The Acutely Ill Patient.
