Tips for Junior Doctors and Medical Students: Writing and Publishing Undergraduate Textbooks

Authors

  • Aliso Bradley West of Scotland Deanery, UK.
  • Katrina A. Mason Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, The Blizard Institute of Cell And Molecular Science, UK.
  • Mark A. Rodrigues Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK; University of Edin-burgh, UK est of Scotland Deanery, UK
  • Ceen-Ming Tang Medical Student, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • Matthew Wood
  • Katherine Lattey Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton UK.
  • Patrick Byrne
  • Michael Ross
  • Simon Maxwell Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Clinical Research Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinbur-gh, UK.
  • Zeshan U. Qureshi

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https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2015.193

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Author Biographies

Aliso Bradley, West of Scotland Deanery, UK.

Surgical Registrar, West of Scotland Deanery, UK.

Katrina A. Mason, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, The Blizard Institute of Cell And Molecular Science, UK.

Clinical Teaching Fellow, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, The Blizard Institute of Cell And Molecular Science, UK.

Mark A. Rodrigues, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK; University of Edin-burgh, UK est of Scotland Deanery, UK

Radiology Registrar, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK; University of Edin-burgh, UK est of Scotland Deanery, UK

Ceen-Ming Tang, Medical Student, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Ceen-Ming recently graduated from the University of Oxford and is currently an Academic Foundation Doctor in the UK. She has a keen interest in developing medical education and is the chief editor of the textbook "The Unofficial Guide to Medical Research, Audit, and Teaching", which won a BMA Medical Book of the Year Award in 2015.

Matthew Wood

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar, Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

Katherine Lattey, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton UK.

Medical Student, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton UK.

Patrick Byrne

Belford Hospital, Fort William, UK.

Michael Ross

Senior Clinical Lecturer, Centre for Medical Education, University of Edin-burgh, UK; Co-Editor-in-Chief: The Clinical Teacher, UK.

Simon Maxwell, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Clinical Research Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinbur-gh, UK.

Professor of Student Learning, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Clinical Research Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinbur-gh, UK.

Zeshan U. Qureshi

Academic Clinical Fellow (International Child Health), Great Ormond Street and Institute of Child Health, London, UK; Honorary Clinical Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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5. Qureshi Z, Rodrigues MA, Lattey K, Tang CM, Gimzewska M, Gee C, et al. A long-term, sustainable, inclusive, international model for facilitating junior doctor and medical student-led publishing. Res Medica. 2014;22(1):143-52.
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7. Swanwick T. Understanding medical education: evidence, theory and practice. Edinburgh: The Association for the Study of Medical Education; 2010.

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2015-08-15

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Bradley, A., Mason, K. A., Rodrigues, M. A., Tang, C.-M., Wood, M., Lattey, K., Byrne, P., Ross, M., Maxwell, S., & Qureshi, Z. U. (2015). Tips for Junior Doctors and Medical Students: Writing and Publishing Undergraduate Textbooks. International Journal of Medical Students, 3(3), 167–169. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2015.193

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