Editors:
Each chapter has been written and edited by students and trainee surgeons working alongside consultants
The first section provides knowledge and skills useful in understanding surroundings and rationale behind decisions made in a surgical setting
Each specialty has been condensed into a short section that will help students pass exams whilst also orientating them in the clinical environment
The 5 most common core operations are given in a step-by-step approach for each speciatly
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Introduction to surgery aims to provide a one-stop guide to the basics of surgery for surgical rotations, as well as providing information for aspiring surgeons on how to explore a surgical career and build your CV for surgical applications. It aims to be the go-to companion for any student shadowing in theatres, and a thorough guide for students wishing to spend more time in a specific specialty, conduct research and plan careers.
Introduction to Surgery for Students is an edited collection of 31 chapters from a group of 80 medical students, junior doctors and consultant surgeons. Each chapter has been written by a team made up of at least one student and one senior, and has then been edited and reviewed by a medical student with a special interest in the topic. This near-peer style of writing allows our content to cater to a student’s needs at the right level, whilst having the expert input of surgeons who are leaders in their field.
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Rebecca A. Fisher
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MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London , London, United Kingdom
Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta
About the editors
Rebecca A Fisher BSc(Hons)
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London
School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Fisher is a current medical student with a past BSc in Surgical Sciences. She has spent the last 2 years curating and editing the book to be suitable for fellow students. She recently received Highly Commended in the Zeshan Qureshi Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education 2016.
Kamran Ahmed MRCS, PhD
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London
Dr. Ahmed is the current course organiser of KCL’s Surgical Science BSc course. He has a strong research background in surgical education, focusing on simulation and urological training curricula. He is currently a specialist registrar at Guy’s & St Thomas Hospital.
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London
Professor Dasgupta is the senior lead on this project. He has a passion for surgical education and has a large amount of experience in academic surgery and publishing. He is currently the editor-in-chief of BJUI.
Foreword by Professor Sir Robert Lechler FKC
Professor Lechler FKC was appointed as a staff member of the College Council in 2009.
He is Vice-Principal (Health) and is Executive Director of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. He is also a member of the Council's Chairman's Committee, the Academic Board, the Estates Strategy Committee and the Fellowships and Honorary Degrees Committee.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Surgery for Students
Editors: Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed, Prokar Dasgupta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43209-0Published: 16 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82759-9Published: 12 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43210-6Published: 03 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 416
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 230 illustrations in colour
Topics: General Surgery, Premedical Education