The Unofficial Guide to Paediatrics
- 2nd Edition - November 26, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Zeshan Qureshi, Alexandra Richards
- Language: English
The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors unders… Read more
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Description
Description
The Unofficial Guide to Paediatrics, Second Edition is unique in that it covers everything you need for your paediatrics course in one place, including core science, examination practice, practical skills, career opportunities and clinical cases.
With contributors ranging from leading professors to medical students, teachers, nurses and midwives, this book offers reliable, up to date and practical guidance that you can keep referring to time and time again throughout your career.
Key features
Key features
- Straightforward and easy understand – developed specially for undergraduate medical students and foundation trainees
- More than 1,000 illustrations, 200 multiple choice questions and 60 clinical cases bringing paediatrics to life
- Written by a multidisciplinary team at all stages of training, making the book practical and relevant for clinical practice
- Aligned to the new 2023 RCPCH and the GMC medical licensing assessment curricula
- An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1 Setting the Scene
2 Exploring Interview Formats
3 Interview Answering Techniques
PART II Themes and Scenarios
4 Insight, Motivation and Passion for Medicine
5 Transferable Skills and Personal Aptitudes
6 Work Experience
7 The National Health Service and Other Significant Organisations
8 Medical School and Career Progression
9 Ethics and Medico-Legal Scenarios
10 Medical History and the Different Roles of a Doctor
11 Problem-Solving
12 Situational Judgement Stations
13 Role-Play Stations
PART III Practical Steps and Special Circumstances
14 Applying for Medicine at Oxbridge
15 Before, During and After Your Interview
16 Navigating Challenges: Applying to Medical School With Special Circumstances
17 Ultimate Tips for Success
Review quotes
Review quotes
Review of the previous edition:
“The layout and attention to detail in this unofficial guide is a tremendous asset for aspiring paediatricians as well as for those professionals interested in community child health.” --Professor Anthony Costello FMedSci. Director, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organisation
“Unofficial Guide to Paediatrics" is a textbook that in format and content emphases key concepts in background knowledge and clinical care, targeted at medical students and early career paediatric trainees. In an age where it seems easier to “just google” information, this book makes it simple to find key information, enhanced by graphics and tables that promote meaningful learning."--Professor Elizabeth Cotterell MBBS FRACP MPH. Associate Professor, Paediatrics. University of New England, Australia.
"Easy to read, practical and sensible." --Dr CVE Powell MB ChB DCH MRCP(UK) FRACP FRCPCH MD. Honorary Consultant Paediatrician. Deputy Dean of Research, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: March 9, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Zeshan Qureshi
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