Tom Nolan - Becoming a Doctor

BPP LEARNING MEDIA

First edition 2009

Second edition October 2011

ISBN 9781 4453 8151 0

Previous ISBN 9780 9556 7466 2

e-ISBN 9781 4453 8569 3

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Alexander Young is a Core Surgical Trainee in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in Bristol. He has over 10 publications in various medical journals together with a certificate in medical education. Outside of medicine he plays football for a non-league side five divisions below the Football Conference and is a keen marathon runner. He is the founder of Future Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the Royal Society of Medicine.

William Dougal is a Foundation Year 1 doctor with an honours degree in Medicine from University of Bristol. He is keen on a career in General Practice or Emergency Medicine. He plays football for a local Bristol team and writes for the University of Bristol student newspaper, The Epigram .

Matt Green BSc MPhil has been supporting prospective medical and dental students secure their first choice university place for the last six years, after establishing a private tuition service.

Tom Nolan, MBBS BSc graduated from the Royal Free and University College Medical School in 2006. He worked as a junior doctor in the London area, where he completed his foundation training. He currently works at the British Medical Journal as a Clinical Editor and has been an interview workshop facilitator.

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