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Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: The Essential Curriculum
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Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: The Essential Curriculum Ippokratis Sarris, Susan Bewley, Sangeeta Agnihotri (eds). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-19921-847-9. Price: £39.95. Pages: 528 (paperback)
This textbook was produced to reflect changes in the curriculum brought in by the Modernising Medical Careers the (MMC) programme, which affects how doctors study and train in the UK. The book has multiple contributors, comprising both UK trainees and consultants collaborating to reflect changes brought by the MMC and the consequent new Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' (RCOG) training curriculum, which gives this book a wide perspective.
Each chapter in this textbook covers a topic or subject in a compact way, and comprises one or two pages of essential nuggets of information. The …