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"The Expert Clinician: bridging the clinical divide" is intended to bridge the divide between the traditional clerking taught to medical students and the approach used by experienced clinicians in ........
Promoting my book
When I retired, I wanted to finish writing a book I had started many years previously. It was a project born out of a desire to do something about the decline in the perceived value of the medical c ........
How did "The Expert Clinician" take shape?
I first started putting "pen to paper" in 2015 when I was teaching students and trainees and actively involved in managing education and training. The project was born out of a concern that many of ........
Who will benefit from reading "The Expert Clinician?"
The traditional format may be suitable for novice students learning medicine or for the HCP filling in a proforma but is rarely used by more experienced clinicians. "The Expert Clinician?" will help t ........
The Expert Clinician
What are the aims of "The Expert Clinician?"Most textbooks describe the traditional history and examination format: a format that has changed little in more than a hundred years despite profound chang ........
Expert Clinician
What's new in "The Expert Clinician?"“The Expert Clinician” explains the methods used by experienced clinicians to meet the aims of the consultation and describes how these can be used flexibly throug ........
The Expert Clinician
Why did I write "The Expert Clinician?"During my career I noticed that the perceived value of the consultation among trainees has declined and the reliance on guidelines and tests increased. This tren ........