DAVIDSON’S SELF-ASSESSMENT IN MEDICINE

Davidson’s Self-assessment in Medicine is an accompanying volume to the internationally-renowned textbook Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine. This new book of nearly 1250 questions is based on typical clinical scenarios and utilises a contemporary assessment style. Each set of questions covers a wide range of topics and has been written to follow the style and chapter order of the main textbook. This book can be used either independently or in conjunction with Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine.
Davidson’s Self-assessment in Medicine has been assembled using modern educational principles in line with current undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. It is designed to support students preparing for examinations and in the early years after qualification. The clinical scenarios will be of interest to clinicians at any stage in their career, mirroring situations and presentations they will meet in their everyday practice. This book will support ongoing professional development, and encourage good clinical reasoning and judgement.
Today’s doctor requires not only a sound knowledge base, but the ability to apply that understanding appropriately to individual patients. This book will be an invaluable resource and will inspire its readers to build and apply their clinical know-how to real life scenarios, encouraging excellence in patient-centred care.