The Black Book of Clinical Examination

Authors: Tey, Hong Liang; Lim, Erle
ISBN-13: 9780071268363
ISBN-10: 0071268367
©2009 | 1st Edition | 408 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: August 2009
Price: US$ 29.95

Medical Students and doctors training for postgraduate examinations in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine alike will find "The Black Book of Clinical Examination" a useful addition to their libraries. Taking the reader through the steps of basic clinical examination, the authors, who have many years of experience coaching candidates through under- and postgraduate examinations, stress the signifcance of important steps and relevant signs, highlight common errors, and provide multiple "pearls", aphorisms and algorithms to guide novice and trainee alike through the morass of information that is apt to trap the unguided. This book takes the student through typical exam cases, providing answers to "favourite examiners' questions" and providing insight to the student on the tutors'/examiners' perspective.

Replete with useful illustrations and algorithms, this book will be invaluable to all who are studying Internal Medicine.

BOOK FEATURES

This book aims to help candidates pass the examinations by teaching approaches to clinical cases. Its strength lies in helping candidates learn and remember the large amount of facts by provoding structure, algorithms, illustrations, and mnemonics. Passing the exams has been made simpler and learning made more enjoyable with the book.

THE AUTHORS

Dr. Tey passed the examinations for the membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), Graduate Diploma in Geriatrics Medicine (Singapore), and the United States Medical Licensing Examinations in 2006. He underwent his Advanced Specialist Training in Dermatology at the National Skin Centre (Singapore) and has been accredited a dermatologist in 2009.

Associate Professor Erle Lim obtained the Masters in Medicine (Internal Medicine) in 1997, and has been mentoring candidates through the MRCP, M Med (Int Med) and MBBS, ever since. He is currently a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK). He was accredited in Neurology in 2000, and now sits on the specialist training committe for Neurology in Singapore. He completed his fellowdhip in Movement disorders in New York, at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and is now tenured Associate Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, where he also serves as Assistant Dean of Education (Clinical Admission and Student Affairs). He was awarded the faculty teaching excellence award in 2005/6 and 2006/7, the university's annual teaching excellence award 2006/7 and the Outstanding Educator Award in 2008.

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