The Successful Health Care Professional's Guide: Everything You Need to Know But Weren't Taught in Training

This guide provides non-medical skills and practices to help healthcare trainees reach their peak performance, including leadership, goal-setting, mentorship, relationships, skills-training, stoicism, and financial planning. It is an invaluable and timely contribution to the health career development literature, geared specifically to the trainee and their training education.

Format: Hardback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 27 April 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The aim of this concise guide is to provide a comprehensive resource of "non-medical" skills and practices that have been proven to enhance the performance of healthcare trainees, enabling them to reach their full potential. The healthcare education and training process encompass numerous essential aspects for excelling, preparing for the next stage, and thriving at the trainee's ultimate goal. However, there are additional skills and principles that are crucial in achieving peak performance during training, career, and life. These skills and principles, often overlooked in formal training, can be found in various areas, such as leadership, goal-setting, mentorship, relationships, skills training, stoicism, and financial planning. While they are all critical for medical-career development, acquiring the necessary information can be a challenge. To address this, the accomplished chapter authors of this easy-to-read title have compiled insightful key points and tangible action items in each section, tailored specifically to the trainee and their training education. Furthermore, authors from diverse non-medical sectors and professional backgrounds have contributed their expertise to this compendium, providing valuable interdisciplinary coverage.

As an invaluable and timely contribution to the field of health career development, The Successful Health Care Professionals Guide will be of immense interest to medical students, residents, fellows, and all allied health professionals seeking to develop the most successful and fulfilling career possible. By embracing these non-medical skills and practices, healthcare trainees can unlock their full potential, excel in their roles, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of their patients and communities.

Weight: 488g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030959494
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022