INTRODUCTION TO SURGERY FOR STUDENTS

Introduction to surgery aims to provide a one-stop guide to the basics of surgery for surgical rotations, as well as providing information for aspiring surgeons on how to explore a surgical career and build your CV for surgical applications. It aims to be the go-to companion for any student shadowing in theatres, and a thorough guide for students wishing to spend more time in a specific specialty, conduct research and plan careers.
Introduction to Surgery for Students is an edited collection of 31 chapters from a group of 80 medical students, junior doctors and consultant surgeons. Each chapter has been written by a team made up of at least one student and one senior, and has then been edited and reviewed by a medical student with a special interest in the topic. This near-peer style of writing allows our content to cater to a student’s needs at the right level, whilst having the expert input of surgeons who are leaders in their field.

Features
• Each chapter has been written and edited by students and trainee surgeons working alongside consultants
• The first section provides knowledge and skills useful in understanding surroundings and rationale behind decisions made in a surgical setting
• Each specialty has been condensed into a short section that will help students pass exams whilst also orientating them in the clinical environment
• The 5 most common core operations are given in a step-by-step approach for each speciatly

Authors
• Rebecca A Fisher BSc(Hons)
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London
School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Fisher is a current medical student with a past BSc in Surgical Sciences. She has spent the last 2 years curating and editing the book to be suitable for fellow students. She recently received Highly Commended in the Zeshan Qureshi Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education 2016.
• Kamran Ahmed MRCS, PhD
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London
Dr. Ahmed is the current course organiser of KCL’s Surgical Science BSc course. He has a strong research background in surgical education, focusing on simulation and urological training curricula. He is currently a specialist registrar at Guy’s & St Thomas Hospital.
• Prokar Dasgupta MD, MSc, FRCS, FEBU
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London
Professor Dasgupta is the senior lead on this project. He has a passion for surgical education and has a large amount of experience in academic surgery and publishing. He is currently the editor-in-chief of BJUI.
• Foreword by Professor Sir Robert Lechler FKC
Professor Lechler FKC was appointed as a staff member of the College Council in 2009.
He is Vice-Principal (Health) and is Executive Director of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. He is also a member of the Council's Chairman's Committee, the Academic Board, the Estates Strategy Committee and the Fellowships and Honorary Degrees Committee.