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Malaysian Family Physician 2008; Volume 3, Number 2
ISSN: 1985-207X (print), 1985-2274 (electronic)
©Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
Online version: http://www.ejournal.afpm.org.my/
NEW BOOK
Title: The Life of A Doctor. A Career Guide.
Editor: Ong Hean Teik
Publisher: Unipress Medical & Healthcare
Year of publication: 2008
ISBN: 978-983-3909-42-1
Contact: Dr Ong Hean Teik, HT Ong Heart Clinic. 251-C, Burmah
Road, 10350 Penang, Malaysia.
First of all, I must congratulate Dr Ong Hean Teik for the efforts
made to compile the short notes/essays from various
specialists to produce the book, The Life of a Doctor.
Personally, I really enjoyed reading it and would recommend
the book to my medical students, junior doctors and their
parents. In fact, the book will also benefit specialists from
various specialties. The strength of the book lies in the authors
with vast experience in their field. Their real life experience
and their reflections of the journeys they took make the book
more interesting to read, may motivate potential students to
take up medicine, and would help young doctors to make their
postgraduate career choice. The inclusion of Pharmacy and
career pathway for dental officers opens a wider spectrum of
choices for the students. Generally, all the specialties
emphasized the importance of interest, hard work, discipline
and compassion in order to be a good medical/health
practitioner.
Reviewed by: A/Prof Dr Shaiful Bahari Ismail, Department of
Family Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
CONTENTS
Preface/ Acknowledgements/Introduction – HT Ong
Chapter 1: The Medical Course: What It Is All About - HT Ong
Chapter 2: Some Observations On Medical Students, Doctors And
Doctoring Over Four Decades – IS Cheah
Chapter 3: Internal Medicine And Its Sub-Specialities: Neurology
In Private Practice - Haniffah Abdul Gafoor; Nephrology In
Government Service - Rozina Ghazalli; Progress In Gastroenterology
- Seow Eng Lok; Dermatology Is Deeper Than The Skin - Lim Huat
Bee; A Cardiologist’s Life Is For Me - Simon Lo; Cardiology As I See
It - Na Boon Seng; Haematology - Training & Practice - Leong Kin
Wah; Geriatric Medicine As A Career Option - P. Srinivas.
Chapter 4: Surgery And Its Branches: Secrets Of Surgery - Godfrey
Geh Sim Wah; So You Want To Be A Surgeon - Peter Lee; The
Universe Of The Urologist - Liong Men Long; Reflections On Cardiac
Surgery - Saw Huat Seong; Notes From A Neurosurgeon - B
Gunasekaran; What It Takes To Be An Orthopaedic Surgeon - Yeoh
San Beng; Otorhinolaryngology: A Good Life - SP Palaniappan; Two
Views On Ophthalmology - Adrian Chan, Raymond Tah Kheng Soon.
Chapter 5: Obstetrics And Gynaecology: A Career In The “Mother”
Of All Specialities - M. Kanagalingam; The Life Of An Obstetrician &
Gynaecologist - Tan Chong Guan.
Chapter 6: Radiology And Radiotherapy: Looking Inside The Body
- Abdullah Daud; Life As A Radiotherapist And Oncologist - Adel
Zaatar.
Chapter 7: Psychiatry As A Profession: Life As A Psychiatrist Tan Chee Khuan; Psychiatry As I See It - Prem Kumar
Chandrasekaran; Psychiatric Definitions - Tan Chee Khuan.
Chapter 8: The Rewarding Career Of A Paediatrician - Zabidi Hussin
Chapter 9: General And Family Practice: General Practice Is A
Speciality - M Rathnavelu; Life Of A Family Practitioner - Segaran
Xavier; Family Practice - Is It For Me? - Cl Teng.
Chapter 10: Alternative Careers: The Road Less Travelled. Medical
Microbiologists: Doctors Of Culture And Sensitivity - Victor KE Lim;
Pathology As A Career - R Krishnan; Anaesthesiology In The Private
Sector - BH Wong; Life As An Anaesthetist - Yong Boon Hun;
Confessions Of A Political Doctor - Teng Hock Nan; Pursuing A Career
As An Academician - Richard Li-Cher Loh.
Chapter 11: A Lady And A Doctor - Challenges And Rewards.
Life Of A Lady Public Health Physician - Saraswathi Bina Rai;
Reminiscence Of A Female Doctor - Hwang Yee Chern.
Chapter 12: What It Means If Your Child Wants To Do Medicine Lee Yan San.
Chapter 13: So How Much Money Does A Doctor Earn? - HT Ong.
Appendix 1: Pharmacy And Dentistry: Colleagues And Collaborators.
A Career In Pharmacy: - Choong Yoke Leng; Oral Maxillofacial
Surgery And Dentistry - Heng Swee Heong.
Appendix 2: Profile of Contributing Authors
Bibliography
Index
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