Bits and Bytes: Surviving Morning Rounds

Have you ever had the experience on morning rounds that it always seems to be the other student or resident who knows the 6 causes of such-and -such, or who was so-and -so whose name is attatched to some trivial murmur or strange neurological sign ? Well, here is the answer, your very own book on one-upmanship Yes, this wee book will help you on the boards and MCQ's, but more importantly it will help you play the game on rounds, setting up the questions for which only you have the fantastic answer at your fingertips. And you decide whether the title should have been "Bits and Bites "and leave the Bytes to those who realize from being dazzled by you that they were never cut out to do Internal Medicine.

Dr. Thomson has been President of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, a member of the Bockus Society, two-term Governor for Western Canada for the American College of Gastroenterology, winner of the prestigious University Cup in 2001, a recipient of the Gold Medal in Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada), Chief Royal College examiner in Gastroenterology, Director of the Division of Gastroenterology, three-time Teacher of the Year at the University of Alberta, Award for Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, and awarded Distinguished University Professor. He helped found the Gastroenterology Training Fellows annual course, The Canadian Digestive Disease Foundation, The Canadian Helicobacter Study Group, The Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, and First Principles of Gastroenterology. He joined the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta in 1975, where he began his career as a clinician, teacher, and investigator. He cherishes the privilege of having helped train more than 60 GI training fellows and graduate students. Dr. Thomson’s basic research interest is in the mechanisms of intestinal adaptation, the absorption of nutrients, and the modification of this adaptive response in health and in disease models. His clinical research interests involve the study of human gastric secretion and the coordination and conduct of clinical trials for patients with peptic disorders, as well as inflammatory and irritable bowel diseases. Dr. Thomson has authored over 700 scientific papers and review articles, and has edited eight books.