Here are 101* of the best ideas to make the most effective use of your time on the ward. Over 250 contributors, including students, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and therapists from 18 countries, help make you the finest doctor you can be!

Pocket-sized for 'dipping into' during a spare moment or a couple of hours on the ward, this short guide is ideal for medical students on rotation or junior doctors who wish to boost learning and motivation.

*There are actually 100 ideas. Now it's your turn to develop tip 101! Submit your ideas to www.101things.org

Dason E. Evans, MBBS(Lond), MHPE(Maastricht), fHEA
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medical Education,
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Queen Mary, University of London
Speciality Doctor in Sexual Health, St George’s NHS Trust

Nakul Gamanlal Patel, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Lond), MRCS(Eng)
Plastic Surgery Specialty Registrar East of England Deanery Norfolk
and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns,
Broomfield Hospital, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust
Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust