In a study of 60 students who entered the intercalated honours BSc course in pathology at the University of Edinburgh over 10 years the conventional criteria of academic excellence and motivation were shown to be appropriate for the selection of honours students. When compared with classmates who did not take the intercalated year but who had shown similar high academic ability in the preclinical course the students who had taken the honours BSc did better in the remainder of the undergraduate curriculum. Of 42 honours students, 18 (43%) entered academic careers, particularly in pathology and medicine, but there was no observed tendency for students without honours BSc to do so.Although it is impossible to establish a causal relation between taking the honours course and subsequent academic distinction, the results suggest that the intercalated honours BSc in pathology serves a useful function in introducing able students into IntroductionThe intercalated honours BSc course is now an established feature in many medical schools in this country. Lasting for one year, or occasionally two, the course is offered by several preclinical and paraclinical departments and is aimed at introducing students to careers in medicine in which investigative work is an important component. Despite the length of the medical curriculum students continue to undertake intercalated years and appear to value them. Nevertheless, only one published study has attempted an objective

Background: Canadian pharmacy residency programs rely on preceptors to support the growing demand of graduates wishing to pursue hospital residencies. Understanding the educational needs of these preceptors is important to ensure that they are well prepared to deliver successful programs.

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The question of 'histories' over 'history' is paid due attention as the author both engages with existing scholarship and takes the analysis to the next level. We cannot quite argue that the case studies are obscure, in fact often quite the opposite, but Gluhovic's analytical methodology shows as much an understanding of recent developments in the field as of the historical treatment. Judith Butler and Sigmund Freud rightly emerge as key references and the former, especially, sets the tone for the enquiry, though it would be reduc tive to say that Gluhovic's theo retical framework is anything but thoughtfully nuanced through out. The book, suitably pitched at the advanced postgraduate level, will appeal to scholars working in memory studies and the stage, while its consideration of lived-through, embodied, and represented trauma in the context of sociopolitical crises and fluid identities is incis ive and urgent, making this an important critical source in the broader field.

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