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AMA Members receive 25% off John Murtagh's General Practice

This year Emeritus Professor John Murtagh AM was recognised with the AMA’s highest honour - the AMA Gold Medal. When the award was presented at the AMA National Conference in Canberra, the former AMA President, Dr Michael Gannon said “Professor Murtagh’s contribution to medicine and general practice as both a doctor in educator in Australia is incomparable.”

“He is the highly acclaimed author of several internationally adopted medical textbooks, including John Murtagh’s General Practice, which is now in its sixth edition, and has been translated into 13 languages since it was first published in 1994.” 

Professor Murtagh "defined the nature and content of general practice" and John Murtagh's General Practice book has been the benchmark for a generation of doctors. 

Since the AMA Gold Medal announcement McGraw Hill Education has in fact published the seventh edition of the pre-eminent reference textbook for general practitioners, medical students, and registrars. The new seventh edition has been revised and updated to ensure readers continue to have the best clinical content for general practice education and care. It proudly builds on its influential legacy with an expansion of the author team who bring a new generation of knowledge and diagnostic expertise to this authoritative work. 

 Approximately 30% of the book has been revised and updated including new diagnosis strategies for common presenting problems; significant updates on sexual health and cervical cancer screening; updated information on mental health diagnosis and treatment; and chronic disorders has been revised and reworked. 

John Murtagh's General Practice remains the most trusted reference in the general practitioner market today and we are pleased to announce the AMA and McGraw Hill Education have partnered to offer AMA members a 25% discount on the latest seventh edition.

For more information please sign into Member Benefits page on the AMA website, and enter the member only code to order your book online. Get your exclusive 25% discount and update your must-have general practice resources with the latest seventh edition of John Murtagh's General Practice today.

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