Friday, July 4, 2025

Careers

Careers beyond medicine

After five or six years at university, thousands of pounds in student loan debt and a perpetual cycle of exams, you’ll hopefully have left...

Learning to lead

As a junior doctor you can develop your leadership competencies by being proactive and consciously assuming greater responsibilities around leadership activities; the Medical Leadership...

Flying doctors down under

An overseas OOPE in aeromedical retrieval When Dr Aarjan Snoek wanted to develop his skills leading a multidisciplinary team in...

Out of programme time

Whether it is for the experience of working abroad or to undertake additional research, an increasing number of doctors...

Advice on working overseas

For adventurous junior doctors there are plenty of opportunities to work overseas - from locum placements in the coastal...

All at sea – a ships doctor

I started on a fairly typical career path after qualification from the University of Leicester in 2001. I rotated...

Working part-time: a guide

A growing number of junior doctors are investigating flexible working as a way of achieving a better work-life balance....

Write your way to the top

Filling in applications for training posts requires careful consideration. You will face fierce competition from other trainees, so make...