Courses & Education available
Large range of online courses and educational resources for doctors, medical students and health care professionals. Online course are a convenient, time efficient and affordable option for career development.
There are a range of options available which will provide career support, career frameworks, career development education, career satisfaction education and career sustainability education. If you are feeling uncertain, unfulfilled or lacking direction, then some of these online programs are perfect for you, in particular the Discovery course, non clinical medical careers, GP with special interests and Specialty training pathways.
If you are wanting career development and career propulsion, then the Myers Briggs personality course, CV preparation and interview preparation courses are a great place to start!
General Practitioners and GP Registrars will find some of these educational courses very useful for career sustainability and exploring career options - In particular, GP with special interests, non clinical medical careers, MBTI personality traits and Discovery.
You will find a comprehensive list of courses below
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Discovery
Career Planning for Doctors and Medical Students
DISCOVERY is a self-study course providing affordable and accessible career planning resources to allow you to work through your career concerns.
This course is designed to be a start for doctors and medical students to consider their career and their career planning.
It will help you to evaluate what is important to you, and which field of medicine may be best suited to you.
Discovery is a self-paced course designed to be completed over a 4-8 week period and each module will work through common career concerns and provide resources for the participant to work through their own career journey.
The course provides a stepwise approach to addressing career uncertainty and the exercises along the way aim to assist the participant to discover their own career intentions, what careers are available and how to work towards this.
Completion of this course will provide the participant with a structured approach to planning their medical career and creating the most fulfilling medical career for them.
Self-paced online programs
We are working on putting together useful self-paced online courses to help you work through your careers concerns. Take a look below at some of the topics we have coming out very soon.
Non Clinical Medical Careers Masterclass - With CCIM!
This Masterclass is presented by Dr Amandeep Hansra and Dr Ashe Coxon and covers non clinical areas that doctors can discover, plus some key questions to consider if you are considering moving from medicine to non clinical work. It also covers how to identify your key skills, your transferable skills and how to start the process of job searching.
Preparing for medical school applications (Including interview preparation for the medical school interview)
This comprehensive course is everything that a prospective medical student needs to prepare for their application for medical school.
This course covers;
- Australian medical school options (including pre-requisites and information about each medical school)
- What medical school is like and what happens after medical school
- What speciality options and training programs you can do as a doctor
- Extensively thorough interview skills training for medical school interviews, including 15 modules, > 5 hours of recordings discussing interview techniques, common interview questions and frameworks on how to address these
- Exercises on assisting a prospective medical students identify their own unique skills, interests and values and how to integrate these into an interview answer
- Tips and tricks on interview day
- Much, much more!
Medical CV preparation for doctors and medical students
This online medical CV course has recordings and written content with the aim to provide you education on how to make your medical CV stand out! There are examples, template and content on how to structure your CV, how to format your CV, what to include and how to identify and sell your skills. The course also provides information on cover letters and career statements.
By the end of this course you will have a winning CV!
Online Course: Interview Masterclass for Doctors
This course is designed to prepare you for Consultant, Fellowship and specialty training program interviews. We will explore interview frameworks, techniques and pitfalls to avoid. By working through the five modules, you will formulate a plan for how to conquer any question thrown at you in a Medical Interview.
Non traditional, non fellowship and non clinical medical careers
A guide to all of the current options available in non traditional, non fellowship and non clinical areas in medicine. This course will explore the direct sectors doctors can work in, what the work involves, how your skills can be transferred and where to start looking for the work.
NB - THIS IS NOT THE MASTERCLASS WITH DR HANSRA. This is written content about the non clinical areas of medicine, plus non traditional and non fellowship. The Masterclass has in depth vides specifically about non clinical careers, plus skills identification and job searching tips for these areas. This course is available further down this page.
GP with Special Interest - The endless opportunities, how to discover your pathway and making it happen
This course will explore all of the opportunities and special areas of interest that GPs can pursue and will outline which requires additional training and how to find roles in these areas.
Specialty training pathways in Australia
A complete guide to all of the specialty training pathways that can be pursued in Australia with information about the industry, skills required, training and any post specialty fellowship opportunities
Personality Traits and medical careers - Subconscious traits and blind spots
This course will explain the different Myers Briggs Type Indicator personalities and describe the applicability to medicine and medical careers and why we make some subconscious career decisions and the blind spots around out personality traits. This course can help you understand why you may make the decisions you do and provide guidance on deciding if that is the right choice for you.
Non Clinical and Non Traditional careers course for Allied Health and Nursing
This course is self-paced and aims to help you:
Explore exciting non-clinical and non-traditional career pathways.
Understand the potential benefits and considerations of each option.
Be aware of key points to consider prior to pursuing a non-clinical role.
Interview Preparation course - Allied Health and Nursing
This course is self-paced and aims to help you:
Become familiar with common interview types and topics.
Use effective frameworks to structure your answers, showcasing your achievements and skills.
Practice for interviews with downloadable example questions to boost your confidence.
CV and Cover Letter course - Allied Health and Nursing
This course is self-paced and aims to help you:
Make a memorable first impression
Master the key components of a CV, including layout, content, and readability.
Highlight your skills, knowledge, and strengths.
Access ready-to-use templates that you can customize for your needs.
FREE MINI COURSE
Learn how to effectively use LinkedIn to expand your career opportunities a medical professional.
After this free mini course you will walk away with an understanding of the benefits of Linkedin for searching for non-clinical careers, showcasing your experience and attracting suitable organisations as well as how to use Linkedin to job search based on your interests and skills
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