Career Pathways

After achieving the dream of holding a medical degree, several career pathway options are available. We spot the light on some traditional and non-traditional pathways here.

This has been the most popular choice and probably what fits most with the stereotypical image of a medical doctor. This pathway would include doing an internship year, residency, and optionally a fellowship. The internship year is not taken into account in the tables below.

Medical research is the cornerstone of innovation and the steering force for the progress and advancement of Medicine. Medial doctors are pioneers in clinical and translational research. Research will innovate the evidence-based practice of medicine. It also plays a major role in academic promotion for doctors who choose academia as part of their future career.

Academia in medical education offers a stimulating and challenging environment for medical doctors. Medical doctors may opt to be involved in basic or clinical sciences education. It is also a gateway to other fields such as medical simulation and patient safety.

Medical doctors with managerial and leadership skills may employ them in healthcare management. They can indulge in the main stakeholders of the medical community.

In an exponentially changing digital age, medical doctors can benefit from these advances to turn what used to be beyond imagination into facts, offering patients and healthcare providers accessible, affordable, and reliable solutions. This can aid in pandemics and times of crisis, given it enables teleconsultations.

The influence and accessibility of digital and social media created an optimal environment for medical doctors, especially for those who have the talent, pertinent scientific knowledge, and credibility.

Medicine has always been synonymous with improving the health and well-being of people, especially the less fortunate. Now the world has become a global village, hence came the opportunity to help through volunteering and working with local and international Non-Governmental Organizations.

The medical claims and pre-approvals can be dramatically positively impacted when assessed by a medical doctor who has a thorough insight into the cases.

Healthcare is a very challenging and promising field for investment, yet the subject matter experts to be consulted in such activities should definitely include medical doctors.

The challenging target-driven world of the pharmaceutical industry may be enticing for many medical doctors to work as a Medical Associate between the healthcare professionals and the pharmaceutical industry.

Given this is a biomedical communication field; the medical doctors would be able to unleash their creativity and talent in the favor of delivering clearer visual information.

In a world of growing disputes, many malpractice lawsuits are being raised, the expertise of the medical doctors helps the authorities differentiate right from wrong.

Medical photography (still and video) is very useful in patient care, especially when it comes to documentation. It is also useful for medical education, patient education, and marketing.

Medical doctors gained and sharpened many of the skills needed for medical writing and editing as part of their basic medical education.

The pharmaceutical industry’s end customer is the patient, and hence the medical doctors given their awareness and understanding of the patients and diseases would be able to play a pivotal role in all phases of the pharmaceutical research.

This would give you a chance to protect and promote the health of the population at large; either directly or through being involved in health policy and strategy design and implementation.

In recent years, more and more doctors are engaged in entrepreneurial activities including but not limited to medical businesses, biotechnology, and healthcare IT.

Transplant coordinators work with the whole team involved in tissue and organ transplantation, throughout the stages. The duties of the coordinator extend beyond the administrative duties to include medical ones.

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