Where can I get advice on alternative career pathways for medical graduates?
I only have one year of postgraduate experience. Yes. The degree is as “transferable” as any other degree would be, meaning you can theoretically enter any career at graduate level. The key decision you have to make is whether you want to use your medical training in itself or whether you would prefer to retrain in another direction as a graduate entrant. If the former, then you would need to consider opportunities where the medical degree has an intrinsic value-pharmaceutical medicine, analysis of healthcare stocks in the city, working in healthcare management, private sector provision of medical and service needs, etc. BMJ Careers often covers such careers in detail and I would start by reviewing back issues. If you choose the latter then your options are much wider. For this I would recommend going to some of the university level careers fairs which would be advertised in students’ unions or in the local or national press. Talk to the recruiters and see what they are looking for and
