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Career planning is key for medical graduates

Changes in postgraduate medical education have made it even more important for graduates to start early in the career planning process. With less opportunity to change direction once decisions are made, starting to plan for your future career now will improve your chances of finding the job that's just right for you. (More...)

Welcome to your graduate medical career

There are many reasons why it's good to be a doctor but to be the best doctor you need to know what you want out of life. Advice to help medical graduates explore options (More...)

No medical degree? No problem!

No medical degree but you want to become a doctor? The cure: a graduate medical degree. (More...)

A firm foundation for your medical career

Professor Shelley Heard, London Deanery's deputy dean director, explains why the foundation programme is win-win for newly qualified doctors and patients. (More...)

Building the foundations of your medical career

Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) explains how the Foundation Programme works and outlines the application process. (More...)

What to expect heading into the foundation programme

An overview of the foundation programme from Modernising Medical Careers. (More...)

Becoming a GP

If you like thinking on your feet and meeting a wide range of individuals, working as a doctor in general practice could be the right career choice for you. (More...)

Training and development to work as a GP

What general practice medical training involves and how to apply. (More...)

Medical careers in the armed forces

For a unique medical career involving adventure and first-rate training opportunities, consider a career in the armed forces where you'll play a vital role in keeping armed forces personnel fit and ready for action. (More...)

Work and electives overseas

Fancy working abroad? Make sure you've thought it through and done some planning before you take the plunge. (More...)

Health for the future: research and academic medical careers

There are many career opportunities in academic medicine: in universities, research council- and charity-funded institutes and research units, and the pharmaceutical industry. Play a part in the research that will shape biomedicine and patient care in the future. (More...)

Careers outside medicine

If you're not sure that a career practising medicine is what you want, don't panic. You can transfer the skills you've gained through your medical degree to something else. (More...)

Career flexibility: supporting choices for doctors

Dr Ros Roden, associate dean for careers and personal development at the Yorkshire Deanery, talks about the continuing demand for flexible training. (More...)

Filling in your foundation portfolio

Dr Kian Tjen Tan, a foundation house officer 2, gives some practical tips on how to fill in your foundation portfolio. (More...)

Core competences for the foundation programme

Anthony Bradlow, consultant physician and rheumatologist and a former director of training and education, introduces the foundation programme core competences. (More...)

Moving on from medical school

Emma Bryden, a foundation year one doctor in vascular surgery, shares her experiences of starting out as a junior doctor and offers her advice to others facing the next step. (More...)