Fancy yourself as a writer?

The Royal Society of Medicine Awards Deadlines for essays and competitions run throughout the year and many are open to current medical students. Many of them carry cash prizes, and of course are a valuable addition to your CV, especially if you are considering a career in academic medicine! Examples of two awards with up [...]

Funded study and research opportunities in the USA!

Calling all Manchester Medical Students and graduates… UK 2012-13 Fulbright Awards Now Open The Fulbright Commission has announced the opening of the UK Awards for study and research in the US in 2012-13.  Applications for all 2012-13 UK Fulbright Awards close on 31 May 2011. Full information and the online application are available on its website. Plus, Three [...]

BMJ Careers Fairs 2010: registration now open

The BMJ Careers Fairs, the UK’s largest medical recruitment events, offer large exhibitions and seminar programmes on a range of career related topics. Around 2400 doctors attend annually, drawn by the chance to talk directly to employers and to get career related advice. Get information and register today and take the opportunity to attend our [...]

Try something different…

…check out the opportunities at the Voluntary, Not-For-Profit and Public Sector Careers event on Wednesday 4th March, Academy 1, Oxford Rd 2009 (Manchester): 12.30pm – 4pm (FREE ENTRY!) Over 50 organisations will be exhibiting including Barnardos, BUNAC, British Red Cross, Childline, The New Children’s Hospital Appeal, Frontier, Teach First, the North West Strategic Health Authority [...]

Working in New Zealand

Why New Zealand? There are many similarities between the UK and New Zealand healthcare systems. There exists a wide choice of healthcare services funded both privately and through government subsidies. There are currently shortages of doctors in some areas of practice however there is also oversupply in others so check your area of interest. The [...]

Working in Australia

If you are considering spending some time working in medicine abroad it is worth exploring the health systems in some detail. Here is an introduction to working in Australia. Why Australia? The Australian health care system is considered to be one of the best in the world. A good balance exists between the public healthcare [...]