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		<title>Getting Started with Sci59 &#8211; an online career tool for medical students and FY doctors</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/getting-started-with-sci59-an-online-career-tool-for-medical-students-and-fy-doctors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for career guidance? Wondering which specialties might suit you?

What is Sci59 Online?
Sci59 Online is an Open University resource to help medical students and junior doctors in training see how their skills, attitudes, preferences and aspirations map against specialties.
What does it do? 
Sci59 lists the career choices that provide a reasonable match to your personal profile and, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=160&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling all medical students: NPSA offers prize for essay on patient safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essay Competitions and Prizes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) through the National Reporting and Learning Service (NRLS) is offering an annual prize for medical students studying in the United Kingdom on patient safety.
Three prizes will be awarded at the annual Patient Safety Congress. The winner will receive £500 and the two runners-up £200 each. 
Eligible doctors are encouraged to submit an original essay of up to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=156&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling all junior doctors: NPSA offers prize for essay on patient safety</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/calling-all-junior-doctors-npsa-offers-prize-for-essay-on-patient-safety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essay Competitions and Prizes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) through the National Reporting and Learning Service (NRLS) is offering an annual prize for junior doctors practising in the United Kingdom (foundation year one up to specialist registrar level) on patient safety.
Three prizes will be awarded at the annual Patient Safety Congress. The winner will receive £500 and the two runners-up £200 each. The winning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=150&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Foundation Programme Recruitment is Underway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation Programme Recruitment 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foundation Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Enrolment has opened
Click here and enrol. You must enrol before you will be able complete an application form. Applicants will be able to submit an application online between Monday, 12 October and 12.00 midday (BST) Friday, 23 October 2009. Applications received after this time will not be accepted.
2010 Foundation Applicant’s Handbook on website
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		<title>Which specialty? New NHS careers website can help you decide your future career path</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/which-specialty-new-nhs-careers-website-can-help-you-decide-your-future-career-path/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christa (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Career Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[career choice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHS Medical Careers website was officially launched August 2009 and is a four-step career planning guide designed to assist you in understanding your options for choosing your future career as a doctor in the NHS.
The website provides &#8221;a resource for making informed decisions when planning a career in medicine and related fields.  Register online to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=137&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation application form slides from BMA Careers Conference, Manchester, March 2009</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/foundation-application-form-slides-from-bma-conference-manchester-march-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation Programme Recruitment 2009]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slides from the talk given at the BMA Careers Conference held at the University of Manchester on 24th March 2009 can now be found at:
The Foundation Application Process &#8211; An Introduction
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		<title>Think you have research, teaching or leadership and management potential?</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/think-you-have-research-teaching-or-leadership-and-management-potential/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 recruitment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Then an Academic Foundation Programme could be for you!
What is the Academic Foundation Programme?
An opportunity to devote some of your foundation training time to academic research and to develop research, teaching and leadership/management skills.
Whether you are planning on a future career in research or just fancy a foundation programme with something a little bit different, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=129&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Try something different&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/try-something-different/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Medical Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working overseas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
&#8230;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 &#8211; 4pm (FREE ENTRY!)
Over 50 organisations will be exhibiting including Barnardos, BUNAC, British Red Cross, Childline, The New Children&#8217;s Hospital Appeal, Frontier, Teach First, the North West Strategic Health Authority [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=121&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Undergraduate research opportunities!</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/undergraduate-research-opportunities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you fancy getting some research experience on your CV? Thinking of trying your hand at research before applying for an academic foundation programme? Are you passionate about a particular area of medicine  and want to do more?
If any of these options sound like you, or if you&#8217;re just thinking of ways to add [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=116&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working in New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/working-in-new-zealand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Careers Service)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Medical Training [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manchestermedicalcareers.wordpress.com&blog=3658147&post=113&subd=manchestermedicalcareers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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