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Careers beyond clinical practice
What else can a medical degree lead to, and how do people get there?
Pharma and medical affairs, research, regulation, writing, health technology, consulting, public health and administration. What the work is, who it suits, and how doctors move into it.
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- Which non-clinical paths exist, and what do they pay?
- Can I keep some clinical work?
- What skills carry over, and what do I need to learn?
- How do I make the move without burning bridges?
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Twenty-five paths through medicine, clinical and beyond.
If I choose one path over another, what does it cost me over the years?
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Paths that belong to this topic: the work, training, life and money of each.
The scientific conscience of a pharmaceutical company.
Pharmacovigilance and drug safety
Watching medicines after they reach patients.
How new treatments earn their evidence.
Getting safe medicines and devices through the rules, and keeping them there.
Turning complex medicine into clear, accurate words.
Treating populations rather than patients.
Making hospitals work, for patients and for staff.
Medical judgement inside the economics of care.
Solving hard problems for hospitals, companies and governments.
Teaching the next generation of doctors.
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