A career in health is a marathon, not a sprint!
It’s not that uncommon that I find myself at a high school careers event chatting with a high school student who will say “oh, I…
Careers and University
Nutrition tips to maximise performance in exams!
The 2013 CensusAtSchool survey result shows that 15% of school students are missing breakfast. While breakfast is considered as the most important meal of the…
Tips for getting a job at the World Health Organization
If you are interested in working at the World Health Organization (WHO), you might be interested in inside information on getting a job there. Dr…
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Overcoming barriers to university: a rural perspective – by Georgia Woodhouse, rural health student
My Health Career is pleased to present a guest article from Georgia Woodhouse, a third year pharmacy student at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga.…
Promoting your research through traditional media, social media and blogging
So what’s Twitter got to do with a researcher’s work receiving citations? According to a paper from the University Health Network in Canada, “highly tweeted…
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Calls for a cap on health student numbers
In a report published by The Australian, University of Sydney vice-chancellor Dr Michael Spence has said that the government should consider withdrawing health disciplines from…
The day a patient thanked me for yelling at them
Far out – with an article title like “the day a patient thanked me for yelling at them” it almost seems that there is a…
10 things to ask a health professional at a careers event
I often attend careers expos, where unfortunately the most commonly asked question I get is “what is the OP (perhaps this is ATAR in your…
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A career in academic health sciences research – inside information from Dr Julie Preston
“I want to cure cancer”. That’s the broad, and perhaps naïve goal that was the first step on my path to an academic research career,…
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Health professions on the Skilled Occupations List from July 2014
The Skilled Occupations List (SOL) was updated on 1st July. Many jobs in the health industry have remained on the SOL, meaning that Australia will…
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Visit My Health Career at northern NSW careers expos in July!
Just letting everyone know that My Health Career will be exhibiting at 3 careers expos in northern New South Wales in July. Each expo runs…
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$13.4 million for rural health scholarships – will it make a difference?
In the 2014-2015 federal budget, the government announced an extra $13.4 million for rural nursing and allied health scholarships for 500 students, in a bid to…
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headspace – why are young people presenting for mental health care?
headspace is Australia’s national youth mental health foundation. It provides young Australians aged 12-25 with mental health, general health, education, employment, and alcohol and drug…
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Victorian Guild President Anthony Tassone – essential communication skills for pharmacists
My Health Career is pleased to present a guest article from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Victorian President Anthony Tassone on the topic of communications…
Australian Dental Association calls on government to review dental workforce
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has written to the Minister for Education Hon. Christopher Pyne, asking the government to review Australia’s dental workforce. Following complaints…
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Allied health practice owners conference – Maida Learning
Allied health professionals and practice owners now have access to education and professional development specifically for their unique business requirements with the establishment of Maida…
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Psychology workforce data released
Psychologists in Focus has been released by Health Workforce Australia, as part of its Australia’s Health Workforce Series. In the section covering stakeholder views, the…
Podiatry workforce data released
Health Workforce Australia has released Podiatrists in Focus – its latest data on the podiatry workforce in Australia. Podiatry is a relatively small profession, with…
Physiotherapy workforce data released
Health Workforce Australia has released “Physiotherapists in Focus” report as part of its series on the Australia Health Workforce. It revealed that on average, there…
Australian pharmacy workforce in focus
Health Workforce Australia released a document in its Australia’s Health Workforce Series in March 2014 – “Pharmacists in Focus.” It states that pharmacy graduate numbers…