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…
Read More 10 things to ask a health professional at a careers event>
“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,…
Read More A career in academic health sciences research – inside information from Dr Julie Preston>
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…
Read More Health professions on the Skilled Occupations List from July 2014>
My Health Career is pleased to publish a guest article by Tim Barnwell, an APA Sports Physiotherapist who has over 12 years experience. He is…
Read More Prescribing rights for physiotherapists – by Tim Barnwell APA Sports Physiotherapist>
Deadly Choices is an education program that was run recently to see if it was an effective means of improving knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of…
Read More Deadly Choices – improving the health of indigenous youth>
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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Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occur when a person’s head is severely hit or shaken, or, when an object enters the brain. The range of injury…
Read More Occupational Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injuries>
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…
Read More $13.4 million for rural health scholarships – will it make a difference?>
My Health Career is pleased to present a guest article by Mel Grand. Mel is a qualified radiation therapist and is currently working as a…
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The federal government handed down its 2014-2015 budget on Tuesday 13th May 2014. Click here for the expense measures for health. The government intends for…
Read More How will the federal budget affect health professions?>
Paul McNamara has extensive experience providing clinical and educative mental health support in general hospital and community clinical settings. He holds hospital-based, undergraduate and post-graduate…
Read More A mental health nurse in the general hospital – by Paul McNamara>
Researchers from Cambridge in the UK carried out a two-part study looking at time lags and its impacts. In the study, translation was considered as…
Read More Time lags in translation following clinical research>
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…
Read More Allied health practice owners conference – Maida Learning>
A recent report published by the Medical Observer suggested that Queensland doctors are on the verge of agreeing to move to individual contracts. It follows…
In March 2014, Health Workforce Australia released workforce in focus documents for six health professions, these being dietetics, optometry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry and psychology. What…
The Northern Territory Medicare Local is now taking applications for university health students to fly to the Northern Territory to connect with high school students…
The Sunshine Coast certainly knows how to turn it on for locals and visitors. I consider myself lucky tolive in such a wonderful community. You…
Read More Closing the Gap – my perspective, past, present and future – by Harry Pitt>
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), which is made up of 14 national boards and governs most of the health professions in Australia, has…
Read More AHPRA’s revised and new policies come into effect Mid-March>
In Australia, medications are traditionally prescribed by medical practitioners such as general practitioners, dermatologists and paediatricians, as well as dentists. More recently, suitably qualified health…
Graduate Careers Australia has released the results of its annual survey of university graduates (GradStats) recently. Let’s have a look at how health graduates fared….…
