My Health Career would like to thank rural GP Dr Melanie Clothier for allowing us to re-publish this post on our site. It was originally…
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“For the last 5 years I have worked as a foodservice manager and head of the dietetic department at Caboolture Hospital in northern Brisbane. Prior…
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We are well and truly in the middle of “careers expo season”, and at many of the events I attend, there are high school students…
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…
Training to become a dentist can include a significant degree of stress and physical pain, which takes a toll on those affected. In an American…
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My Health Career would like to thank Laurie Bickhoff for writing this article! If you want more from Laurie, check out her blog Defining Nursing.…
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Recently I read Sally Pearson’s autobiography Believe: An Inspirational Story of Aiming High. For those of you who might not know her as Sally Pearson,…
Optometry Australia (formerly known as the Optometrists Association Australia) has commissioned a report “Optometric supply and demand in Australia: 2011-2036”, which is forecasting a significant…
Earlier this month we published an article from 2012 pharmacy graduate Rita about things that pharmacy students need to consider when choosing an internship. Rita…
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The Australian Psychological Society has published a set of guidelines for psychologists to keep in mind in relation to competent and ethical practice. It is…
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Far out – with an article title like “the day a patient thanked me for yelling at them” it almost seems that there is a…
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) published a document in August 2013 called “Career structures and pathways for physiotherapists in the public health system.” Although this…
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“There was a very interesting Catch 22 situation that unfolded in fourth year pharmacy. They taught us a subject called Integrated Dispensing, where we were…
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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“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>
My Health Career is pleased to present a guest blog post from dietitian Sally Marchini, who has her own business Marchini Nutrition. Sally has Type…
For 10 years, the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association has conducted a survey to learn the hourly rates of primary care nurses (who often…
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) national president Dr Karin Alexander has labelled the decision for the Minister for Immigration to keep dentistry on the Skilled…
Read More Despair for graduates as dentistry remains on the Skilled Occupations List>
