This month we have an occupational therapy guest blog post with an international twist. Army OT Guy Erik Johnson has allowed us to re-publish an…

Read More Why did I become an army occupational therapist?>

Leading podiatrist Ainslie Davies recently completed a survey on the scope of podiatry practice for the Australasian Podiatry Council. Approximately 200 podiatrists responded to the…

Read More The changing scope of podiatry practice>

Another brilliant guest blog post by Karen Bremner, a Brisbane-based Career Coach who helps clients of all ages to choose, develop and manage their careers.…

Read More What does success look like?>

Dietitian Connection, a leading website for dietitians, completed a dietitian salary survey in late 2012, and acquired results from 117 dietitians around Australia. Results of…

Read More Dietitian salary survey>

Giddy up!! Another guest blog post by Karen Bremner, a Brisbane-based Career Coach who helps clients of all ages to choose, develop and manage their…

Read More Your career – are you seeking the sorting hat?>

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is taking applications for ignite, the new leadership program for early career pharmacists. The aim of the program is…

Read More ignite – early career pharmacist leadership program>

Here we have a guest post by Bonnie Lau, who became qualified as an Accredited Practising Dietitian in 2012. She graduated from Queensland with a…

Read More A student’s journey through her dietetics degree>

How to become a pharmacist…… the Accreditation Standards were published by the Australian Pharmacy Council in 2009, and The National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists…

Read More How to become a pharmacist>

On 23rd November 2012, the Optometry Board of Australia released a proposal to have therapeutically qualified optometrists have an expanded role in managing patients with…

Read More Could optometrists be treating glaucoma in the future?>

Dr Karin Alexander, National President of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) has been in the media quite a bit this week. In previous years, around…

Read More Dental graduates 2012…. did they get jobs?>

A while ago I saw an article from the Harvard Medical School (HMS) called ‘Behind every success story, a mentor’. In June 2012, HMS had…

Read More A mentor – should you have one?>

We are SO EXCITED about to have a superstar guest blogger on My Health Career!! Following is a post by Associate Professor Brett Aimers, Chief…

Read More Nursing: a calling and a fantastic profession>

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has released figures on new graduate employment – Tasmania 30%, Queensland 10% and South Australia 50%. There are also 800…

Read More National Nursing Graduate Job Crisis>

Medical students and recent medical graduates in the Gen Y age bracket were surveyed or participated in a focus group recently, and  it showed that…

Read More What do Gen Y doctors want from a medical career?>

Following is a guest blog by Leonora Coolhaas, a mental health Occupational Therapist working in multi disciplinary clinical education in regional Victoria. Leonora invites you…

Read More OT – The Professor made us think……>

Following is a guest blog post by Karen Bremner, a Brisbane-based Career Coach who helps clients of all ages to choose, develop and manage their…

Read More Rethinking your career expectations>

Pharmacists who work in a hospital have a very active role in patient care. They ensure that patients are taking the most appropriate medications, and…

Read More The role of hospital pharmacists>

Did you know that there are podiatric surgeons out there who perform surgeries of the foot and ankle? They might provide treatment for conditions including…

Read More The road to becoming a podiatric surgeon>

You can learn a lot from people who are successful. And the success doesn’t even need to be in your area of expertise. The principles…

Read More Don’t die with the music in you – wise words from Wayne Bennett>

Thanks goes to the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS) for allowing us to re-publish this article about what is happening right…

Read More Nurse practitioners on the non-medical prescribing scene>