Career Counselling Program

How to explore alternative medical career pathways

As in many professions, medical careers are evolving like never before, with portfolio careers, non-clinical pathways and flexible roles offering better work-life balance all becoming a reality. It’s therefore natural for doctors practicing today to take a step back and re-evaluate their chosen career path to consider it in the broader context of personal, professional, financial and lifestyle goals.

In most countries, it is not easy for students to become a doctor in one country and practice in another  Following are your options after the MBBS degree:

With an MBBS degree, you can work at:

• Government or private hospitals
• Nursing homes/clinics/health departments
• Medical services of the army, navy and air force, under the Ministry of Defence
• Charitable institutions

The positions you can work as include:

• General Practitioner, Physician
• General Surgeon
• Anesthetist or Anesthesiologists
• Psychiatrist

Pros & Cons

The advantages of being a doctor are many especially if you are a sucker for respect. Following are some of the other obvious advantages:

Pros

• Ability to provide service and support to others
• Save lives
• Continuous learning
• Excellent pay

Cons

• Late work hours and erratic shift timings
• Dealing with immensely stressful situations on an ongoing basis
• Long duration of study