If you are a secondary school student willing to learn more about successful career planning and more about the medical career, this presentation might help.

1. SUCCESSFUL CAREER
PLANNING: LESSONS FROM
THE MEDICAL CAREER PATH
Dr.Ahmed Elshebiny, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine,
Diabetes and Endocrinology,KFU, KSA
Lecturer, Internal Medicine, Menoufia university , Egypt
Former Clinical Research Fellow,Joslin Diabetes Center, USA

2. CHOOSING
A CAREER
It is crucial to plan your career and make knowledge-based
choices.
You don’t have be a top student to achieve success in your
future career.
Career decision making has become a frequent and challenging
issue in today's world of work.
Career decisions are among the most important decisions
individuals make in their lifetime.
The information and technology revolution has impacted
individuals' career decision making
When choosing a medical doctor career, you must be aware of
the pros and cons of this career in addition to its prerequisites
If you are a doctor, you still have time to do your hobbies and
enjoy your family

3. THE FIRST PART: HOWTO SUCCESSFULLY PLAN AND
CHOOSEYOUR CAREER?
 What are the differences between job, career and profession?
 What is meant by a career path?
 Why our job is important?
 What is the best career ever in the world?
 What are the tips for choosing a suitable career?
 How can we plan our career path?
 What are the real-world lessons that could help in making better career decisions?
 What are the challenges that we may face in our career choices?
 When do we have to change our career?

4. THE SECOND PART:WHAT DO WE NEEDTO KNOW
BEFORE BEING A DOCTOR?
 Why choosing to be a doctor?
 What are the drawbacks and dangers of being a doctor?
 What are we studying at the college of medicine?
 What are the different medical specialties?
 How many hours doctors work?
 How could schools help in raising excellent doctors?
 What subjects do we need to master before choosing medicine as our career?
 I don’t like biology , How could I become a doctor?
 Ethics/legal aspects in the medical practice.
 Communication skills.
 Are students all over the world encouraged to study at the college of medicine?
 What about the family life of doctors?
 If I am a doctor, could I still do my hobbies?

5. JOB, PROFESSION, CAREER AND CAREER PATH
A job is a short- or
long-term contract
between an employer
and a worker
Career is a long-term
professional journey
The entire career may
have several career
paths and jobs
Careers may be
divided as
professional, and non-
professional

6. WHY OUR JOB IS IMPORTANT?
 We spend at least one third of our life in jobs
 Provide income
 Help to achieve the goals of the individual and the community
 Help physical and psychological wellbeing

7. IS IT EASYTO FIND A
SATISFACTORY JOB?
In US,The jobs that employees consider most meaningful are often in Healthcare or Humanities.

8. JOB SATISFACTION BY SECTOR

9. GENERATIONS ANDTHE GLOBAL LABOR FORCE

10. JOBTRENDS

11. LEARNING HOWTO MARKETYOURSELF

12. WHAT ISTHE BEST CAREER EVER INTHE WORLD?

13. TIPS FOR PLANNING /CHOOSING A SUITABLE CAREER

14. PLANNINGVERSUS DREAMING

15. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THATWE MAY FACE IN CAREER
CHOICES?

16. WHEN DO WE CONSIDER CHANGING CAREERS?

17. WHY BECOMING A DOCTOR?
A science dealing
with humans
Challenging
Caring about
other people
Helping people
overcome their
problems
Good paying job
May help improve
my own and my
family's health

18. PROS AND CONS OF BEING A DOCTOR

19. TIPS BEFORE CHOOSINGTHE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
 Consult a career counselor if possible
 Collect more and more information
 Shadow a doctor
 Volunteering in a medical setting e.g vaccination campaigns
 Hands-on experience is the most effective way to decide if the career in medicine is suitable for you

20. STUDYING ATTHE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

21. DIFFERENT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

22. GLOBAL SUPPLY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND
MIDWIVES) INYEAR 2011

23. WHAT ARE DOCTORS DO INTHEIR JOBS?
 They use their medical knowledge to treat medical illnesses and injuries
 Medical information is continuously changing so they continue learning and teaching.
 They counsel patients either in the outpatient, inpatient or the emergency settings.
 They perform diagnostic tests and imaging
 They may prescribe medications in specific doses and follow the patients' responses.
 They are responsible for their clinical decisions
 Some of the doctors do research to share in the development of the medical science and information.

24. HOW COULD SCHOOLS HELP IN RAISING PROFESSIONAL
DOCTORS?

25. I DON’T LIKE BIOLOGY , HOW COULD I BECOME A DOCTOR?

26. WHAT SUBJECTS DO WE NEEDTO MASTER BEFORE CHOOSING
MEDICINE AS OUR CAREER?

27. Ethics/legal aspects in the medical practice.

28. COMMUNICATION SKILLS MATTER

29. FAMILY LIFE OF DOCTORS

30. A DOCTOR,WOULDYOU STILL DOYOU HOBBIES?

31. TAKE HOME
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