Helps new medical graduate to plan their careers

1. Mapping Your
Pathway
Internship; what is after?!!
Weam Banjar
BDS., MS.

2. Disclosure
• None
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3. Selecting
specialty
Selecting the
career path
Looking for
sponsor
Graduated from
Internship
medical school Where do I want
to pursue my
higher education
Preparation for
exams
Application
package
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4. Contact
with
patient
Find a Diagnostic
mentor in vs.
the field Therapeutic
Selecting
the
specialty
Hands-on Future
experience career plan
Contact
seniors in
the field
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5. •Mainly working at the hospital
•Perform various clinical activity +/- administrative activities
Clinical
oriented
•Mainly teaches at academic institution
•Train and teach under- and postgraduate students
•Able to join other institution to work as part time/ private institution
Academic
•Required research activities
oriented
•Mainly design, develop and perform research projects
•Train and teach under- and postgraduate students in research methodology ,
epidemiological principles and clinical trials
Research •Possible collaboration with national and international institution to perform
oriented collaborative research projects
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6. Universities
Military
hospitals and
Funding Ministry of
National
Guard
sources/ Higher
Education
Hospitals
sponsorship
Ministry of
Health
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7. • local program vs. international program
•North America vs. Europe
•Finishing the residency at the KSA then joining the fellowship
programs
•Financial benefit
•Experience
•Training
•Family and personal
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8. Saudi Council for Health Specialties
TOEFL/ ILETS
USMLE, Canadian exam
GRE
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9. Application package
Personal
Application Resume/ statement/
form CV statement
of purpose
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10. Application package
Personal
Application Resume/ statement/
form CV statement
of purpose
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11. Competitive Application
Email style
(professional;
no DrLulu or
Drsuperman )
Publication and
Volunteer Personal Response to
Neat application research
activities communication email
activities
Response to
phone calls
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