A question I get a lot is “what can you do with an M.D. besides practice medicine?” In an effort to answer this question, I decided to launch a little segment I like to call Alternative M.D. Careers.
What we’ll be doing is taking a closer look at a real job, that’s available now, and that you can do with an M.D. Sure, there might be other qualifications that you don’t have, or some type of experience required that’s not that common with graduates fresh out of medical school. But, the idea is to get the creative juices flowing and at least start you down a path where you can perhaps discover that perfect job if you’re not planning on staying in medicine.
Basically, I’ll just take a job posting that I find at various hiring boards and post that information here. I’ll then briefly dissect the qualifications and see if there’s anything that you guys can do with it.
I’ve got the first segment nearly complete. It should be up within the next day or so.
Did this ever get updated? I would love to know about Alternative Career options please!
Hi!
I’m a medical student from Europe pondering about alternative career pathways with my only three years in medical school (3 of 6 years to get a MD-degree). I wish to build medical knowledge upon knowledge in science subjects such as mathematics or physics, with the science subjects as the major focus. Do you know if there are any educational programs that offer such a switch, with medical students in thought? I find it generally difficult to apply to masters degrees because the education in medical school is so general compared to more specialized bachelor degrees that I don’t think I have the requirements necessary for “ordinary” masters degrees.
Thank you so much for your time and help!
Best regards,
Mary