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Diversification and Career Change. Enoma Alade , BDS,DDS,MPH(Health Mgt.) Partner Anadach Consulting Group. Introduction. What has a background in medicine given you?. Service: Allows you to help people and advance knowledge. Action : Enables you to be motivated.
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Diversification and Career Change Enoma Alade, BDS,DDS,MPH(Health Mgt.) Partner Anadach Consulting Group
What has a background in medicine given you? • Service: Allows you to help people and advance knowledge. • Action: Enables you to be motivated. • Respect: Your work and contributions are an important part of your community. • Security: Enables you to earn a good living with a secure future. • Mobility: Your skills and knowledge are in demand, wherever you choose to live. • Flexibility: Offers you a lot of career options. http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/careers.htm
Being a clinician, what qualities/skills do I posses? • Perservance • Ability to function under pressure • Intellectual Ability • Thorough and attention to detail • Confident Demeanor • Team Player • Excellent Communication skills • Focused, driven and goal oriented • Great analytic skills
Which of my skills are transferable to alternate careers options? • Emotional Intelligence • Articulate, focused and goal oriented • Confident and fast learner • Comfortable with taking risks • Intellectual ability • Value of time • Good analytical and problem solving skills • Team Player
Why do I want to leave clinical medicine? • Personal Circumstances: geographic move etc • Loss of professional autonomy: Demoralizing • Personal burn-out • To make an impact on a larger scale. • Temporary basis • Need a change
Careers and Personality Testing • Knowing your personality type can help with career planning and advancement. • Determining your personality type would assist in recognizing career options that satisfies your preferences. • It would also be useful in determining the most suitable work environment for you. • Assist to discover and use your strengths to accomplish the work. • If you find an unsatisfactory job fit, you can examine the reasons and seek solutions based on your preferences. Source: h ttp://www.myersbriggs.org/type-use-for-everyday-life/personality-and-careers/
What are my personality traits? • Extraverted versus Introverted • Sensing versus Intuitive • Thinking versus Feeling • Judging versus Perceiving Take the Meyer-Briggs instrument test to determine your personality traits.
The Meyer-Briggs Instrument • Take test in a calm, uninterrupted location • Be honest on all your responses • It is not a test • No answers are right or wrong Information on the Meyer-Briggs instrument at http://www.myersbriggs.org
Some Alternate Career Options • Healthcare Management-HMOs and Insurance Companies • Medical Informatics • Medical Journalism • Pharmaceutical Industry • Biotechnology Industry • Healthcare Policy and Governance • Medico-Legal Work • Entrepreneurial pursuits • Management Consulting: Dr Kelechi Ohiri
Analysis of the alternate career options. • Brief background on the career option. • What are the current and future opportunities in the industry. • Is this career option suitable for me? • Am I willing to learn new information? • Am I willing to be the “rookie” on the job? • Do I need more advanced training or an academic degree?
Increasing my likelihood to succeed: What I need to do? • Prepare yourself • Research • Commitment • Networking • Additional Training • Resources available
References 1.Know Yourself: The Individual's Guide to Career Development in Healthcareby Anita Houghton 2. Please Understand Me: Character & Temperament Types by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates