Alternative career paths for doctors.

A career for child health doctors.

The Court Report' was a prescription for more competence in child health care, more emphasis on prevention, and the integration of therapeutic and preventive child health services. These represented the underlying philosophy and spirit of Court that was accepted and commended,2 and recently re-affirmed3 as a starting point for alternative patterns of health services for children, after the reje...

The armed forces as a career for doctors.

Basic sciences: an alternative career?

Career selection is a crucial and a complex process which is also true for the medical profession. In the context of our country, due to the limited opportunity and proper guidance, migration of medical graduates to foreign countries is increasing. Though, clinical subjects have a huge attraction, basic science field has failed to impress our medical graduates. In current scenario, basic scienc...

Career Paths and Career Success in the Early Career Stages of Male and Female MBAs

This study tests hypotheses about the relations between gender, career paths, and career success in a sample of MBAs. Findings indicate that women in managerial careers did not differ from men on total promotions and career satisfaction but did experience lower salary increases, fewer management promotions, and lower hierarchical levels compared to men of similar education, age, experience, per...

Perspective: A framework for career paths in health systems improvement.

The difference between the U.S. health care system's potential and the outcomes it delivers is vast and well documented. Fortunately, many medical trainees recognize this challenge and aspire to careers that will enable them to help close this gap by improving the systems of care around them. However, the career paths in health systems improvement are not well defined, and interested trainees a...