A practical guide for junior doctors on how to self-assess clinical performance, set goals, and build reflective habits to improve patient care and personal growth.

As healthcare professionals, our career development is an ongoing process that requires planning and reflection. Personal Career Development Plans (a.k.a PDPs) are a useful tool to help guide our growth and development, and they have been shown to improve knowledge, skills, and overall job performance

Self reflection is something of a buzz word in medical education.  Perhaps it’s a routine part of your practice, but if not, there is a strong body of evidence that if you commit yourself to it, self reflection can have positive effects on your practice.

Here are five reasons why senior doctors should embrace feedback from their patients, peers, colleagues, co-workers, and junior doctors.

Osler has been accredited to be a CPD Home for all doctors in Australia from 1st January 2024.

Osler can provide CPD Home services to you no matter who you are. Here’s how.

Data security is a big issue these days.

The implications of this are greater than you might initially think.

Attending a medical conference is a common learning activity for medical professionals.

However, the investment you make is considerable, both in terms of costs, time away from home and so on, so you want to make sure you get the most from them.

In this article I’ll describe some helpful tips to help you get the most out of it.

The introduction of CPD Homes means that many junior doctors and career medical officers (CMOs) will join a formal CPD program for the first time. Many junior doctors have expressed skepticism about the loss of self-managed CPD. This is a natural first impression - What will it mean for me? Will this cost me money? How much of my time will this consume?

As healthcare clinicians, it's essential that we engage in self-reflection to improve our practice continually. However, many of us face challenges when it comes to reflecting on our work.

Junior doctors in Australia face a range of challenges during their prevocational training, which can sometimes feel overwhelming. From adjusting to new work environments to managing high workloads and dealing with complex patient cases, it's no wonder that some doctors find it difficult to meet their training requirements.

Teaching is a critical component of medical practice, and junior doctors have an important role to play in shaping the next generation of medical professionals. However, many junior doctors feel uncomfortable in their role as educators.

In this article, we will explore the types of difficult co-workers, share some practical strategies for healthcare professionals to manage conflicts and establish healthy working relationships with their colleagues.

Working as a junior doctor overseas can be an exciting and rewarding opportunity. Whether you are seeking personal and professional growth, exposure to different cultures and healthcare systems, or opportunities to contribute to global health efforts, there are many benefits to working overseas.

In the high-stakes world of medicine, junior doctors embark on a challenging and rewarding journey.  However, alongside their remarkable achievements and qualifications, many junior doctors find themselves battling a formidable opponent known as Imposter Syndrome. 

Participating in committees and regularly chairing meetings offers a range of benefits, from improving leadership and communication skills to expanding professional networks and influencing policy.

Today I want to write about something that's close to my heart - podcasting. I’ve been podcasting for over a decade now, and with over 500 podcasts to my name, it’s fair to say I’m a believer!

And in this article, I’m hoping to convince you that you can create podcasts too!

As a junior doctor, you may be wondering what exactly this entails. Simply put, a medical audit is a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes through systematic review of care against explicit criteria and the implementation of change.

In part one of this series we looked at some of the barriers to learning procedures well in clinical medicine, and what you can do to overcome them.

In this article, I’ll briefly review some of the theories on how we learn. Why?

Because understanding how you learn will help you learn better.