In this episode of Standout Medical Careers Podcast, you will learn incredibly valuable insights about the dos and don’ts of advertising for medical practices to ensure compliance with AHPRA’s requirements. Host Anita Fletcher speaks with health writer Narissa Bentley about the importance of compliance with APRA advertising guidelines for health practitioners. Narissa shares her journey into health writing, the critical reasons for adhering to these guidelines, and the common pitfalls practitioners face. The conversation also covers the nuances of using patient testimonials and Google reviews, along with real-life case studies of compliance successes and failures. Narissa provides practical advice for practitioners to audit their advertising practices and resources available to help them stay compliant.

In this episode of the Stand Out Medical Careers podcast, Dr. Anu Ganugapati shares his journey from being a burnt-out doctor to becoming a successful locum and tech startup founder of StatDoctor. He discusses the benefits and challenges of locum work, the signs of burnout, and how he identified a gap in the healthcare system that led to the creation of his app. Anu also addresses the doubts he faced from peers and the resistance from locum agencies, while emphasizing the importance of pursuing one's passion and the evolving landscape of medical careers.

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Brunee Dorset from Wonca Polaris in the Bahamas. Brunee's visionary leadership in healthcare innovation and her invaluable insights into navigating the medical field in the Caribbean make her a standout guest.

Join us as we delve into her journey, exploring her experiences in developing healthcare solutions in the Bahamas. As the current Chair of WONCA Polaris, the Young Doctors' Movement of the World Organization of Family Doctors in North America, Brunee leads and supports a network of young Family Doctors and trainees dedicated to advancing family medicine globally. Tune in for an inspiring discussion on Brunee's impactful contributions to healthcare.

Standout Medical Careers is an advice-based specialist Medical Career Consultancy practice. Our goal is to provide doctors with a pragmatic and strategic approach to successfully seeking out and navigating career opportunities. Providing assistance with career planning, creating impactful CVs and developing effective interview skills, we support doctors at every step of the way in order to help them achieve career fulfilment. 

If you have something you would like to discuss on our show, reach out to us via our website.

For a private discussion about your career goals, book a free career strategy session via the website: standoutmedicalcareers.com.au 

In this episode, we have the pleasure of introducing Kyle Hunt, the CEO and founder of the Healthcare Providers Association (HCPA), and Niraj Sharma, the partner and head of growth advisory services at HCPA. HCPA's dedicated team of consultants delivers a comprehensive range of services to support more than 12,000 businesses across Australia.

The team's expertise covers various sectors, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), aged care, vaccines, early learning, specialist disability accommodation (SDA), and medicinal cannabis. Notably, HCPA has successfully facilitated over $2.6 billion in government funding for its partners. Kyle and the team aspire to broaden their impact globally.

In this interview, Kyle and Niraj delve into the genesis of HCPA and discuss how their organization plays a pivotal role in assisting healthcare providers and the individuals they serve. Tune in to discover the journey of HCPA and learn more about the valuable services they offer to the healthcare community.

Standout Medical Careers is an advice-based specialist Medical Career Consultancy practice. Our goal is to provide doctors with a pragmatic and strategic approach to successfully seeking out and navigating career opportunities. Providing assistance with career planning, creating impactful CVs and developing effective interview skills, we support doctors at every step of the way in order to help them achieve career fulfilment. 

If you have something you would like to discuss on our show, reach out to us via our website.

For a private discussion about your career goals, book a free career strategy session via the website: standoutmedicalcareers.com.au 

n today's episode, we delve into the world of patient recruitment with Charlotte Bradshaw, the CEO and founder of Evrima Technologies.

With over a decade of expertise in patient recruitment, Charlotte is a visionary problem-solver dedicated to crafting innovative solutions that boost awareness and participation in clinical trials. In this interview, Charlotte discusses how doctors and researchers can enhance their collaboration to expand opportunities for contributing to research through conducting clinical trials.

Standout Medical Careers is an advice-based specialist Medical Career Consultancy practice. Our goal is to provide doctors with a pragmatic and strategic approach to successfully seeking out and navigating career opportunities. Providing assistance with career planning, creating impactful CVs and developing effective interview skills, we support doctors at every step of the way in order to help them achieve career fulfilment.

For a private discussion about your career goals, book a free career strategy session via the website: https://standoutmedicalcareers.com.au

Welcome back to Standout Medical Careers, the series of conversations with doctors and healthcare industry experts about medical career motivations, choices, challenges and fulfilment. I'm Anita Fletcher.

In today's episode, we meet Jennifer Sutton, creator of Study Medicine.

Study Medicine is a visual system and developed detailed information about medicine degrees in Australia to better describe the available degrees and the possible paths that would lead to medicine.

Before we hear about Jennifer's work, I'd like to remind you that if you want notifications of when I release a new episode or if you want to get a free checklist to help you create applications that stand out, go to the Standout Medical Careers website and sign up for my newsletter - StandoutMedicalCareers.com.au.

Welcome back to Standout Medical Careers, the series of conversations with doctors and healthcare industry experts about medical career motivations, choices, challenges and fulfilment. I’m Anita Fletcher.

In today’s episode we meet Emma Gordon. Emma is the Director of Elective Recruitment.

Elective Recruitment are experts in building unique and varied career pathways for doctors around Australia. It is a person-centred recruitment consultancy focused on career progression and wellbeing for all doctors.

Before we hear about Emma’s work, I’d like to remind you that if you want notifications of when I release a new episode or if you want to get a free checklist to help you create applications that stand out, go to the Standout Medical Careers website and sign up for my newsletter - StandoutMedicalCareers.com.au.

Welcome back to Standout Medical Careers, the series of conversations with doctors about medical career motivations, choices, challenges and fulfilment. I’m Anita Fletcher.

In today’s episode we meet A/Prof Rex Prabhu. Rex’s impressive Linked In profile headline introduces him as Executive Director of Medical Services and the 2023 Victorian Medical Specialist of the Year – Rural Health Awards.

Rex’s work at Swan Hill District Health has resulted in bringing about a lot of positive change to the culture, educational opportunities, workforce numbers which in turn have numerous benefits for the district and wider network across regional Victoria.

Before we hear about Rex’s work, I’d like to remind you that if you want notifications of when I release a new episode or if you want to get a free checklist to help you create applications that stand out, go to the Standout Medical Careers website and sign up for my newsletter - StandoutMedicalCareers.com.au.

Today I chat with Dr Merran Cooper, advance care planning expert and health tech innovator.

Doctors are exposed to people at all stages of their lives, including their last days and hours.

Merran’s experiences working as a doctors in city and outback medical settings highlighted inadequacies of existing methods of recording people’s wishes about how they want their declining health and end of life to be managed.

In this interview, Merran shares with us her personal and professional motivations for setting up Touchstone Life Care. She explains how she has worked with industry experts to build a digital advance care planning system that records people’s wishes around their treatment and lifestyle for when they, their family and carers find themselves at this point.

So if you are looking to find out more about how this planning helps individuals, organisations and society as a whole, the insights Merran shares are invaluable.

This is not a paid promotion video. We invited Merran because we thought it an important topic.

Standout Medical Careers is an advice-based specialist Medical Career Consultancy practice. Our goal is to provide doctors with a pragmatic and strategic approach to successfully seeking out and navigating career opportunities. Providing assistance with career planning, creating impactful CVs and developing effective interview skills, we support doctors at every step of the way in order to help them achieve career fulfilment.

For a private discussion about your career goals, book a free career strategy session via the website: https://standoutmedicalcareers.com.au

If you have something you would like to discuss on our show, reach out to us via our website https://www.standoutmedicalcareers.com.au/contact

Anita Fletcher talks with Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr Ferghal Armstrong.

Today I chat with Ferghal Armstrong, one of the team at Turning Point at Box Hill, Victoria about how he came to practice addiction medicine and why he creates online educational materials for doctors.

Ferghal combines his interests in addiction and lifestyle medicine to provide training on the Meducate platform.

In this interview, Ferghal shares with us some of his insights into the stigma around addiction, how services can better help patients who present for treatment and the key role that resilience and human connection play in improving outcomes for patients and their loved ones.  

This is not a paid promotion video. We invited Ferghal because we consider these important topics.

Standout Medical Careers is an advice-based specialist Medical Career Consultancy practice. Our goal is to provide doctors with a pragmatic and strategic approach to successfully seeking out and navigating career opportunities. Providing assistance with career planning, creating impactful CVs and developing effective interview skills, we support doctors at every step of the way in order to help them achieve career fulfilment.

For a private discussion about your career goals, book a free career strategy session via the website: https://standoutmedicalcareers.com.au

If you have something you would like to discuss on our show, reach out to us via our website https://www.standoutmedicalcareers.com.au/contact

Relevant links mentioned in the episode

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/1812256323517

https://www.meducate.com.au/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyktAqJ0L1KV582zA8z5JYA