If you’re an overseas doctor looking to move and make your mark in the UK, you might have come across the term “Trust Grade Jobs” in the NHS.

If you're applying for speciality training in the UK, you’ll likely come across the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA). Some specialities require all applicants to sit for the MSRA, while others don't, as each speciality has specific recruitment

So you‘re an International Medical Graduate (IMG) and determined to pursue your postgrad from the UK - but not sure what exactly to do?

As a doctor, I’ve come across tons of tools and resources that claim to help with career development. But my absolute favourite?

In the medical world, a locum consultant is a senior doctor who temporarily fills a vacant consultant position in a hospital or other medical facility.

So, you're aiming to practise independently in the UK as a Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgeon? That's fantastic!

GPs or General Practitioners are usually the first point of contact for patients, so their importance is immense.

The Widening Access to Specialty Training (WAST) program helps you, as an International Medical Graduate (IMG), transition into the NHS and specialty training, particularly in General Practice (GP) and Psychiatry.

Career gaps are unfortunately often viewed negatively. This is because hiring companies have to ensure the gap is not due to something the person did that can harm the company or its current employees, among other things. So, there is a lot of stigma.

If you’re a doctor planning to move abroad via evidence-heavy pathways like CESR/CEGPR/Specialist Pathway (Australia), it is indispensable that you have an electronic logbook.

Looking back on postgraduate training in India, one remembers the good and bad times. It is only by looking back many years later that you think of what could have been done differently.