Portfolio careers for medical graduates: Implications for postgraduate training and workforce planning

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dc.contributor.authorEyre, H.
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, R.
dc.contributor.authorMilford, W.
dc.contributor.authorVaswani, N.
dc.contributor.authorMoylan, S.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPortfolio careers in medicine can be defined as significant involvement in one or more portfolios of activity beyond a practitioner’s primary clinical role, either concurrently or in sequence. Portfolio occupations may include medical education, research, administration, legal medicine, the arts, engineering, business and consulting, leadership, politics and entrepreneurship. Despite significant interest among junior doctors, portfolios are poorly integrated with prevocational and speciality training programs in Australia. The present paper seeks to explore this issue. More formal systems for portfolio careers in Australia have the potential to increase job satisfaction, flexibility and retention, as well as diversify trainee skill sets. Although there are numerous benefits from involvement in portfolio careers, there are also risks to the trainee, employing health service and workforce modelling. Formalising pathways to portfolio careers relies on assessing stakeholder interest, enhancing flexibility in training programs, developing support programs, mentorship and coaching schemes and improving support structures in health services.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityHarris A. Eyre, Rob D. Mitchell, Will Milford, Nitin Vaswani, Steven Moylan
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Health Review, 2014; 38(3):246-251
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AH13203
dc.identifier.issn0156-5788
dc.identifier.issn1449-8944
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/93179
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCSIRO
dc.rights© AHHA 2014
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1071/ah13203
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectRisk Assessment
dc.subjectInternationality
dc.subjectCareer Mobility
dc.subjectEducation, Medical, Graduate
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.titlePortfolio careers for medical graduates: Implications for postgraduate training and workforce planning
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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