Career planning
Find your pathway to impact
and help solve the world’s
most pressing
health problems
Our Hi-Med Career Planning Course and 1:1 advisory calls
help you find your pathway to impact
The Hi-Med Career Planning Course
A 6-week online programme of
weekly small group sessions with a facilitator
For doctors and medical students who worry about the big health problems in the world, want to do more to help, but are unsure of their best next steps
The Hi-Med Career Planning Course is unlike any other medical career advice you have received…
Course outline
Week 1:
Receive orientation to the course, meet and get to now your group members.
Identify your personal values that guide your decisions.
Understand what we mean by “impact”.
Week 2:
Learn about career planning frameworks, including cause areas, personal strengths, aptitudes, career capital.
Start identifying ways that medics can make a difference, and listing your thoughts on longer-term career paths.
Week 3:
Reduce your “long list” of options to a “short list”.
Present your ideas and dIscuss your key areas of uncertainty.
Week 4:
Learn about the ranking of your short list through our Weighted Factor Model.
Week 5:
Understand when to keep exploring, when to make your decision. Start planning your next steps and co-work on your long-term path with your group.
Interact with a visiting speaker, a doctor who is succeeding in having impact.
Week 6:
Understand how to mitigate the risks of procrastination, clarify your goals and start acting on your next steps.
After the course:
Celebrate your success and receive your certificate!
Access 1:1 mentoring calls with your facilitator or other Hi-Med staff.
Maintain momentum with follow-up meetings with your group at 3 months and 6 months.
How much does it cost?
Hi-Med is a non-profit organization.
We ask course participants to contribute US$ 150 to cover our costs.
Partial and full scholarships are available for those in low- and middle-income countries or with financial limitations for other reasons. You can request a scholarship when completing the application form.
What do our previous course
participants say?
"The course helped me to find lots of new possibilities and opened the door to lots of new avenues that I had never considered, through tools that I had never learned to use. "
Dr. Bo Bi (Australia) describes her experience on the Hi-Med Career Planning Course.
"It really changed how I see things, and gave me a different perspective on what I want to do…"
Dr. Fauwzia Sanusi (Nigeria), participant in the Hi-Med Career Planning Course.
Not sure if the course is right for you?
If you’re unsure if the course is for you, or if you want to discuss how to achieve impact in your career, request a 1:1 call with a Hi-Med representative
Because millions die from preventable diseases and face biosecurity threats,
we work globally with medical students and doctors
to guide them to career changes and effective giving decisions,
in order to maximize their impact on solving the world’s most pressing health problems