Hi everyone,
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I'm Australian podiatry student and I'm looking for advice about planning my way forward to become a successful podiatrist.
Please throw any advice you have my way!
But I have a few rather specific queries too...
On student placements:
1. Will the student placements I take have any affect on where I find my first role after graduation? E.g. if I tried to do a lot of placements in hospitals, would that be a bonus to a prospective hospital employer? I suspect I will end up being a high-risk foot fanatic, so that is the reason for the question. Or would you recommend perhaps a more holistic approach to student placements, with variety in private / public and urban / rural?
2. What are the worst / best things you've found about your previous students on placement?
After graduation:
1. What key characteristics should I be looking for in an employer for my first role?
2. How many years would you expect a new graduate to take to reach a good standard where you'd trust them to diagnose and treat say ~95% of patients at the time of consult and without your input?
3. I would be more than happy (pretty stoked in fact) to move to a typically undesirable location for a few years after graduation (e.g. Western NSW, QLD, remote WA), in order to secure a role but also to see the country, but then I would want to move on and see something new. Would it be terrible to move on after ~2 years in a town after I've built up patient relationships etc. - given they may have a bit of trouble filling the position after me? Should I instead aim to settle in a town I'd be happy to live and practice in for my whole working life? I do know some good places that could fit the bill, but I like the idea of variety and I worry about my chances finding a decent role in a place that is appealing to myself and no doubt to other podiatrists.
Thanks everyone who feels like spilling their guts to me and I'm sorry I'm so verbose :/
Suz the student
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