Transferable Skills

Doctors have a range of skills that can be applied to several other careers. Didn’t know you were so saleable? Here are just a few of the skills relished by other industries:

• Communication skills
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and tasks
• Perceptual assessment
• Job task analysis
• Critical analysis
• Utilization review
• Problem solving and decision-making
• Rapid, informed physical assessment
• Critically appraise and Interpret data
• Understanding of social, cultural and ethical health issues
• Ability to Train and Teach
• Work effectively under pressure
• Cope with time constraints
• Endure long and anti-social hours
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Multitask and appropriately prioritise
• Dealing with emotionally charged situations