Table 2 Alternative career pathways according to organization website
Organization | Type of alternative career pathway | Service/support provided |
|---|---|---|
Agincourt Community Services Association (ACSA) | Health educator | Enhanced language training which focuses on: |
Health policy analyst | –Job search (researching job opportunities, resumes, interviews) | |
Medical laboratory technician | –Workplace culture | |
Public health inspector | –Healthcare ethics | |
Clinical counselling | –Trends in the healthcare sector; | |
Case management | –Unpaid work placements | |
Individual and group therapy | –Occupation-specific language training (OSLT) programmes | |
Group facilitation | –Employment guidance and search assistance programmes | |
Social service for geriatrics | ||
Health informatics (applying healthcare data to improve patient outcomes) | ||
Dental hygiene | ||
Sleep technology | ||
Personal support worker | ||
Medical laboratory technology | ||
Medical radiation technology | ||
Nutritionist | ||
Pharmaceutical or medical supply sales | ||
Clinical administration | ||
Behavioral health coach | ||
Holistic nutritionist | ||
Chiropractor | ||
Life enhancement assistant | ||
Community health worker | ||
Life enrichment coordinator | ||
Corporate wellness professional | ||
Massage therapist | ||
Fitness instructor | ||
Mental health coach | ||
Fitness, recreation and wellness coach | ||
Nutrition and wellness advisor | ||
Health and wellness coach | ||
Occupational health therapist | ||
Health transitions coach | ||
Physical therapist | ||
Health and productivity analyst | ||
Public health educator | ||
Health improvement manager | ||
Recreational therapist | ||
Health management consultant | ||
Vitamin and health food consultant | ||
Health promoter | ||
Weight loss consultant | ||
Health service manager | ||
Wellness and exercise instructor | ||
Health, safety and wellness coordinator | ||
Wellness coordinator | ||
Healthy lifestyle specialist | ||
Alberta International Medical Graduate Association (AIMGA) | Mental health and counselling | Employment assessment |
Community health | Employment workshops/mentoring circles | |
Emergency services | Individual career counselling session | |
Management and health policy | Work/mentorship placement | |
Research | Online portal to support | |
Teaching | Research/journal club | |
Healthcare related industries | ||
Indigenous health | ||
Technical skills | ||
BioTalent Canada | Clinical research associate | Relevant human resource service |
Clinical research data manager | ||
Pharmacologist | ||
Pre-clinical/clinical or field trial project manager | ||
Project manager | ||
Research assistant | ||
Research director | ||
Research manager | ||
Research scientist | ||
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. (see Pool 2005 [26]) | Pharmaceutical medicine | N/R |
Analysis of healthcare stocks | ||
Healthcare management | ||
California Institute of Behavioral | Research | N/R |
Neurosciences and Psychology (CIBNP) | ||
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) | Public health | Relevant information |
Genetics | ||
HospitalRecruiting.com (see [27]) | Physician assistant | N/R |
Occupational therapist | ||
Speech language pathologist | ||
Pharmacovigilance and drug safety | ||
Clinical research | ||
International Doctors Network (IDN) | Health promotion and education | N/R |
Katherine O’Brien Communications | Medical radiation technologist | N/R |
Registered nurse | ||
Medical assistant | ||
Clinical research assistant | ||
Medical screener | ||
Clinical research associate | ||
Clinical research coordinator | ||
Health promoter/educator | ||
Medical interpreter | ||
Medical administrative assistant | ||
Sleep technicians | ||
Pathology assistants | ||
Health policy analyst | ||
Medical lab technician | ||
Nurse aide | ||
Blood donor clinic assistant | ||
Personal support worker | ||
Claims examiner/analyst/specialist | ||
Medical underwriting | ||
Mobile field examiner | ||
Metroland Media Group Ltd. (Canadian Immigrant) (see [29]) | Medical research | Information on a bridging programme |
Health care management | ||
North American College of Information Technology (NACIT) | Clinical research | Relevant education programme |
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) [30] | Public health inspector | Immigrants and refugee settlement services |
Personal support worker | ||
Medical laboratory technician | ||
Health policy analyst | ||
Health educator | ||
Ryerson University | Health research | Relevant education programme |
Health informatics | Bridging programme | |
Data analysis | ||
Health management | ||
USMLE [31] | Optometry | N/R |
Master’s in Public Health | ||
Surgical assistants | ||
Master/PhD degree in any basic medical sciences like pathology, pharmacology | ||
Perfusion technology | ||
Physician assistant | ||
Vancouver Public Library (VPL) [Skilled Immigrant InfoCenter] | Health care administrator | Online and in-person resource centre that offers employment guide which include: |
Health policy researchers, analysts | Labour market outlook | |
Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety | Wages/salary information | |
Health care assistant (HCA) OR health care aides | Industry associations | |
Medical laboratory assistant and medical laboratory technologists | Employment outlook | |
Medical research | Credential evaluation links | |
Occupation medicine | Industry journals | |
Medical and health care product sales | – Industry websites | |
Medical managers or administrators | ||
Medical advisors or counselling | ||
Medical communications | ||
Health and /or mental health patient advocate | ||
Government Department of Health (example: health planner or policy analyst) |