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This week’s skill-building opportunities (for medical students & junior doctors)

If you want to get more strategic about your CV this year, start with skills that compound.

Not all courses, certificates, or side projects are equal. The highest-yield ones don’t just “look good” they make everything else you do easier, faster, and higher quality: research, audits, QIPs, teaching, and even non-clinical work.


Below are some high-yield skill-building opportunities you can start this week, especially if you’re a medical student or junior doctor trying to be more intentional early on.


Writing in the Medical Sciences

This is a gold-standard introduction to academic and scientific writing.

If you’re:

  • writing your first paper

  • contributing to a systematic review

  • struggling to move from “ideas” to a clean manuscript

…this course is a strong place to start.

It focuses on structure, clarity, and logic — not just grammar — which is exactly what journals and supervisors care about.


Data Literacy for Clinicians

(Short courses on Coursera & FutureLearn)

You don’t need to become a statistician.

But you do need to understand:

  • study design

  • bias and confounding

  • basic statistical methods

  • how to interpret results (and spot weak conclusions)

Data literacy is one of the most underrated skills in medicine — and one that quietly separates people who do research from people who understand it.


Introduction to Digital Health & AI in Medicine

If you’re curious about:

  • health tech

  • innovation

  • AI in clinical practice

  • or non-traditional career paths alongside medicine

…this is a great starting point.

You don’t need to pivot into tech for this to be useful. Understanding where healthcare is heading makes you a better clinician — and gives you optionality.


Beginner-Friendly Data Science & Coding

Coding isn’t about becoming a software engineer.

For clinicians, it can mean:

  • analysing your own datasets

  • automating repetitive tasks

  • understanding digital tools you already use

If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I understood this just a bit more” — beginner-friendly platforms like Codecademy lower the barrier.


Demystified: Scientific Writing 📚
Demystified: Scientific Writing
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This resource was built specifically for medical students and junior doctors who want:

  • clear structure

  • real medical examples

  • practical templates you can reuse

It’s designed to shorten the learning curve and help you move from “I don’t know where to start” to “I can actually write this.”



Early in training, it’s tempting to chase volume: more projects, more certificates, more lines on your CV. But what compounds is skill. If you’re planning the next few months, choose things that will make everything else easier down the line.


 
 
 

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