High Impact Medicine's next Career Planning Course is open for applications

By Simon Ling @ 2026-04-29T19:31 (+2)

The world faces enormous health challenges, from preventable disease to pandemics and biosecurity threats. Medical students and doctors have huge potential to help solve these problems, but often lack clear, practical guidance on how to direct their careers toward highest impact.

The Hi-Med Career Planning Course (CPC) is a 6-week small-group program that helps you to 

• identify the problems you want to work on,
• understand the available high-impact career paths (clinical, research, policy, non-profit, commercial, and more), and
• develop concrete next steps tailored to your situation.

Who it’s for:

Medical students and doctors who want to make a meaningful difference with their careers, but are unsure of their next steps.

What to expect:

• Weekly 90-minute small-group discussions (online), led by a facilitator
• Structured exercises to guide reflection and decision-making
• A community of peers making their impact-focused careers become reality

This will be the 10th CPC cohort. You'll join more than 250 previous participants, who report that the course enabled them to gain clarity, direction, and actionable next steps.

Key details:

• Start date: Week of July 6
• Time commitment: ~1.5 hours/week + worksheet exercises
• Competitive application process
• Certificate on completion

Application deadline: Sunday, May 31

If you're aiming to use your medical career to tackle the world’s most pressing health challenges, this course is designed to help you move from intention to a concrete plan.