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Originally Posted by swannies1983
After working in research for the last ten years, including undertaking an Honours degree and a PhD, the decision was made to move out of research and into another career. Research is a difficult field with constant battles to get funding, moderate pay and lack of job stability.
I had been looking at alternatives for the last 12 months and decided that the clinical/diagnostic field was the way to go. My 10 month old daughter has a heart condition so I explored cardiology as a potential career path. A position recently became available at a public hospital. I applied, made it through to the interview and was informed that I was the successful applicant. The position is a Cardiovascular Investigation Officer and the roles include being trained in echocardiography, assisting cardiologists in catheterisation procedures, electrophysiology and assisting with pacemaker programming and follow-ups.
I'm very excited to be starting this new career  . It's a permanent full-time position and it's really considered a long-term job, which is great news given I have a family to support. Job prospects are much better than what they are in research and the pay is pretty good, particularly if you take on some private work. |
Congratulations
. Also, I genuinely wish the best for your daughter. Looks like you have found a truly worthwhile career.
During the 2004-2006 I also worked in research - Agri' Science and found that without funding there's no work. During the worst drought in Australia's history there was nearly NO funding for research. Moved to IT which has better prospects. Although, my career choice was not as fore-filling as yours.
