An unconventional career path for an oral pathologist Sharing personal insights from experience as a part of medical publishing industry

Oral pathologists or dentists in general opting for alternate career paths are very common nowadays. Financial security, lesser availability of jobs and work satisfaction are the most commonly observed reasons for this openness to switch career. While there is a multitude of alternate career options...

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Published inJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 215 - 218
Main Authors Kardam, Priyanka, Jain, Kanu, Mehendiratta, Monica, Sant, Vikas Kumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2021
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
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Career changes
Career development
Invited Review
Job satisfaction
Publishing industry
India
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Summary:Oral pathologists or dentists in general opting for alternate career paths are very common nowadays. Financial security, lesser availability of jobs and work satisfaction are the most commonly observed reasons for this openness to switch career. While there is a multitude of alternate career options available such as medical writing and pharmacovigilance in this review, we aim to give an insight specifically on opportunities available in the medical journals aspect of the publishing industry. Oral pathologists can opt to take this field as a full-time engagement and attain a constant growth in terms of finances, knowledge and personal development. One of the authors has opted for this career path and has provided personal opinions about the scope, opportunities and perks of working in this industry.
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ISSN:0973-029X
1998-393X
DOI:10.4103/0973-029X.325116