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Doctors

If you have a passion for improving people’s lives, a career in medicine offers a career with purpose and many other fantastic benefits.

Roles for doctors

With every role as a doctor, you can make a difference to people's lives

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Applying for medical school?

Need some help?

Get top tips on applying for medical school [2]

Have a question about a medical career?

Get them answered

FAQs on a career in medicine [3]

Why study medicine?

Find a medical degree

Our course finder has every medical degree in the UK

Course finder [5]

What are my career options as a doctor?

Find out about what you can do as a doctor

You might be surprised about the variety [6]

You can make a difference to a person's stay in hospital by taking time to explore their feelings

Read Tim's story [7]

Training to be a doctor

Are you doctor working overseas?

Find some information about joining the NHS

Overseas doctors [9]

Returning to medicine

Are you looking to come back to a medical career?

Find about about returning to medicine [10]

How much can a doctor earn?

Learn about the pay grades for doctors in the NHS

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Source URL: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors

Links
[1] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/roles-doctors
[2] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/applying-medical-school
[3] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/faqs-doctors
[4] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/why-study-medicine
[5] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/course-finder
[6] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/career-opportunities-doctors
[7] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/roles-doctors/medicine/respiratory-medicine/real-life-story-tim-robbins
[8] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/length-training
[9] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/information-overseas-doctors
[10] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/returning-medicine
[11] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/pay-doctors