Table 2.
Alternative career pathways according to organization website
| Organization | Type of alternative career pathway | Service/support provided |
|---|---|---|
| Agincourt Community Services Association (ACSA) | Health educator | Enhanced language training which focuses on: |
| Health policy analyst | –Job search (researching job opportunities, resumes, interviews) | |
| Medical laboratory technician | –Workplace culture | |
| Public health inspector | –Healthcare ethics | |
| Clinical counselling | –Trends in the healthcare sector; | |
| Case management | –Unpaid work placements | |
| Individual and group therapy | –Occupation-specific language training (OSLT) programmes | |
| Group facilitation | –Employment guidance and search assistance programmes | |
| Social service for geriatrics | ||
| Health informatics (applying healthcare data to improve patient outcomes) | ||
| Dental hygiene | ||
| Sleep technology | ||
| Personal support worker | ||
| Medical laboratory technology | ||
| Medical radiation technology | ||
| Nutritionist | ||
| Pharmaceutical or medical supply sales | ||
| Clinical administration | ||
| Behavioral health coach | ||
| Holistic nutritionist | ||
| Chiropractor | ||
| Life enhancement assistant | ||
| Community health worker | ||
| Life enrichment coordinator | ||
| Corporate wellness professional | ||
| Massage therapist | ||
| Fitness instructor | ||
| Mental health coach | ||
| Fitness, recreation and wellness coach | ||
| Nutrition and wellness advisor | ||
| Health and wellness coach | ||
| Occupational health therapist | ||
| Health transitions coach | ||
| Physical therapist | ||
| Health and productivity analyst | ||
| Public health educator | ||
| Health improvement manager | ||
| Recreational therapist | ||
| Health management consultant | ||
| Vitamin and health food consultant | ||
| Health promoter | ||
| Weight loss consultant | ||
| Health service manager | ||
| Wellness and exercise instructor | ||
| Health, safety and wellness coordinator | ||
| Wellness coordinator | ||
| Healthy lifestyle specialist | ||
| Alberta International Medical Graduate Association (AIMGA) | Mental health and counselling | Employment assessment |
| Community health | Employment workshops/mentoring circles | |
| Emergency services | Individual career counselling session | |
| Management and health policy | Work/mentorship placement | |
| Research | Online portal to support | |
| Teaching | Research/journal club | |
| Healthcare related industries | ||
| Indigenous health | ||
| Technical skills | ||
| BioTalent Canada | Clinical research associate | Relevant human resource service |
| Clinical research data manager | ||
| Pharmacologist | ||
| Pre-clinical/clinical or field trial project manager | ||
| Project manager | ||
| Research assistant | ||
| Research director | ||
| Research manager | ||
| Research scientist | ||
| BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. (see Pool 2005 [26]) | Pharmaceutical medicine | N/R |
| Analysis of healthcare stocks | ||
| Healthcare management | ||
| California Institute of Behavioral | Research | N/R |
| Neurosciences and Psychology (CIBNP) | ||
| Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) | Public health | Relevant information |
| Genetics | ||
| HospitalRecruiting.com (see [27]) | Physician assistant | N/R |
| Occupational therapist | ||
| Speech language pathologist | ||
| Pharmacovigilance and drug safety | ||
| Clinical research | ||
| International Doctors Network (IDN) | Health promotion and education | N/R |
| Katherine O’Brien Communications | Medical radiation technologist | N/R |
| Registered nurse | ||
| Medical assistant | ||
| Clinical research assistant | ||
| Medical screener | ||
| Clinical research associate | ||
| Clinical research coordinator | ||
| Health promoter/educator | ||
| Medical interpreter | ||
| Medical administrative assistant | ||
| Sleep technicians | ||
| Pathology assistants | ||
| Health policy analyst | ||
| Medical lab technician | ||
| Nurse aide | ||
| Blood donor clinic assistant | ||
| Personal support worker | ||
| Claims examiner/analyst/specialist | ||
| Medical underwriting | ||
| Mobile field examiner | ||
| Metroland Media Group Ltd. (Canadian Immigrant) (see [29]) | Medical research | Information on a bridging programme |
| Health care management | ||
| North American College of Information Technology (NACIT) | Clinical research | Relevant education programme |
| Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) [30] | Public health inspector | Immigrants and refugee settlement services |
| Personal support worker | ||
| Medical laboratory technician | ||
| Health policy analyst | ||
| Health educator | ||
| Ryerson University | Health research | Relevant education programme |
| Health informatics | Bridging programme | |
| Data analysis | ||
| Health management | ||
| USMLE [31] | Optometry | N/R |
| Master’s in Public Health | ||
| Surgical assistants | ||
| Master/PhD degree in any basic medical sciences like pathology, pharmacology | ||
| Perfusion technology | ||
| Physician assistant | ||
| Vancouver Public Library (VPL) [Skilled Immigrant InfoCenter] | Health care administrator | Online and in-person resource centre that offers employment guide which include: |
| Health policy researchers, analysts | Labour market outlook | |
| Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety | Wages/salary information | |
| Health care assistant (HCA) OR health care aides | Industry associations | |
| Medical laboratory assistant and medical laboratory technologists | Employment outlook | |
| Medical research | Credential evaluation links | |
| Occupation medicine | Industry journals | |
| Medical and health care product sales | – Industry websites | |
| Medical managers or administrators | ||
| Medical advisors or counselling | ||
| Medical communications | ||
| Health and /or mental health patient advocate | ||
| Government Department of Health (example: health planner or policy analyst) |
N/R not reported