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Self Assessment

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An honest appraisal of yourself is the first step towards discovering the specialties to which you could be suited. This section will take you through a range of tools and exercises to help you fully understand your own interests, skills and influences and how these can be useful when considering your future career options.

Self-assessment tools

Self-assessment tools can be useful when considering your future career, but remember that no set of results can tell you what specialty to choose. To find out more about how the exercises and tools below can be helpful in your career planning process see our section on Getting started or click on one of the links below (you will need to log-in or register to access the tools):

Resources

Here you'll find other sources of information and advice that will help you in your decision making about your future career. These resources will provide you with further details about career planning, choosing a specialty and postgraduate medical training. They include links to the medical royal colleges, regulatory authorities and deaneries as well as a list of books you may find helpful.

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