What does clinical leadership mean for doctors starting out in postgraduate training? Tim Swanwick, director of professional development at the London Deanery, considers what makes for effective leadership development and why it is increasingly important for front line clinicians to take responsibility for leading their teams, departments, and healthcare organisations.

Steve Buggle, operations director for the Medical Education Training Programme, brings us up to date with the specialty training recruitment process. He sets out the context and the competition for recruitment 2011, and considers the longer term view.

Jeremy Levy, head of the School of Medicine for the London Deanery, discusses training in core medicine – how it works, what it offers, and how you can get into it.

As doctors and dentists consider 2011 training programmes managed by the London Deanery, the deanery’s head of medical workforce recruitment Gary Waltham explains what’s available, national selection, and application resources.

Health Match British Columbia’s Susan Hill and Pamela Adamchuk explain how to make a seamless transition to working as a physician in British Columbia, Canada.

Hilary Sharp (project manager for the Welsh Assembly Government) and Sally Blake (career development adviser at Cardiff University) discuss why trainees should apply for programmes in Wales.

Steve Mowles talks about his life as a general practitioner - combining inner city practice with teaching and training, as well as national and international activities with the Royal College of General Practitioners. Steve has also worked in Australia and as a P&O ship’s doctor.

Promoting the merits of Saskatchewan, Canada, Kim Mock (senior recruitment consultant at Saskatchewan Ministry of Health) appeals to physicians to relocate there.

Having successfully made the jump from medicine to a career outside it, Giles Croft talks about practical steps everyone can take towards their ideal vocation.

In the diverse landscape of medical training, psychology can be an important tool. Caroline Elton, head of careers advice and planning at the London Deanery, talks about how to use psychology to your advantage and the role of chance in a medical career.