Mass casualties don't wait for preparation. Coronial inquests don't arrive with instructions. Parenting on call doesn't pause for shifts. Clinical excellence requires more than technical skill – it demands resilience, adaptability, and strategic thinking under pressure.

The skillset required to practise medicine in 2026 extends beyond the ward – into boardrooms, policy debates, crisis response, and personal survival. This two-day conference in Hobart addresses the full spectrum of contemporary physicianship for trainees and early career Fellows navigating the transition from training to independent practice.​

This is Career Triage: an honest examination of where early career physicians stand, what the profession demands, and how to build both excellence and sustainability into practice.​

Two days. Real challenges. Real strategies. Real preparation.

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Program

The program will examine career pathways beyond clinical practice research, academia, private practice, and executive leadership – alongside the realities of medico-legal risk, coronial inquests, and culturally safe care delivery.

Sessions address the personal dimensions that shape every career: managing family responsibilities, pregnancy and postpartum realities on the ward, and maintaining a life under pressure. Practical wellness elements, including movement sessions designed for shift worker bodies, are integrated throughout the weekend.

Keynote speakers will confront the realities of practicing medicine in an unpredictable world – preparing for mass-casualty events, delivering care in low-resource settings, and leading through political and climate instability. Additional sessions explore what exceptional physicianship looks like under pressure: leading with integrity, responding to unprecedented challenges, and redefining success in modern practice.

Set against kunanyi/Mt Wellington and Hobart's historic harbor, the conference provides focused professional development in an environment that encourages reflection and genuine connection.

The program is highly interactive – expect robust debates, hands-on workshops, and scenario simulations that bring real-world challenges into the room. This isn't passive learning; it's live, dynamic engagement with peers navigating similar crossroads. The heritage location offers cultural immersion, social activities, and the rare commodity of space to think, reset, and connect beyond the conference room.

Pricing

All prices are listed in Australian Dollars (AUD) and are inclusive of GST.