AAMRI Career YOU online development program
AAMRI is piloting Career YOU – a five-module live online career development program for eligible* applicants working within the Australian healthcare and medical research ecosystem
Thank you for your support – the maximum number of applicants has been reached.
Please email programs@aamri.org.au to be placed on a waitlist for potential future rollouts of Career YOU!
Previously co-designed with the sector and led by Franklin Women, Career YOU aims to help participants excel in their current roles while building clear, strategic career goals. Through expert-led sessions, peer connection and practical tools, participants gain the confidence and skills to navigate their careers with purpose.
Feedback from 2025 participants:
- 100% reported a deeper understanding of their professional strengths and how to apply them
- 95% gained new skills and knowledge relevant to their development and current career stage
If you’re ready to set bold career goals and take practical steps toward achieving them, this program is for you.
Career YOU will help you to:
- Identify your unique strengths and values – and harness them in your professional life
- Gain clarity and confidence in your career direction
- Map out a practical, actionable plan to achieve your ambitions
*Participant eligibility
The 2026 AAMRI pilot of Career YOU is open specifically to early to mid-career academics and professional staff (working in any discipline, role or organisation) within the Australian healthcare and medical research ecosystem who experience known barriers to career participation and progression:
- Women
- Regional place of work
- LGBTQIA+
- Neurodiverse
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Refugee
- Migrant
- English as a second language (ESL)
- Culturally and racially marginalised (CARM)
- Disabled and/or with chronic health conditions
Program timing
Delivered by Leading Lighter facilitator Jo Porter, the course will run over five live online sessions:
- Module 1 – Strengths Deep Dive: Tuesday 21 July, 12:00–3:00 PM (AEST)
- Module 2 – Career Goals: Tuesday 4 August, 12:00–2:00 PM (AEST)
- Module 3 – Career Toolbox: Tuesday 18 August, 12:00–2:00 PM (AEST)
- Module 4 – Insights from Experience: Tuesday 1 September, 12:00–2:00 PM (AEST)
- Module 5 – Take Action: Tuesday 15 September, 12:00–2:00 PM (AEST)
In addition to attending the five sessions, participants are expected to complete offline coursework.
Cost to participate – open to a maximum of 30 registrants:
- $550 + GST for AAMRI Member (full and affiliate) Institute employees
- $850 + GST for all other participants.
Why take part?
Post evaluation of the program in 2025 found that 95% of participants agreed they gained new skills and knowledge relevant to their development and current career stage, and 90% of participants agreed the program offered an appropriate balance between listening, doing and discussing.
View a summary of the Franklin Women Career YOU post evaluation.