Table 1Transition record

specialised doctortophysiologist

A specialised doctor already meets 60% of what the physiologist role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From specialised doctor

60%

Overlap1

To physiologist

42 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

54.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the physiologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the specialised doctor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A physiologist role treats 29 of its required skills as things a specialised doctor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply for research funding
apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
communicate with a non-scientific audience
conduct research across disciplines
demonstrate disciplinary expertise
develop professional network with researchers and scientists

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 42 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physiologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a specialised doctor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held explain types of coagulation disorders communication, collaboration and creativity
already held nuclear medicine health and welfare
already held urolithiasis in the urinary tract health and welfare
already held conduct polysomnography information skills
already held conduct preoperative investigations information skills
already held hepatology health and welfare

All 42 carried skills, including the 29 the physiologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
required, not held perform laboratory tests required

02 health and welfare 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required

optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
optional, not held exercise physiology optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional
optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
optional, not held occupational physiology optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional

03 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held conduct research on fauna required
required, not held apply scientific methods required

optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held gather experimental data optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held biology required
required, not held laboratory techniques required

optional, not held proteomics optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held life sciences optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required

optional, not held assist in performing physical exercises optional
optional, not held assist patients with rehabilitation optional
optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional

06 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held histology required

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physiologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 42 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply for research funding skill
already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
already held conduct research across disciplines skill
already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
already held evaluate research activities skill
already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
already held manage intellectual property rights skill
already held manage open publications skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held manage research data skill
already held mentor individuals skill
already held operate open source software skill
already held perform project management skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held promote open innovation in research skill
already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
already held publish academic research skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held synthesise information skill
already held think abstractly skill
already held write scientific publications skill
already held apply blended learning skill
already held conduct polysomnography skill
already held conduct preoperative investigations skill
already held dermapathology knowledge
already held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
already held explain types of coagulation disorders skill
already held hepatology knowledge
already held interpret electromyograms skill
already held intracranial hypertension knowledge
already held neoplasia knowledge
already held nuclear medicine knowledge
already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
already held urolithiasis in the urinary tract knowledge

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 supplementary

optional, not held advise on rehabilitation exercises optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held prepare lesson content optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

09 generic programmes and qualifications 2 supplementary

optional, not held research design optional
optional, not held scientific literature optional

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific modelling optional

11 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional

12 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held ergonomics optional

29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on rehabilitation exercises optional
optional, not held assist in performing physical exercises optional
optional, not held assist patients with rehabilitation optional
optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
optional, not held exercise physiology optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
optional, not held proteomics optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional
optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held ergonomics optional
optional, not held gather experimental data optional
optional, not held life sciences optional
optional, not held occupational physiology optional
optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held prepare lesson content optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional
optional, not held research design optional
optional, not held scientific literature optional
optional, not held scientific modelling optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

136 held skills the physiologist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery skill
not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role administer immunotherapy skill
not needed by the target role advise on poisoning incidents skill
not needed by the target role advise on pregnancies at risk skill
not needed by the target role advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
not needed by the target role allergology knowledge
not needed by the target role anaesthetics knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse X-ray imagery skill
not needed by the target role assess physical conditions of clients skill
not needed by the target role assist in epilepsy surgery skill
not needed by the target role assist in kidney transplant skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role biological haematology knowledge
not needed by the target role browse, search and filter data, information and digital content skill
not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
not needed by the target role cardiology knowledge
not needed by the target role child psychiatry knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical biology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical neurophysiology knowledge
not needed by the target role communicable diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role community medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role conduct patch testing skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on reproductive medicine skill
not needed by the target role counsel patients on fertility treatments skill
not needed by the target role delegate emergency care skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate technical skills during neurological surgery skill
not needed by the target role dermato-venereology knowledge
not needed by the target role dermatology knowledge
not needed by the target role determine eye disease progression skill
not needed by the target role develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system skill
not needed by the target role diagnose brain death skill
not needed by the target role diagnose diseases of ear, nose, and throat skill
not needed by the target role diagnose diseases of the vascular system skill
not needed by the target role diagnose disorders of the urogenital system skill
not needed by the target role diagnose heart conditions skill
not needed by the target role diagnose respiratory diseases skill
not needed by the target role diagnose rheumatic diseases skill

96 further entries not listed here

19 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held biology required
required, not held histology required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held laboratory techniques required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
optional, not held exercise physiology optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional
optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
optional, not held proteomics optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held ergonomics optional
optional, not held life sciences optional
optional, not held occupational physiology optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional
optional, not held research design optional
optional, not held scientific literature optional
optional, not held scientific modelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from specialised doctor

Full index of moves from specialised doctor

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.