Are you thinking about embarking on postgraduate qualifications? Are you unsure how to juggle the challenges of a doctorate alongside your clinical workload and personal responsibilities? Then this new book from academic and health professional Dr Janet Deane is for you.

Written from personal experience, Doctorate: Finding Your Way will help you navigate the entire process of your PhD journey, from choosing your research topic to undertaking the course and assessment, obtaining funding, managing your time, and optimising your health and wellbeing. The book is packed full of tips and advice from other health professionals who have successfully completed their doctorates.

This book will be especially useful for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals who are considering doctoral research with a view to becoming future research leaders in their field.

The only title on the market written from the perspective of healthcare professionals rather than those already embedded in academia - provides real-life insights and advice
Written in a personal, conversational style - easy to read for busy healthcare professionals
Encourages self-reflection - how your values and background can inform your future research career
Tips for grant and fellowship applications, and how to persist beyond failure
Advice on time management, supervision and mentorship, work-life balance and how to meet your goals
Support for maintaining your physical and mental health from those who have been through it too
Interviews with a diverse range of UK nurses, midwives and allied health professionals who are either currently on or have successfully navigated the journey

Table of Contents:

1. A Personal Journey
2. The Doctoral Process
3. Funding Your Way
4. Project Management
5. Supervision and Mentorship
6. Personal Development and Career Planning
7. Health and Well-Being
8. The Doctoral Parent and Caregiver
9. Academic Writing
10. Thesis Writing
11. Viva Voce
12. Celebrating Success
13. Paying It Forward
14. Overview of Interviews With Experienced Healthcare Professionals in Research
15. Undertaking a Professional Doctorate
16. Applying for Doctoral Funding and Learning From Experience
17. The Reality of Doctoral Project Management
18. Reflections From an Experienced Doctoral Supervisor and Mentor
19. Doctoral Development and Career Planning
20. Health and Well-Being From the Perspective of a Doctoral Student
21. Experience of Being a Doctoral Parent
22. Writing Your Way
23. Writing a Doctoral Thesis From the Perspective of an Experienced Examiner
24. The Viva Voce Is Your Time to Shine
25. Celebrate Your Impact and Success
26. Share Your Privilege