Careers (outside clinical practice) for medical humanities graduates include professional fields in health and medicine, such as journalism, media and communications, policy development and deployment; teaching and mentoring positions; and a foundation for an academic pathway in Medical Humanities. The range of professional development outcomes from postgraduate study in Medical Humanities include enhanced professional skills in patient communication, clinical interaction and decision making, ethics and reflective practice, and enriched professional experience through attention and exploration to the human aspects of practice.