If you believe your role as a physician includes being an advocate for and empowering patients, you may want to consider a role as a patient advocate. TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Help patients and/or their families: Understand their diagnoses and what questions to ask their healthcare team. Navigate the healthcare system. Obtain second opinions. Communicate with the medical team and oversee the
If you’re stuck in non-clinical job search mode and not getting offers, these tips are for you! They come from my experience coaching physicians to find their first non-clinical role. 1. You need more than a resume. While a resume targeted to the job description is a cornerstone of your application, it’s not enough. To accelerate your job search timeline,
A cover letter is an opportunity to connect the dots between your resume and the job requirements. Here are the answers to 8 common cover letter FAQ’s. 1. Must I submit a cover letter with my job application? The short answer is YES! Review the submission instructions. If they specify NOT to submit a cover letter, then don’t. If the
If you’ve been asking, “what are my non-clinical career options and how do I find them?” but you’re feeling overwhelmed, take a step back. It’s tempting to start your career transition with “what and how”, but that can lead to overwhelm and slow your progress. Instead, start with “why”. Here’s how. START WITH 3 FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS 1. Who am I
OVERVIEW Physicians with a deep understanding of clinical workflows, medical decision making, evidence-based medicine, quality improvement, and the EHR are well-suited for roles within clinical informatics. The focus of Clinical informatics is to integrate technology with the clinical needs of the healthcare system. Physicians lead this integration and have the opportunity to improve quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery. EMPLOYERS Physicians
Are you interested in pursuing a non-clinical career, but you fear losing your identity as a physician? Is being a physician not just what you DO, but who you ARE? Then how do you leave who you are? Let’s start with how the physician identity is formed. The path to a physician identity is forged over many years. Your journey
These were the words of a physician on her first coaching call with me. If you can relate, I invite you to continue reading about her journey to quitting and beyond. Coaching Day 1: The Problem. This physician is an early career specialist who was unhappy in her clinical job. While she experienced moments of rewarding patient interactions, these were
A successful transition out of clinical medicine starts with commitment to the process and then developing habits to keep moving forward. Here are 7 habits of physicians who successfully transition to other careers. 1. They are brutally honest with themselves. At first this may not seem like a habit, but if you’ve developed a mental habit of not paying attention
1. I commit to live my life by design, not by default. 2. I can do hard things. 3. To become whole again, I must let go of what’s not working. 4. I have many transferable skills. The ones I enjoy will go with me into my next role. 5. When I focus on my why, my what will follow.
Physicians who practice insurance medicine work in health, life, disability, and long-term care insurance. This resource focuses on disability insurance medicine. If you want to leave clinical medicine, but you still want to use your clinical skills, “physician brain”, and earn a reasonable salary, a role in disability insurance medicine might be right for you! TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Review and interpret
