If you’re feeling overwhelmed during your transition to a new clinical or non-clinical career, you may have hit a roadblock. Even though roadblocks are expected along the road to career change, they have a sneaky way of taking you off the road and into overwhelm. Roadblocks are stressors you cannot control but they threaten to derail your focus. Examples of
When you started your current job, did you feel nervous, but excited about the new opportunity? And when you’ve left a job? Was it more of an emotional mixed bag? Bitter-sweet, sad, a relief, or you couldn’t wait to exit? Whatever your reason for leaving, it’s important to be intentional. If you can leave with grace and intact collegial relationships,
Do you feel uncomfortable, even embarrassed, when you’re asked about your career plans and you have to say, “I don’t know!?” In a profession where we’re rewarded for having the answers, being uncertain can feel scary. It’s one of the reasons career change is hard. But there’s an upside to uncertainty! Uncertainty can help you find your way through career
OVERVIEW The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) plays an important role throughout the lifecycle of a pharmaceutical product. Their most vital function is to cultivate peer-peer relationships with subject matter experts [known as Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)] at academic health centers and clinics. It’s a great entry role into pharma for a physician with no industry experience. The responsibilities, requirements, and
Where you stand now is no longer your horizon.You must journey to a new one. A place over there, more important than over here,Calling your name. Gently leave behind the others;For they don’t see you anymore. Join your fellow travelers;For you will need their company along the Way. Bring your uncertainty;For you will be surprised along the Way. Bring your
Sometimes physicians are so happy when they’re offered a non-clinical job, they don’t negotiate salary! Or they believe compensation is “standard and non-negotiable.” The best time to negotiate is while you’re still a candidate for the job, before you’ve signed a formal offer letter or contract. Here are my DO’s and DON’Ts of salary negotiation. DO Be prepared to answer
You will read a lot of advice on how to navigate your career transition. The recent article, Why career transition is so hard, published in the Harvard Business Review is well worth your time. The author of the article has researched career transitions and her observations also apply to physicians. In this post, I summarize and adapt the most pertinent
Do you have views and thoughts about yourself that you think are the absolute truth? Yet, when asked for evidence of their truth, you can usually appreciate they’re not really true. And there is the challenge. On a normal day, these beliefs run around the subconscious mind unchallenged and might be holding you back from doing what you really want
Overview: Physician surveyors or physician reviewers work for accreditation and certification bodies to ensure health care organizations, training programs, and healthcare professionals meet performance standards of services, safety, education, training, and professional conduct. Physicians are employed full- or part-time to give their physician input and perspective during the evaluation and review process. Who are the employers? Joint Commission (JC) Physicians
Congratulations! You’ve been invited for an interview! You’ve already done your research about the company, the role, and the team. Everything is lining up and you think the job is a good fit. You’re excited! In your excitement, don’t forget to ask questions to help you determine if you’re a good fit for the position. Interview questions* to assess if
