Physician Non-Clinical Career Spotlight: Healthcare Consulting

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As a physician you’re a healthcare subject matter expert (SME)! This morning, a company executive woke up in need of your expertise AND is willing to pay for it. Your experience is valuable to solve problems in healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, media, biotech, and other industries. THERE ARE 3 CATEGORIES OF CONSULTING* 1. Skill-based or medical knowledge consulting. There are

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Physician Non-Clinical Career Spotlight: Options For Physicians Without Residency Part 2

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In this article, I review non-clinical career options for doctors without residency training in the US. There are many options for physicians who do not have residency training in the US. What you choose will depend on your unique strengths, skills, available opportunities, and experience. [For clinical career options for doctors without residency training in the US, please see Part

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Physician Non-Clinical Career Spotlight: Patient Advocate

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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

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Physician Non-Clinical Career Spotlight: Clinical Informatics

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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

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Non-Clinical Career Spotlight: Disability Insurance Medicine

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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

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Physician Non-Clinical Career Spotlight: Medical Science Liaison

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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

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Physician Non-Clinical Career Spotlight: Physician Surveyor

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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

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