Many doctors enjoy being able to supplement their clinical income by working from home or from their home office performing file reviews. File reviews can be done from home, are low stress, do not require any patient contact or travel, almost never result in having to testify. File review consulting work is varied and includes: peer reviews, chart reviews, utilization reviews, second opinions, [...]
Management Consulting Jobs for Doctors Management consulting is a growing and lucrative field of opportunity for physicians. In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal the Managing Director of a major international consulting firm stated that his firm had hired 160 doctors just in the previous year. The Managing Director noted that an MBA is not required. They are instead looking for [...]
Physicians moving out of clinical medicine and into non-clinical careers face the daunting task of interviewing. Many of these physicians may not have undergone an interview for many years. What are some practical tips for these physicians? Connie Pate, speaking at the SEAK Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians gave her 10 ways to ace a job interview: 10 Ways to Ace an Interview: Be [...]
Physicians moving, or considering moving out of clinical medicine might do well to consider positions in the life insurance industry. Craig Davidson MD, speaking at the SEAK Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference gave some of the industry benchmarks. Life Insurance Medical Directors: 52% insurance industry ≥ 15 years 60% full time Job title medical director or CMO Many also AVP or VP 44% [...]
Opportunities Available for Physicians with Consulting Firms: What is Available and How to Go After Them So you want to be a consultant? Dr. Andrew Ziskind, Managing Director, Huron Healthcare, has made the jump from practicing interventional cardiologist to hospital CEO to consultant. He’ll share his insights at the 10th Annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference. Dr. Ziskind will discuss: Who is hiring: the [...]
My mother kept my first grade paper where I was asked what I wanted to do when I grew up. My response was that I wanted to go to medical school. I always knew I wanted to go to medical school – both my parents were physicians and that was the role model and career I wanted to follow. And I persevered in [...]
While the claims support role for physicians employed by a disability insurer does not involve direct patient care, the skills developed in clinical practice are used in the consulting role. Physicians in both roles require a good foundation in clinical medicine, the ability to use evidence-based criteria for decision making and sharp, focused analytical skills. The physician in practice brings those skills to [...]
SEAK faculty member who spent many years working as a Medical Director for industry answers the question: What advice would you give to doctors who are considering leaving the practice of clinical medicine? I’m empathetic with, probably, the struggle that they may be going through. I want to tell them that there’s a bright exciting world outside of clinical medicine, but I [...]
SEAK faculty member who is a personal branding expert answers the question: What advice would you give to physicians considering a career change? I think you have to learn to speak corporate. And that sounds kind of harsh, but you need to learn to talk in a way that the people in the field that you are investigating are going to expect, without [...]
SEAK faculty member answers the question: What advice would you give for physicians who are considering leaving clinical medicine? I think probably the biggest advice that I would give them is to think long and hard about it. Once they’ve decided it’s a route they want to take, to just enjoy it. Find the best possible job they can for themselves that fits [...]