The number of physicians declaring bankruptcy is on the rise. This is due to a number of factors including the economy, reduced office visits, fewer patients with insurance, lower reimbursements, fewer elective procedures, and rising malpractice premiums. For physicians facing a financial squeeze, a potentially career ending bankruptcy may not be the only option. Luckily, there are numerous proven ways for a physician [...]
What do you do if do not match? Well, you can certainly take a year off and then reapply. If you are not matched you might consider building your resume during the extra year with research, volunteering, or pursuing an additional degree such as an MPH or MBA. You should also consider a non-clinical job or non-clinical career. There are many non-clinical opportunities [...]
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 [...]
A CRISIS IN AMERICAN MEDICINE By: Peter Moskowitz, MD The practice milieu and the emotional profile and coping strategies of physicians are undergoing rapid change. There is growing and widespread career dissatisfaction. Increasing stress and burnout, medical disability claims, premature retirement, and alternative career planning by physicians are some of the secondary signs of this growing crisis in American medicine. BACKGROUND: PHYSICIAN CAREER [...]
SEAK faculty member who is a physician owner of a medical communications company answers the question: What advice would you give to physicians who are considering leaving clinical medicine and getting a non-clinical job in the medical communications field? I would say that the biggest piece of advice is to take your time and research your options. Too often people reach the [...]
SEAK faculty member who is a physician owner of a medical communications company answers the question: What does a physician in non-clinical job with a medical communications company do? Generally, a physician will work in either apposition of a medical director or a medical writer. I think the medical writer is a little bit more straightforward. Obviously people do various types of [...]
SEAK faculty member who is a physician TV Reporter (medical correspondent) answers the question: What opportunities are there in the media for physicians? I think there are a ton of opportunities in the media for physicians. There are lots of opportunities in television, from being a medical reporter, to a reality star, to a host of a show, to the expert on a [...]
SEAK faculty member who is a physician entrepreneur answers the question: Can physicians start businesses while holding down full-time jobs? They can, and like a lot of things in life, you can but it’s not easy. That’s why I’m very gratified to be asked to come today because that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. For the reason that I stated, I didn’t [...]