Moving Medicine Podcast

Thinking about moving to Las Vegas as a physician? Discover what life is really like beyond the Strip, from family-friendly neighborhoods to new-construction opportunities and physician real estate investing. In this episode of the Moving Medicine Podcast, host Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, welcomes Jeanette Martinez, broker and owner of Luxury Living Las Vegas. Originally from...

Physicians spend their careers protecting patient privacy—but how often do they think about protecting their own? In this episode of Moving Medicine, Zoe Taylor explores an often-overlooked part of physician relocation: personal privacy when buying a home. Public property records can make it surprisingly easy to connect a physician’s professional identity to a home address. From there, publicly av...

Relocating for medicine means finding a place that works for the whole family. In this episode of Moving Medicine Partners , Zoe Taylor talks with Boulder real estate agent and physician spouse William Greig about building a life around a medical career and helping buyers find a home that fits theirs. William shares how he moved from social work and professional triathlon into real estate, and why...

Relocating for medicine is rarely just a move. It can mean rebuilding a career, finding a community, managing a demanding medical schedule, and making major housing decisions with very little time. In this episode, Zoe Taylor talks with Houston Realtor and physician spouse Whitney Conkling about moving from New York City to Houston with a six-week-old during the summer of 2020 so her husband could...

A physician employment agreement can shape far more than salary. In this episode, Zoe Taylor talks with healthcare attorney and physician spouse Kyle Claussen about how physicians can evaluate compensation, identify hidden risks, negotiate from a position of clarity, and protect their careers and families before signing. Kyle explains why a “standard contract” is still worth reviewing, how verifie...

A physician mortgage is not one standardized product. In this episode, Jim Secrest of Arvest Bank and Zoe Taylor unpack the differences between conforming loans, bank-held portfolio loans, and brokered products that may be marketed as physician loans without offering the same benefits. Jim explains why loan servicing and lender experience matter, how certain programs can offer up to 100% or 103% f...

Physician families rarely move on a simple timeline. Match, residency, fellowship, and attending positions can mean relocating quickly, buying from another state, navigating unfamiliar neighborhoods, and making major financial decisions while the rest of life is already in motion. Originally recorded for Financial Residency's Grand Rounds with Dr. Tammy, this episode features Zoe Taylor discussing...

Todd Spencer spent roughly 15 years in the Department of Defense before medicine changed the trajectory of his own career. He met his wife, Amy, while she was in general surgery residency at Detroit Medical Center. Through seven years of residency and research, a surgical ICU fellowship, young children, Q3 call, daycare illnesses, and two demanding careers, Todd often became the parent whose work...

What does it take to build a business around serving one of the most unique professional communities in America? In this special replay, Moving Medicine founder Zoe Taylor joins another podcast to share the story behind the company, how her own experiences as the spouse of a physician shaped her perspective, and why physician families require far more than a traditional real estate transaction. Zo...

Relocating for residency, fellowship, or an attending position comes with tight timelines and high-stakes decisions. In this episode of Moving Medicine Partners, Zoe Taylor sits down with Sunit Brar, REALTOR®, physician spouse, and relocation specialist serving Sacramento and Placer County. Having experienced a physician relocation herself, Sunit shares practical advice for buying a home before yo...

Moving to Augusta, Georgia for residency, fellowship, or an attending position? In this episode of Moving Medicine Partners, host Zoe Taylor sits down with Jaime Powell, REALTOR®, physician spouse, former teacher, and mom of four, to discuss what physician families should really know before relocating to Augusta. Having experienced medical school, residency, fellowship, and the attending transitio...

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions physicians will ever make—but it's also one of the easiest places to make costly mistakes. In this special episode of Moving Medicine, we're bringing you a conversation originally recorded on A Life Well Lived with host James Nutter. Zoe Taylor shares practical guidance on navigating today's real estate market, physician loans, relocation dec...

Most people think relocating for medicine is simply about buying or selling a house. For physicians and their families, it's much more than that. In this episode of the Moving Medicine Podcast, Zoe Taylor shares the personal story behind Moving Medicine Partners and explains how years of helping physician families relocate eventually became a nationwide network built specifically for medical profe...

Behind every physician’s training journey is a family learning how to navigate uncertainty, embrace change, and create a sense of home through every stage of medicine. In this episode of the Moving Medicine Partners Podcast, host Zoe Taylor sits down with Taylor Wardlow, a Delaware real estate agent and physician spouse who has lived the reality of moving for medicine. From Match Day during the CO...

Thinking about moving to Austin, Texas? In this episode of the Moving Medicine Podcast, host Zoe Taylor sits down with Austin real estate expert Beth Carter to discuss what physician families don't expect when relocating to one of the country's fastest-growing cities. Drawing from decades of experience as both a physician spouse and real estate professional, Beth shares insights into Austin's hous...

This episode is about more than contracts. It's about helping physicians make career decisions with confidence. Whether you're accepting your first attending position, relocating for a new opportunity, negotiating compensation, reducing your clinical schedule, or evaluating a completely different path in medicine, legal decisions often shape the options available to you long before you realize it....

What does moving through medical training really look like? For Amanda Nolen, it meant selling a home she loved, relocating to Grenada for medical school, navigating an emergency COVID evacuation, rebuilding life in Michigan, moving again for clinical rotations, and ultimately returning home for residency. In this episode, Amanda joins Zoe Taylor to share the realities of life as a physician spous...

Relocating to Chicago as a physician family is about much more than picking a downtown condo near the hospital. In this episode, Zoe Taylor talks with Chicago Compass agent Christine Tepper about what physicians and medical families actually need to know before moving to the city — from the realities of running a private practice in a post-COVID Chicago, to the differences between Northwestern, Un...

Relocating to Hawaii as a physician family comes with far more than beautiful scenery and ocean views. In this episode, Zoe Taylor talks with Honolulu-based real estate professional Nathalie Champion about the emotional realities of starting over in Hawaii during medical career transitions. From rebuilding community and adjusting expectations to navigating physician life in Hawaii, this conversati...

Physicians spend years mastering medicine — but very little time learning how to navigate money, home buying, debt, and long-term financial planning during major life transitions. In this episode, Zoe Taylor sits down with fiduciary advisor James Nutter for a grounded conversation about the financial side of moving through medicine. Together, they unpack physician loans, home buying during trainin...

Lisa Alemi is a physician spouse, mother of three, and the creator of Move Mama Move — a relocation planning system born out of one too many moves done the hard way. Married to a general surgeon she met in San Francisco, Lisa has lived through the full physician-family relocation arc: a research-year honeymoon period, the brutal pivot back into clinical training, fellowship in Seattle, four years...

This episode is sponsored by Bob at Truist, who works closely with physicians and medical families navigating big financial decisions — especially around relocation, home buying, and long-term planning. If you're making a move, stepping into a new role, or just want clarity around how your money fits into your life, Bob brings a calm, strategic approach that's built for people with complex careers...

This episode is sponsored by Bob at Truist, who works closely with physicians and medical families navigating big financial decisions — especially around relocation, home buying, and long-term planning. If you're making a move, stepping into a new role, or just want clarity around how your money fits into your life, Bob brings a calm, strategic approach that's built for people with complex careers...

This episode is sponsored by Bob at Truist, who works closely with physicians and medical families navigating big financial decisions — especially around relocation, home buying, and long-term planning. If you're making a move, stepping into a new role, or just want clarity around how your money fits into your life, Bob brings a calm, strategic approach that's built for people with complex careers...

This episode is supported by Bob at Truist, who works closely with physicians and medical families navigating big financial decisions—especially around relocation, home buying, and long-term planning. If you’re making a move, stepping into a new role, or just want clarity around how your money fits into your life, Bob brings a calm, strategic approach that’s built for people with complex careers....