Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica

In this episode of the Physician NonClinical Careers Podcast, I compare the Clinicians Career Cooperative with the Nonclinical Career Academy .  I know this may sound like a 30-minute promotional spot, but I don't look at it that way. I've been creating new resources for "seeking physicians" since I started my podcast three years ago, and, honestly, it gets a little confusing at times. Partly it i...

This week, I present an excerpt from a live presentation from the What to Consider Next Nonclinical Careers Virtual Conference in July. This live, interactive conference is being presented by Michelle Mudge-Riley and Physicians Helping Physicians. She has recruited many well-known experts in physician career transition to speak and mentor at the conference. And although it is a virtual online conf...

In this episode of the Physician NonClinical Careers Podcast , Dr. Sylvie Stacy returns to discuss how physicians can find the nonclinical career that is right for them. Sylvie has been writing a blog called Look for Zebras for several years. The name comes from a saying common in medicine that goes, "When you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras." Sylvie says to do the exact opposite in yo...

In this episode of the PNC podcast , Sarah Campbell offers her expert advice for landing freelance assignments to fledgling CME writers. NetCE is a continuing education company that has been producing online education for health care professionals for many years. Sarah as spent much of her career working there as the Director of Development. In that role, she works with planners and authors to dev...

In this episode of the Physician NonClinical Careers , Dr. Mike Woo-Ming revisits the podcast to tell us about freelance consulting, and discuss his new book, The Positioned Physician: Earn More, Work Smart & Love Medicine Again . Mike describes the four levels of financial freedom as applied to physicians: Employee Business Owner CEO Investor For those who want to start almost any business, inclu...

On this special episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Nneka Unachukwu returns to interview John about the Clinicians Career Cooperative, a new project he is working on. In addition to hosting the PNC podcast, supporting the Physician Nonclinical Career Hunters Facebook group , giving live presentations, and hosting the Nonclinical Career Academy , John is adding a new resource for his followers: the Cli...

On this week's episode of the PNC podcast , a dynamic physician couple explains how they applied their passion for real estate investing to develop a popular course that teaches others what they've learned.  This episode brings actionable pearls from two domains: real estate investing and online course creation. This team has spent years preparing for both, starting with their real estate investin...

In today's episode, John discusses home based careers. There are three main benefits to choosing a home based career: 1. Convenience When you work from home, you're able to manage household responsibilities. Also, navigating childcare or adult caretaking may require you to consider home based careers. 2. Cost Savings Eliminating your commute means you'll save time, reduce gasoline and automobile m...

On this week's episode of the PNC podcast, John explains how affiliate marketing can be a fantastic source of additional income for those in certain nonclinical careers. Affiliate marketing is a program in which an online retailer pays a commission to an external website for sales generated from their referrals. There are two common ways to participate in an affiliate program: create an affiliate...

On this week's episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Andrew Wilner explains why locum tenens may be the best way to bring freedom and joy back into your career. Andrew is an experienced internist, neurologist and epileptologist. He is also the author of The Locum Life and a locum tenens expert. This Latin phrase describes someone who fills in for another, like a substitute teacher.  The life of a locum...

Dr. Uchenna Umeh, also know as Dr. Lulu, spent the early part of her career in a traditional pediatric practice. When she decided she needed a change of pace, she enlisted in the Air Force. She completed her time there, and entered traditional practice. But she was struck by the extent of the mental health issues in her patients and experienced a harsh wake-up call: a young patient of hers attempt...

This week John describes the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on his urgent care business and his wife, Kay's, home services agency. Both provide essential services, so they can continue to run during the pandemic. Each has its own challenges, due to reduced demand for services, and the challenge of providing care while avoiding infecting patients, clients and employees in the face of limited pe...

On this week's episode of the PNC podcast , I provide 7 reasons I believe physicians should consider for completing an advanced business degree. Here they are: An MBA will differentiate you from your competition and demonstrate a commitment to management and leadership. You will be able to acquire a job that requires an advanced degree. In the process, you will gain important applicable skills and...

Charlotte Weeks joins me to discuss the best way to write a resume, especially when seeking nonclinical jobs. Charlotte is an executive career coach, resume writer and an outplacement consultant. She is an expert in career transitions who has worked with many physicians. We first met at the Annual Seak Conference, and I subsequently interviewed her for this podcast in Episode 17. She is the founde...

In this interview with Dr. Maria Abunto, we learn why the medical science liasion is a popular nonclinical career. Maria is a global MSL working for a device company. She received her medical degree at the University of the East in the Philippines, and a master's degree in public health from the University of Pittsburg. Prior to landing her first job as an MSL, she worked with an IRB in a large ch...

On this week's episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Shirag Shemmassian joins me to discuss a nonclinical career I've never considered before: academic consultant. Shirag was pre-med throughout his college career and planned to be a surgeon. But when the time came for him to apply to medical school, he decided to switch his focus to the area of his research, clinical psychology. With little direction wh...

This week I'd like to prepare you for a position as a Hospital Quality Improvement Medical Director. This is a critical hospital role that I found: intellectually challenging key to improving patient care important for achieving and publishing outcome scores to the public, and, an essential skill set for the future CMO or CQO By understanding and mastering these concepts, you will be able to artic...

This week I present my conversation with cardiac surgeon Robert Applebaum, who successfully pivoted to a satisfying nonclinical job after a long and successful clinical career. It was fun to catch up with a friend and colleague who I've known for years. We both come from the same hospital where we collaborated on quality improvement initiatives, me as CMO and Rob as Director of the Open-Heart Prog...

In 2007, emergency medicine physician Dr. Lisa Jenks opened Genesis MedSpa.  Since it's opening, Genesis has grown tremendously, moving from a 4-treatment room facility into a 10-room facility in 2012 and then adding an additional three treatment rooms in 2016.  Under her direction, Genesis has won the BBB's 'Excellence in Customer Service' award three times. In addition to providing great medspa...

I also like to give you a look behind the curtain every so often, because creating a small business to do coaching, writing, consulting, speaking or teaching may be your new choice of career. And I think you can learn from what I've done to avoid the mistakes I've made along the way. The three big initiatives I discuss are: Redesigning my web site and adopting new domain and web site names: NonCli...

For today's episode, John recounts his experiences assisting his wife, Kay, in purchasing and running an in-home care franchise. Involving a franchise is a good way to reduce the risk of failure, compared to starting the business from scratch. Of course, there are franchise fees and royalties that must be paid. He describes the process they followed to research franchises, identify candidates, and...

On this week's episode of the PNC podcast, Paul Esselman returns to the show to discuss physician executive roles in health care. Paul is the president and managing director of Cejka Search, a healthcare executive search firm that focuses on leadership positions in hospitals and health systems. Paul was our guest in Episode 041 published in late 2018. In this interview, he describes the growing de...

Dr. Nicole Rochester is the founder and CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC , a health advocacy company. Its mission is to educate and empower patients and caregivers so they can effectively navigate the healthcare system. Nicole is a board-certified physician and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and completed her pediatrics residen...

Since I want to focus on pharma jobs this month, I decided to do something a little different with this episode of the podcast. I've taken the best parts of my interviews with Drs. Savi Chadha and Linda Ho, from Episodes 50 and 51, and combined them to bring a very focused guide to getting your first MSL job.   It was interesting to hear how Savi and Linda agreed on several topics, yet each with t...

Dr. Gerald Diaz is a former computer software engineer who created an online medical image repository that provides significant cognitive offloading to busy clinicians. Gerald started as a software engineer. Then he discovered that he yearned to have a more tangible impact on people's lives. So he pursued his medical education. He received his medical degree from the St. Louis University School of...