Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica

In this week's episode of the PNC Podcast, John Lee Dumas, of Entrepreneurs on Fire , helps us learn what it takes to create uncommon success when creating an online business. I was so pumped to be able to interview JLD. The opportunity came because he is promoting his new book, to be released one week after this episode is released. JLD is the founder and host of the award-winning podcast, Entrep...

Dr. Dianne Ansari-Winn is an Anesthesiologist who received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. She also completed a Master's Degree in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She then completed her residency in Anesthesiology at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago and fellowships in Cardiothora...

Dr. Heather Hammerstedt is board certified in emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine. She received her medical degree from Temple University and a master's in public health at Harvard University.  She learned emergency medicine at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency. She is an integrative nutrition coach, and CEO of Wholist, where she and her team provide lifestyle medicine coac...

Today's episode is a bit longer than usual. But it is worth it! This interview will provide the deepest dive into jobs in Pharma and Medical Devices that I have done by far! Dr. Mario Mendoza is a board-certified anesthesiologist, chemist, and independent biotech medical affairs consultant, and biotech careers coach. He has 13-plus years of experience in patient care, drug/device clinical developm...

Pennie Sempell has spent much of her adult life answering this question:  How do I boost my resilience? In today's interview, she explains what she and her colleagues have developed to address that very challenge. Pennie Sempell completed her undergraduate B.A. in Psychology and her Law Degree at the University of California. For over 25 years Pennie has provided training in stress resilience, hea...

This week, Dr. Mandy Armitage describes how to publish your first book. You might recall that she was interviewed in Episode #22 about medical writing. She returns now to promote her new book and teach you how to self-publish your first book. Mandy is a board-certified physiatrist, freelance medical writer, and consultant. Prior to transitioning to nonclinical work, she practiced musculoskeletal m...

Sam Lippolis is a coach and consultant who teaches professionals and organizations how to leverage telemedicine. Sam teaches physicians, other clinicians, and organizations how to plan, implement and grow telehealth. She has been implementing telehealth programs full time for 11 years. Her specialty is finding the path of least resistance to start a telemedicine service. And providing the expertis...

I recently joined Michelle Mudge-Riley on her free webinar to talk about mistakes that will derail a job search. We listed the major ones that we have witnessed and took questions from the audience. Here are some of the Mistakes That Will Derail a Job Search that we discussed. #1 – Tunnel vision and not keeping an open mind About possible jobs About how you will find a job About your capabilities...

Today I present my thoughts on how to become a successful medical writer. This is the audio part of a lesson in my Nonclinical Career Academy Course called Introduction to Careers as a Medical Writer. I start by listing the reasons that Medical Writing is such a popular option. Then I describe the most common categories of medical writing. Finally, I provide some advice on how to begin your pivot...

Michael P. Cyll is a cardiac sonographer working in the Phoenix area for over 30 years. As he approached retirement from that clinical career, he developed an interest in narration and voice-over work, specializing in narration in the science, technical and medical fields. For the past year, he has been honing his voice-over skills and performing in a variety of freelance jobs, including audiobook...

Today I present a conversation with an internationally recognized speaker, best-selling author, mentor, and consultant who will teach you how to be an IME (independent medical examiner). Dr. Emily Woolcock is among the country's most well-known and respected orthopedic surgeons. She is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Board of Independent Medical Examine...

For today's interview, I have the pleasure of speaking with a fellow podcaster, and one of our Mentors on the Clinicians Career Cooperative . We'll be discussing money issues, personal finance, coaching, podcasting, balancing a clinical and nonclinical job, and more. Today's guest is the multitalented gastroenterologist Brent Lacey.  Dr. Lacey is passionate about his patients, and about helping ph...

In this week's show, I explain the 5 steps I took to go from practicing family physician to hospital CMO. I start by explaining why I believe hospital leadership is an excellent career. Then, I offer some personal stories as I describe 5 steps: Be curious and open to volunteering for committees adn projects; Engage one or more mentors; Try different part-time paid positions as pilots to see what i...

Today's guest is who you call when you're dealing with challenging private practice matters. Dr. Phil Boucher is a husband, a father of five, and a pediatrician in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He is very prolific, treating patients, educating parents, and helping his colleagues enjoy their clinical work. He has created an online presence for parents that includes a podcast and YouTube c...

Today I have the pleasure of welcoming two guests who are experts in delivering one of the newest telemedicine-supported specialties. Today, we'll be hearing from the President and the CIO of a company that hires physicians and provides in-person and remote wound care services. It was founded well over 10 years ago. And it uses technology, including telemedicine, to improve access and quality for...

Today's guest, Dr. Jill Wener, found a new passion and pursued it while working as a hospitalist. Then it became obvious to her that her new skills could help burned-out physicians. Jill obtained her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Washington Medical Center, in Seattle Washington. Today, Jill explains how she...

Dr. Jessica Lubahn is a urologist, health writer, and consultant. She is also the founder of ONDRwear , an apparel company that sells luxe leakproof underwear. Jessica tells me that she created this company to destigmatize urinary, menstrual, and other leakage through the creation of products that are highly effective and beautiful.  Dr. Lubahn received her medical degree at the Washington Univers...

Dr. Greg Hanson decided to start a business that provides the latest way to connect doctors with interesting jobs. Greg is a PGY-3 interventional radiology resident in Philadelphia. He graduated from UCLA with his BS in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences before moving across the country to New York City. While in New York, Greg obtained his Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology with an adva...

In today's interview, we build on the discussion in Episode 168 by speaking with Dr. Paul Hercock from the United Kingdom about the Medical Device Industry. Dr. Hercock is an Emergency Medicine physician who started out working for the National Health Service. He graduated from Nottingham Medical School in 2002. After initially training as a surgeon he pivoted into a career in Emergency Medicine....

In this week's interview, we take our first deep dive into how to land your first job in Industry . Dr. Nerissa Kreher is a pediatric endocrinologist and the Chief Medical Officer of a biotech company.  Today she helps us understand what the term "Industry" means in the context of nonclinical physician careers. Nerissa received her medical degree from East Carolina University. She then completed h...

Jordan G. Roberts, PA-C is a medical writer and former neuroscience physician assistant. He is the owner of Modern MedEd, LLC , a company that creates and markets continuing medical education for premier CME providers across the country. It also helps clinicians advance their careers with non-clinical career resources, jobs, CME reviews, and more.  The company connects healthcare professionals wit...

In today's interview, I am offering a replay of my interview with Dr. David Draghinas, from March 2019, on the topic of short term rentals as a lucrative side business. As I hoped he would, Dave has created his own course to help physicians to replicate what he has done, i.e., find, manage, and generate income with short term rentals. And I'm really happy to be able to offer access to his course t...

In this week's podcast episode, Dr. Meredith Loveless describes how she landed her first nonclinical job as CMO for a MAC. Meredith earned her medical degree at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Then she completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical College of Virginia. She practiced obstetrics and gynecology with a subspecialty in pediatric and adolescent gy...

In this week's podcast episode, Dr. David Yeh describes how to invest wisely when preparing for a career pivot. David is a practicing physician, speaker, author, investor, and founder of The Wealthy Doctor Institute . He is also a Registered Investment Advisor. David is an alumnus of Cornell University and New York University School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Radiology and Nuclear Medic...

In this week's podcast episode, I interview Dr. Gretchen Green about how to become an expert witness, and how to open an expert witness consulting business. Gretchen describes how her expert witness consulting business allowed her to cut back on clinical work, find more freedom, spend more time with her family, and make more money. She enjoys the work because it is intellectually stimulating and s...