Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica

John recently read a book called Find Your Zone of Genius: How to Redefine Intelligence, Become an Expert on Yourself, and Make Greatness a Given, by Laura Garnett. Its principles are applicable to physicians struggling to determine if they should remain in medicine, start a nonclinical career, or do something else. Laura is a performance strategist, speaker, and author. She works with CEOs and ex...

For this podcast episode, John describes three big communication mistakes that will impair your performance and derail your career. Here are the MISTAKES - in no particular order… Choosing the WRONG MEDIUM – usually NOT choosing face to face or telephonic communication as opposed to something else. The more important the message, the more you should be inclined to make it face-to-face. Lack of CLA...

In this interview with Dr. Jennifer Spector, we learn how she transitioned from practicing podiatrist to full-time medical editor for a popular podiatric online journal. After completing her residency, Jennifer spent several years building her practice. She later began volunteering at one of her professional associations. She chaired several committees and held several leadership positions at the...

In PNC Podcast Episode 159, Dr. Robert Adams talks about non-clinical retirement opportunities that he identified after a long and eventful military and medical career. Robert "Bob" Adams is a fascinating physician who served in the Navy, became a Navy SEAL, transferred to the army and went to medical school, and served as a physician in the army medical corps. After leaving the military, he opene...

This week, Dr. Jessie Benson explains why she decided to make a major career change after ten years of work as an intensivist. She found that her work was not bringing the joy and fulfillment that she needed. So, she very intentionally began developing new skills and new certifications before she fully transitioned to her new life. She helped build her house, and now studies and performs music as...

In this week's PNC Podcast episode, Dr. Heather Fork describes why your resume is so important and how to optimize it. Heather completed her medical degree at the University of Texas and her residency in dermatology at the University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Program. And she is a Master Certified Coach through the Coaches Training Institute. Right out of residency Heather started a dermatology...

Dr. Nazareth is a gastroenterologist and Chief Medical Officer of a data privacy company. She is an advisor to multiple startups and venture capital funds locally and internationally. She sits on the medical advisory board for Women's Health Magazine and is an advocate for teaching digital literacy to all healthcare professionals. She completed her medical degree at Brown University, and her inter...

Dr. Kaci Durbin is a medical writer and board-certified obstetrician. She currently works as a regulatory writer for a contract research organization (CRO). In her spare time, Kaci also provides freelance medical writing, focusing on continuing medical education (CME) materials and needs assessments. Kaci was employed at a private practice for 5 years and then transitioned into OB hospitalist work...

Earlier this year, I was a participant in the Leverage & Growth Virtual Summit, organized by Dr. Peter Kim from Passive Income MD. It was a unique experience with about 50 experts providing valuable mentoring and teaching over 2 weeks. I had a lot of fun participating and watching the other videos that were posted. Many of you told me you also found it very helpful. So, I wanted to get Peter on th...

In this episode of the PNC podcast, John describes nine excellent books that will help to educate you as you begin your career journey. The first two books will get you in the right frame of mind. And provide tools for you to apply to overcome some of the self-limiting beliefs that might hold you back. Then John presents four books specifically written to assist physicians in their search for a no...

Nii Darko received his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, and an M.B.A. in Health Care Leadership from Rockhurst University. He completed his General Surgery residency at Morehouse School of Medicine and a Trauma/Critical Care fellowship at the University of Miami. Nii is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Nii hosts Docs Outside the Box, an Apple Podca...

Dr. Maiysha Clairborne returns to the podcast as part of a masterclass that we prepared for the Nonclinical Career Academy.  In this excerpt from the masterclass, Maiysha addresses mindset issues commonly experienced by those pursuing a career pivot.  Maiysha maintained an Integrative Practice for 10 years and is trained in neurolinguistic programming. NLP helps overcome mindset traps and limiting...

In this episode of the Physician NonClinical Careers Podcast, Dr. Errin Weisman and John talk about coaching, telemedicine, podcasting, and Errin's soon-to-be-released course, "How to Go From Burnout to BadAss". Errin discusses how her coaching journey began. She was working in a typical medical practice and realized she couldn't do that for the next 30 years of her life. So she sought coaching fo...

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...