Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica

I have a very interesting story this week – it's with an entrepreneur who has spent the last 4-½ years developing his international start-up company. He is not a physician, but he presented one of the workshops at the recent Physicians Helping Physicians Nonclinical Career meeting in Austin Texas. Matt McGuire is the classic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, outgoing, totally committed to his company,...

In this week's interview, Dr. Lynn Marie Morski explains why quitting is critical to creating a fulfilling life. It's an activity with a bad rap, since strategic quitting is crucial to advancing our careers, and improving other important domains of our lives when done properly. Lynn Marie is a Family Physician, Sports Medicine expert, attorney, author of Quitting By Design , founder of the Quitopi...

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Marjorie Stiegler. She is an expert in branding, online marketing and course creation. And she's an entrepreneur, author and accomplished keynote speaker. Marjorie is an anesthesiologist and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is an expert and national speaker on patient safety, simulation, medical decisi...

The first PHP Networking Conference was held on April 6 and 7, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Michelle Mudge-Riley opened the conference and the founding members described their career journeys for the attendees. Faculty presented multiple workshops, and served as mentors. John partnered with Dr. Jay Dave for a discussion of six careers open to non-residency trained physicians. He presented a session abou...

I've always been fascinated with hospital QI work. And I've been looking for a guest who can describe in detail how to pursue such a career. I heard today's guest discuss his journey at a conference last year, and I thought he'd be able to explain the how and why of such a career to us. So, I'm very pleased to present my recent conversation with David Lucier. David is Director of Quality and Safet...

Dr. Jason Ryan was practicing cardiology and teaching medical students at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He created educational videos to help his students pass their USMLE Step 1 board exams. The students found the videos very helpful, and began sharing them with their classmates. Jason enjoyed creating the videos and students wanted more. So, about five years ago, he created a...

This is a solo bonus episode in which John provides a short summary of the presentation he is giving at the first Physician Helping Physicians Nonclinical Career Conference. The conference is being held in Austin, Texas in April 2019. During the discussion, John answers the following questions: What are the most common senior hospital management positions for physicians? Why is a career in hospita...

This week, I'm learning about investing in short-term rentals from Dr. David Draghinas. David is a full-time anesthesiologist located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He received his medical degree and anesthesia training at the University of Southern California. Following his residency, he spent 3-1/2 years in the Navy, mostly at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, before moving to Dallas. In ad...

In this mini solo episode, John relates what he's learned about networking since starting the podcast. Networking has been an important and powerful strategy for many of his guests. He provides examples of various forms that networking takes. And he offers his ideas on how to integrate neworking into your job search.

This week I have a conversation with a great guest, Dr. Christian Zouain. He came to the U.S. after completing medical school in the Dominican Republic. Once here, he worked on completing his boards and applying to residencies. In the meantime, he began working as a medical assistant and scribe. He was able to transition to utilization management and made the decision not to pursue a residency pos...

Dr. Andrew Wilner is a neurologist and epileptologist who spent years as a full-time medical writer. Now he is Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center where he provides direct patient care and teaches neurology residents on the inpatient and outpatient services. In Part 1, we heard about Andrew's journey from internal medicine in the U.S., to neurology...

In this two-part interview, Dr. Andrew Wilner explains how he started as an internist, then found himself at McGill University in Montreal studying neurology a few years later. He went on to become an epilepsy specialist. Shortly thereafter, he took a detour into a career as a full-time medical writer that lasted ten years. When he decided to get back into clinical medicine, he gave locum tenens a...

This week, Dr. Nana Korsah describes her journey from burnout to balance. She reached a point where her own well-being, and her family's, were suffering. She had an "aha moment" when she realized she could find her true calling, and engaged a physician career and life coach. She made some drastic changes, tried a few different things, and sought training to become a life and financial coach. It al...

Dr. Andrea Paul is the founder of BoardVitals , a medical education company that started by helping physicians prepare for board exams. Andrea completed her MD at Michigan State University College of Medicine, and left her residency at Yale University to start BoardVitals in 2012. Andrea is now the CMO of BoardVitals. She's also an active public speaker, addressing innovation, health entrepreneurs...

A few weeks ago, John was interviewed by Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley for her podcast. Michelle runs Physician Helping Physicians , a mentoring and coaching business that helps physicians effectively navigate the process of career transition. During the interview, John describes his experiences shifting from his clinical work as a family physician to his new career in hospital management. He thoroughl...

Ryan Inman founded Physician Wealth Services, a fee-only financial planning firm devoted to the financial well-being of physicians ( physicianwealthservices.com ). He was inspired to do so after witnessing how vulnerable his wife was to poor financial advice during residency. He was shocked at how many advisors tried to take advantage of her and her peers. To meet the needs of a much larger audien...

In this episode, Dr. Christian Urrea provides insight into his nonclinical career. He realized in medical school that he did not want to pursue a traditional clinical career. So he developed a plan to help patients in another way. Prior to medical school, he had worked as a clinical research assistant and used that experience, along with his M.D. to land a job in the quality improvement department...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Ralph Wuebker, CMO at Optum 360, a revenue cycle company offering end to end solutions for providers (including hospitals, physician group, labs, etc.). Ralph's current primary responsibility is building Optum's On Site Physician Advisor (OSPA) program, including: sales support, recruiting, training and oversight of physicians at over 70 hospitals Prior to that he...

In this PNC Podcast episode, John interviews radiologist and actor Dr. Dara Lifschutz.  Dr. Lifschutz is an accomplished radiologist specializing in Women's Imaging. She studied at Brandeis University and Tufts University School of Medicine and completed post-graduate residency and fellowship training at Staten Island University Hospital, Nassau University Medical Center and NYU Langone Medical Ce...

Dr. Jonathan Larson graduated from West Point, attended The University of Texas Medical School, and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. He completed an MBA at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Isenberg School of Management. The vision for MedSpoke materialized in the Spring of 2015 when Jon Larson and another physician...

This week, John summarizes what he has learned about pursuing your first MSL job. He describes the MSL role and how to prepare for career transition. Then he provides details about the resources available to support the  MSL job search. He talks about using LinkedIn, writing your resume, and preparing for your interviews. A copy of the transcript and links to resources can be found at vitalpe.net/...

What is a MedSpa? Well, it's just a contraction of the words Medical and Spa. A spa is defined as "a commercial establishment offering health and beauty treatments through such means as steam baths, exercise equipment, and massage." On the other hand, a medical spa is a hybrid of a typical spa and a medical clinic. As such, a medspa provides medical treatments, such as Botox injections, microderma...

The demand for coaching services for physicians seems to be growing daily. On one end of the spectrum, there's life coaching. Then there's health and fitness coaching. Physicians sometimes need career coaching. At the other end of the coaching spectrum is professional development coaching. Dr. Ryan Bayley is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services, and holds an adjunct...

This week, John interviews Dr. Heidi Moawad, writer, book author and creator of the Nonclinicaldoctors.com website. She's is a neurologist and adjunct professor at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. She's worked in many facets of medicine, including clinical practice, healthcare utilization, medical writing, telemedicine, payment policy and undergraduate and medical education. She's the a...

I enjoy speaking with physicians who have found a nonclinical career they love. I've seen that in life insurance medicine, teaching, and now in medical communications. The other aspect of this career that excites me is that it's one in which you can express your creative side along with your scientific and technical side. Dr. Dana Carpenter is Senior VP, Director Medical & Scientific Affairs at CD...