Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica

Is it still possible to open and run a successful private practice? With practices being bought out by large systems, and newly trained physicians choosing to begin their careers as employees, the private practice is disappearing. However there is a small but persistent group of physicians making it work. Concierge and DPC practices are also breathing life into the private practice. One of the cha...

When I began attending management meetings, I was hearing my fellow hospital executives talk about doing a "Swat" Analysis. I figured the term was borrowed from the concept of a Swat Team, since Swat Teams are police tactical units trained, equipped, and deployed to resolve "high-risk situations" quickly. Later I came to understand that a SWOT Analysis was called that because it is the acronym for...

Dr. Nilesh Dave is a pulmonologist and sleep and critical care specialist. In addition to his medical training, he obtained his Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Master of Business Administration at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. He first appeared on the podcast 4 years ago. At the time he was practicing and serving...

In this week's show, John interviews Dr. Luissa Kiprono. She is a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist who first appeared on the podcast 2 years ago. Dr. Kiprono attended the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; completed her residency at Wright State University/Wright Patterson Medical Center (OB-GYN); and her perinatology fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Ce...

In this week's show, John interviews Dr. Adam Robison, a full-time hospitalist. Five years ago, he was so frustrated with the lack of important tools in his EMR that he decided to create a solution for himself and others. With no background in computer programming, he sought help and investigated what it would take to use EHR data to apply important algorithms, rules, and risk assessment tools in...

In this week's show, John interviews Dr. David Feig. Dr. Feig completed his medical degree and his Master's Degree in Public Health at Emory University. Then he completed a Family Medicine Residency at the University of Michigan and a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center.   He worked for 4 years before branching out into chart reviews, and part-time medical director roles i...

In this week's show, John interviews Dr. Alexandra Howsen. Dr. Howsen is a medical writer, educator, and podcaster. A former trauma operating room nurse, Alex was faculty at the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh in Scotland for a decade. She left academia in 2004 and subsequently built a thriving freelance medical writing business in the USA specializing in creating content for continuing edu...

In this week's show, John interviews Dr. Christian Zouain. Christian first appeared in Episode 77 to discuss how he landed his first job in Clinical Documentation Improvement (now usually referred to as Clinical Documentation Integrity). During our interview, he shares his advice for landing your first job and mentions resources not discussed in his first appearance. He also describes how the indu...

In this week's show, John shares what he has learned as a podcaster and YouTube video producer to help you deliver an amazing remote video job interview. It's not as simple as just showing up and answering a few questions about yourself. Preparing for the interview itself, understanding how to act, and what questions to expect have been covered in an earlier presentation. In this episode, John rem...

In this week's show, John describes why so many nonclinical jobs require translating or interpreting information for physicians or healthcare managers, or leaders. Common examples include medical directors for quality improvement, utilization and benefits management, clinical documentation integrity, and informatics. Two types of freelance businesses that involve the legal system also involve that...

In this week's show, John provides a short update on what's going on with NewScript , and the Nonclinical Career Academy. And he spends a minute or two sharing updates on two of his most popular guests. He spends the rest of the show sharing his answer to a question offered by one of his listeners: Is coaching/consulting by a career expert to overcome very specific challenges worth the cost of the...

In this week's show, John brings back a popular guest. She appeared twice in the past to describe the founding and management of her MedSpa business. Recently, Dr. Lisa Jenks was approached by several private equity firms about purchasing her MedSpa. At first, she didn't consider a sale. But as time went on, she thought about her future retirement, and the idea began to appeal to her. She started...

In today's show, John presents his interview with Dr. Dana Corriel from Doctors on Social Media which he recorded a few years ago. The information she provides regarding branding and social media is as true today as it was when we recorded the session. These principles will be helpful in at least two ways: First, they apply to promote any current or future business  you may be involved with as an...

In this week's show, John answers this question: what is the best way to generate income and create wealth? It's an important question. Clinicians sometimes limit their options when addressing their dissatisfaction with the stress and burnout of working in the current healthcare system. The most obvious choice is to find employment in a nonclinical position that is less stressful. It's a valid opt...

In April of this year, New Script presented its 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit. The Summit consisted of 12 LIVE lectures and Q&A over 3 evenings. The speakers were fantastic, spending 50 minutes addressing topics from preparing for career transition, to specific nontraditional careers. My presentation covered the topic of Hospital Leadership Jobs. Today's podcast is an excerpt of the first 25 minu...

For the past 2 months, John has been posting 30-minute responses to questions for NewScript. If you're not a New Script member, you may recall that Dr. Tom Davis and John created New Script 2 years ago as a place for clinicians who are disillusioned and disappointed by the current healthcare working conditions to get together to support one another, learn from each other, and access all kinds of r...

John invited Dr. David Geier back to the podcast for this week's interview. His first appearance was in August of 2018 in Episode 49. He was an early adopter of using social media and podcasting to help promote his practice and speaking engagements. Dr. Geier is a local media personality with thousands of television appearances. As a podcaster, he has posted over 400 podcast episodes. And he has w...

In this week's episode, John presents 3 specific ways to ace your next job interview.  This is a critical part of your nontraditional job search. You've narrowed your choice to a single job. You've convinced someone that you're qualified. And now you've scheduled your interview. These tips build on the basics covered in Podcast Episode 223 in November of 2021. These new tips will help you blow awa...

In this week's episode, John interviews  Kasia Hein-Peters . Dr. Hein-Peters is a psychiatrist turned advisor and consultant focusing on MedTech and digital tech startups as an advisor, mentor, and fractional executive. Recently, Kasia became board-certified by the American Board of AI in Medicine and is a licensed innovation practitioner by INNOVATION360. She helps healthcare, digital health, and...

In this week's episode, John interviews Dr. Rachael Degurse. Dr. Degurse is a board-certified family physician who developed a desire to build more freedom and control in her life. After doing a lot of soul-searching, she believed that starting her own business would be the best way to accomplish that. She wanted to interact with clients in a way that is similar to treating patients. And she wante...

In this week's episode, John interviews Dr. Karen Barnard. Growing up in South Africa, Dr. Barnard completed her medical degree in Johannesburg. She moved to the U.S. where she  completed her residency and fellowship training in internal medicine and endocrinology . She spent years working and practicing her specialty in academia. However, she gradually developed a desire to move in a new directio...

In this week's episode, John interviews Dr. Brian Foley. Brian has always been interested in achieving financial independence and teaching other physicians how to achieve it, too. He is known through his website at WealthyDoc.org, where he presents regular blog posts and plenty of other free resources to get you started on your journey to financial freedom. During the interview, we talked about hi...

In this week's episode, John interviews Dr. Savi Chadha. Dr. Chadha is an experienced MSL who was first interviewed in Episode Number 50 in 2018. Savi started as an MSL in 2016 with Amplity Health. He then joined Supernus Pharmaceuticals in 2017, and has been there since. He now holds the Senior Regional Medical Manager & Medical Science Liaison position. He has twice been nominated for MSL of the...

In this this week's episode, John describes a real-life example of a popular small business being offered for sale in the near future. He explains why this business is attractive to those with a healthcare background, and how the business generates income for the owner. He also describes the features that buyers look for in a business like this. And, using data from an online business clearing hou...

This week's episode features Dr. Stephanie Pearson, who first appeared on the podcast in February 2018. At that time, she described how she became interested in helping healthcare professionals protect their most valuable financial asset - their income - and life's most important people - their family. During our conversation, she explains her career journey, and why she is so passionate about wha...