Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica

This week's episode is a follow-up to Podcast Episode Number 269, Month One of the 12 Month Roadmap to a New Career. The Roadmap to a New Career is comprised of 6 stages during which specific activities can be accomplished to move forward on your nonclinical career journey. This episode picks up where episode 269 ended, walking through the major steps in Stage 2.  These include: Joining an appropr...

This week's episode is an excerpt from a live webinar that was presented in July of 2023. During the webinar, Dr. John Jurica addresses these three goals for the attendees: Learn why physicians are qualified for a pharma job whether they are licensed and board certified or not. List the reasons they will earn a higher salary in a pharma job than in most clinical positions. Apply proven strategies...

This week's episode is a replay of another popular PNC podcast episode. It ran in early 2022. In it, John interviews Dr. Heather Fork. Heather Fork, MD is an ICF master certified coach who helps physicians find their best career path forward, whether in medicine, a nonclinical career, or something else. In 2010 she founded the Doctor's Crossing and has worked with hundreds of physicians to find gr...

In this week's episode, John revisits a discussion of the 5 persistent myths that clinicians believe when they begin to consider a career transition. Physicians have been convinced by their employers and training programs that it is very difficult to leave assembly-line, corporate-style medicine for a nonclinical career because: there are no jobs; they're not qualified; the salaries are too low; t...

In this week's episode, Dr. Linda Ho returns to talk about her experiences working in pharma. During her first visit, she described why she left clinical medicine to pursue a career as a medical science liaison and offered advice to others interested in such a career. Since that episode, Dr. Ho has moved into a new role in clinical development. She describes the differences between these two posit...

This week's episode is a replay of another popular PNC podcast episode. It ran in January 2022. In it, John interviews Dr. Ronnie Shalev.  She is a board-certified Emergency Medicine doctor whose high-pressure job "sucked the life out of her, leaving her weary, burned out, and unable to enjoy her family, kids, and day-to-day life." Because she was paid well, she felt bound by the "golden handcuffs...

In this week's episode, John interviews Dr. Melissa Choi. She's a family physician who chose to pivot to a career in the Pharma Industry. She found her first job as a clinical researcher and is now a principal investigator.   During our interview, she addresses the following questions: Why did she choose to leave clinical medicine? Why did she select this particular position? How did she find her...

In this replay episode from January 2022, we delve into the world of remote physician advising with Dr. Robert Craven. Dr. Craven, who initially worked as a hospitalist, made an unexpected transition to become a physician advisor for utilization management. With a year of full-time remote work under his belt, he shares valuable insights about his role, its benefits, and how others can pursue simil...

This week's episode is a replay of the most downloaded podcast episode. It ran in early 2022. In it, John interviews Dr. Paul Hercock, the CEO of Mantra Systems.  Paul is an expert at how to land a medical device company job, particularly in the European Union. He wrote a book about it called "Beyond The Ward: A Doctor's Guide to Careers Outside the NHS." During his interview, Paul explains that h...

In this week's episode, John offers advice about using LinkedIn. Most clinicians pursuing a nonclinical job have already built a LinkedIn profile. However, some of the more advanced aspects of a LinkedIn page are often overlooked. LinkedIn can be very useful for adding new contacts and networking with them. Since more than half of those looking for a new job find a job through a personal referral...

In this week's show, John presents a topic that has not been discussed in detail before: Healthcare Management Consulting jobs with prominent national and international consulting firms. When he worked as a hospital CMO, there was always a new consulting firm or two working for the organization. And many of the teams included physician consultants. During the conversation, he lists the five reason...

In this week's show, John presents what he learned about Zoom as he prepared for and hosted the first NewScript Summit. When hosting a conference using the basic version of Zoom, there are certain settings to use to optimize accommodating up to 500 participants. In addition, if you're going to be recording individual sessions by other speakers who are sharing their screens, or if you're going to p...

In this week's show, John interviews Dr. Latifat Akintade. She is a gastroenterologist and founder of The Money Coaching School. She is also the host of The MoneyFitMD podcast. She combines her interest in personal finance, her training as a certified life coach, and her passion for physician wellness. She is also the author of, "Done With Broke: A Woman Physicians Guide to More Money and Less Hus...

In this week's show, Dr. Kerri Best-Sule describes how she discovered early in her clinical career that traditional medical practice does not support healthy family life. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of Maryland and then went on to practice outpatient pediatrics for 3 years before deciding to make her transition into the pharma industry. She started by working as a contr...

In this week's show, John interviews Dr. Jeffrey Gazzara. Dr. Gazzara attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his internship at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He is a General Practitioner who has been practicing in telemedicine for five and a half years.  Over that time, he has been promoted to a number of leadersh...

In this week's episode, John and his partner in NewScript , Dr. Tom Davis, discuss the state of the healthcare system, and other issues affecting physicians. They also describe new resources they plan to post in NewScript and briefly discuss the recently completed Nonclinical Career Summit. Tom also describes his recent efforts to streamline and improve his coaching and consulting business. And hi...

In this week's episode, John interviews Dr. Ryan Bayley. He first appeared on the show over 4 years ago to talk about his experiences as a business and success coach. Since then, the part of his practice that seems to be growing the fastest is helping to address or prevent disruptive or inappropriate behavior. Dr. Bayley realized that a growing number of physicians were being put on administrative...

In this week's episode, John interviews Dr. Prenay Parikh. Prenay is an internist, podcaster, and real estate investor. He still works as a nocturnist, but he's been helping others to invest in real estate since co-founding  Ascent Equity Group about three years ago. He is also the host of the From MD to Entrepreneur Podcast . In addition to his medical credentials, he recently completed a Masters...

In this week's episode, John Jurica provides an overview of the factors that went into planning the first NewScript Nonclinical Career Summit. NewScript is an online community of clinicians looking for professional satisfaction, overcoming the stress and burnout arising out of the current healthcare system, and moving into more satisfying nonclinical and nontraditional careers. John is the co-foun...

In this week's episode, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming returns to the podcast to explain how to build a cash-based business. Since it eliminates the hassle of billing insurance companies, such practices bring more autonomy and satisfaction. There are several types of businesses that follow this model, including: weight loss skincare and aesthetic medical spas concierge medicine During the conversation, Mike de...

In this week's episode, Alan Goldberg, franchise expert, and consultant describes what a franchise is and why it is an excellent option for building a new clinical or nonclinical business.   During our conversation, he explains the legal and financial aspects of franchises and listed dozens of types of franchises physicians and other clinicians might find especially attractive.   Finally, since hi...

In this week's episode, John provides a description of the 5 common categories of home-based and remote careers. And provides an overview of the specific jobs open to physicians and other clinicians in each one.   Those 5 categories of jobs include:   Chart reviews  Medical writing  Telemedicine  Consulting  Coaching   He also describes the newest opportunities that have opened up in each of the f...

In this week's episode, John describes why some job searches become so frustrating and unproductive. It can feel like we're bogged down and not making any progress once we've decided to pursue that nonclinical position. Part of the explanation is that we may be expecting too much. When making such a drastic move the path is often not as straightforward as we're expecting. And we must learn a whole...

Eleanor Tanno, MD is a Family Physician, Speaker, and Advance Directive Consultant. She completed her medical degree at the U. of Maryland School of Medicine, and her Family Medicine Residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a full-time primary care family physician and partner in her private practice. She started her side venture, Advance Directive MD , to help people create meani...

My guest today is Matt McWilliams. He is living proof that one can pursue one's passion in life, and do so while making a profit as well. He is the bestselling author of the book Turn Your Passions Into Profits. Matt worked with some of the top companies and entrepreneurs on the planet such as Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington, Tony Robbins, Ryan Levesque, Michael Hyatt, Brian Tracy, Jeff Walker, and...