Would you like a more regular schedule so you can spend more time with your family? Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians explores this question and others:

• Do you find practicing medicine repetitive?
• How can you recapture the career passion you once had?
• Would you like to finally be paid what you are worth, not what the government or insurers say you will be paid?
• Will you make less money or more money if you leave clinical medicine?

Here are just some of the questions Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians answers:

• What are the many traditional and non-traditional options available for physicians beyond treating patients?
• What precisely are employers in multiple non-clinical fields looking for?
• Am I too old or too young to transition?
• Do I need to go back to school for an MBA or other advanced degree?
• Which non-clinical career options and work environments would be a good fit for me?
• How much money can I expect to make short and long-term?
• Do I need to complete my training before transitioning?
• What are the proven strategies for positioning myself for and safely executing a transition to a non-clinical career?
• What will life be like in a non-clinical career? Will there be culture shock?
• Where are non-clinical opportunities posted online?
• How do I turn my CV into a stand-out resume?
• What talking points should I use at my interview?
• How can I network myself into a non-clinical position?
• What will my job satisfaction be like if I am not seeing patients? Can I still make a difference?

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: The Truth About Clinical and Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians
  • Executive summary
  • If you are dissatisfied practicing clinical medicine, you are far from alone
  • Compensation
    • Consider bonuses, stock options, and equity
  • Succeeding in the business world: Hard work but many positions offer less stress and predictable hours
  • What your parents will think
  • Finding the passion and enjoying your workday
  • You can still make a difference
  • Culture shock and a new pecking order
  • Instability and job insecurity
  • Advice for physicians considering leaving clinical practice
  
  
• Chapter 2: How Hard Will It Be and How Long Will It Take?
  • Executive summary
  • Should I leave clinical practice?
  • Emotional trauma
  • Family support
  • How long will it take and how hard will it be?
    • How quickly you decide on the career(s) you would like to pursue
    • Time committed to career transition
    • Flexibility to move or commute
    • Required initial and long-term compensation
    • Current financial situation
    • Leadership
    • Skills and experience
    • Specialty
    • Clinical experience and certification
    • Communication skills and personality
    • Interests
    • Business and leadership experience
    • Industry experience
    • Advanced education
    • Time required to position yourself for a non-clinical career under your action plan
    • Economic and industry conditions
    • Networking, resume writing, job hunting, interviewing, and
    • Negotiating skills
  
  
• Chapter 3: Traditional and Non-Traditional Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians
  • Executive summary
  • Where am I going?
  • Traditional non-clinical careers for physicians
    • Consulting
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Pharma, medical device, and biotech industry
    • Insurance
    • Government
    • Non-profits
    • Informatics
    • Inventions
    • Administration
    • Media
    • Occupational health
    • Medical-legal
    • Traditional non-clinical job titles for physicians
  • You can do anything: Non-traditional non-clinical careers for Physicians:
    • Sportscaster
    • Political pundit and commentator
    • Politician
    • Novelist
    • Teacher
    • Park ranger
    • Financial advisor
    • Wall street executive
    • Venture capitalist
    • Patent attorney
    • High-tech executive and philanthropist
    • Forensic handwriting examiner
    • Professional coach
  • Big company or small company?
  
  
• Chapter 4: Online and Traditional Networking Techniques That Work
  • Executive summary
  • Networking works
  • When to network
  • Goals of networking
  • Networking techniques
    • Your networking list
    • Gathering information
    • Doing favors for your network
    • The experts offer excellent advice on how to best network at conferences
    • What not to do when networking
    • Asking for help
  • Six action steps to getting your network up and running
  • Online networking
    • Potential online networking problems
  • Conclusion
  
  
• Chapter 5: Where Non-Clinical Jobs Are Listed/Posted
  • Executive summary
  • Introduction
  • Individual companies
  • Medical journals
  • Medical societies
  • Generic job search sites
  • Job search/posting sites specific to medical professionals in Non-clinical careers
  • Government jobs
  • Recruiters
  
  
• Chapter 6: Pros, Cons, and Utility of Advanced Degrees Such as an MBA, MMM, MHA, or MPH
  • Executive summary
  • Career value of an advanced degree
  • Where and how to pursue an advanced degree
  • More on the MBA degree in particular age
    • Non-clinical position sought
    • Time, money, and effort
    • Leaving options open
    • Empirical research
    • Advantages and disadvantages of getting an MBA
    • Types of physicians employed in non-clinical positions who have obtained MBAs
    • How physicians use their MBAs in their non-clinical positions
    • Conclusion
  
  
• Chapter 7: Drafting a Powerful Non-Clinical Resume
  • Executive summary
  • A CV is not a resume
  • Drafting your non-clinical resume
    • Start from scratch
    • Sales or marketing document
  • Formatting your resume
    • Contact information
    • Summary/profile
    • Experience
    • Education
    • Additional information
  • Branding yourself through your resume
  • Conclusion
  
  
• Chapter 8: Selling Yourself and Excelling at Your Interview
  • Executive summary
  • Using the interview to allay the fears of your potential employer
    • Positive attitude
    • Attributes for success employers look for
  • Interviewing techniques
    • Preparation
    • Interviewer will research you
    • Tap the interviewers "X-factor"
    • Nailing your interview
    • Articulating key competencies
  • Interview questions
  • Asking questions at your interview
    • Examples of questions to ask at an interview
  • Concluding the interview and sending a thank you note
  • Conclusion
  
  
• Chapter 9: Transition Strategies and Tactics That Work
  • Executive summary
  • The first step: Figure out what you want to do
  • Persistence and time commitment
  • Read the Wall Street Journal and appropriate trade journals
  • Get out before your training is complete
    • Benefits of early transition
  • Seize unexpected opportunities when they present themselves
    • Seize an unexpected opportunity
  • Don't obsess about the job description
  • Easing into work while building your resume
  • Go around human resources by networking
  • Improve your communication skills teaching
    • Ditch the PowerPoint
    • Serve as an expert witness
    • Write
    • Serve on committees
    • Seek honest feedback
  • Use a mentor
  • Finding a mentor
  • Networking
  • Use a recruiter (headhunter or executive search firm)
  • Go back to school
  • Build a brand by finding a niche
  • Read and apply to relevant job postings
  • Blitz a targeted industry
  • Create your own job
  • Build your resume
  • Save your pennies
  • Earn and maintain your board certification
  • Continue practicing medicine part-time
  
  
• Chapter 10: Negotiating Your Job Offer
  • Executive summary
  • Preparing to negotiate your job offer
  • Get the job details first
  • Terms of the offer
    • Salary
    • Bonuses
    • Stock options
    • Fringe benefits
    • Additional/ancillary income
    • Termination provisions
    • Restrictive covenants not to compete
  • Negotiation strategies, techniques, and tactics
    • Strategies
    • Techniques
    • Tactics
  • Conclusion
  
  
• Chapter 11: The Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make in Transitioning to a Non-Clinical Career and How to Avoid Them
  • Executive summary
  • Asking the wrong question
  • Waiting too long
  • Not asking for help and mentoring
  • Thinking that an MBA is required
  • Not networking
  • Being discouraged by rejection
  • Inflexibility
  • Not realizing the breadth of opportunities available
  • Thinking you are too old for a new career
  • Thinking you must finish your internship and residency to have a viable non-clinical career
  • Not recognizing your transferable and valuable skills
  • Unrealistic short-term expectations and not thinking long-term
  • Not positioning yourself financially for a career change
  • Being unduly concerned with what your parents will think
  • Not taking every opportunity to gain non-clinical experience while still practicing clinical medicine
  • Leaping into a new career that you might like less than your current clinical position
  • Not getting the buy-in of your spouse or significant other
  
  
• Chapter 12: Conclusion: Roadmap to a Career Transition
  • Executive summary
  • Fifteen steps to your new non-clinical career
• Index

About the Authors: Steven Babitsky, Esq., and James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., are leading authorities on non-clinical careers for physicians. They are the co-founders and co-leaders of the annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians conference and are the trainers for How to Find and Land High-Paying Non-Clinical Jobs seminar. Attorneys Babitsky and Mangraviti are the co-authors of numerous texts and articles.