How to Make Medical Connections and Nurture a Business – 166

Interview with Jordan Roberts, PA-C

In today's interview, Jordan Roberts, PA-C, describes how his passion for medical writing led him to build and nurture a business that helps clinicians generate extra income and advance their careers.

Jordan G. Roberts, PA-C is a medical writer and neuroscience physician assistant. He is the owner of Modern MedEd, a company that creates and markets continuing medical education for premier CME providers across the country. 

He also helps clinicians advance their careers with nonclinical career resources, jobs, CME reviews, and more. 

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Jordan received his master's degree and physician assistant training at the New York Institute of Technology. He worked clinically in the fields of neurosurgery and psychiatry for the past five years. During that time, he also worked as a medical writer, podcaster, editor, and member and chair of the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants CME Committee.

How to Nurture a Business

What started as a side interest and collection of free resources for fellow clinicians, grew into Modern MedEd. The company connects healthcare professionals with:

• awesome CME they never thought to try,
• interesting jobs,
• medical market research opportunities that pay honoraria, and,
• other vendors who produce products that benefit physicians, PAs, APNs, and other clinicians.

He explains how to start and nurture a business like his while still doing clinical work.

If you're planning on getting into this, I would say go for it! It's something that is very fulfilling, and interesting, and… allowed me more freedom in my own life. – Jordan Peters, PA-C

Modern MedEd is a growing resource for clinicians interested in improving their medical writing skills and finding work in the field. Jordan continues to expand the scope of the services he provides.

Summary

Jordan spent several years balancing his clinical work with medical writing and other nonclinical activities. He has been able to nurture a business that grows by identifying and meeting the needs of its customers. And he is an excellent example of a clinician who has transformed a hobby into a sophisticated online business.

Jordan has built a special page for the Physician Nonclinical Careers Podcast listeners. To check that out, go to modernmeded.com/pnc.

Links for Today's Episode:

• Modern MedEd
• ModernMedEd.com/PNC – Special Page for Listeners

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