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The Journey From Career Loss to Physician Advocate with Dr. Stephanie Pearson – 023

2023-08-07T11:27:33-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Stephanie Pearson, a disability expert and physician advocate. A work-related injury forced Stephanie to leave her specialty of obstetrics and gynecology. Next, she found her disability insurance carrier unwilling to cover her injury. This put her family at risk. Yet, she overcame these challenges, becoming a disability expert and physician advocate along the way. Not every physician who is struggling to find a new career leaves medicine because of burnout, [...]

The Journey From Career Loss to Physician Advocate with Dr. Stephanie Pearson – 0232023-08-07T11:27:33-05:00

How to Become a Medical Writer with Dr. Mandy Armitage – 022

2021-10-27T09:59:17-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Mandy Armitage about her career as a medical writer. She was trained and board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and sports medicine. After working clinically, she transitioned to working full-time in medical writing. She has experience as a freelancer and a full-time employed writer. She currently serves as a Medical Director for HealthLoop and continues freelance medical writing at Armitage Medical. I've been interested in writing myself. It's one of  [...]

How to Become a Medical Writer with Dr. Mandy Armitage – 0222021-10-27T09:59:17-05:00

10 Reasons Why You Should Pursue a Hospital Management Career – 020

2021-03-19T20:33:49-05:00

In this episode, I'll be explaining why I think you should pursue a hospital management career. It’s just me today. A new interview will return next week. So, I’m going to take this opportunity to talk about something that's near and dear to my heart. As stated in the opening of my podcast each week, the goal of this podcast is to inspire, inform, and support you as you pivot to a nonclinical career. Since I have not [...]

10 Reasons Why You Should Pursue a Hospital Management Career – 0202021-03-19T20:33:49-05:00

Entrepreneur and Business Owner – Interview with Dr. Mike Woo-Ming – 019

2022-03-14T07:23:59-05:00

In this podcast episode, Mike Woo-Ming, MD, MPH, describes how and why he started his current business. He then takes us back to his successful side hustle while still in residency, and highlights many of the other clinical and non-clinical businesses he developed during his career. Mike is a family physician, entrepreneur, speaker, author, medical marketing strategist, and consultant. He completed his master's degree in public health at the University of Michigan, received his medical education at Wayne [...]

Entrepreneur and Business Owner – Interview with Dr. Mike Woo-Ming – 0192022-03-14T07:23:59-05:00

Achieve the Life You Want with Career Coach Dr. Heather Fork – 018

2024-08-15T15:30:43-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with physician career coach Heather Fork, MD, CPCC. She describes her own personal journey and her experiences helping physicians achieve the life they want. I found this interview to be very inspiring. She distills years of coaching into a clear outline for career transition. In addition, her own transition, from clinical medicine to a career she loves, serves as a beacon of hope to those physicians in the throes of burnout. I’ve [...]

Achieve the Life You Want with Career Coach Dr. Heather Fork – 0182024-08-15T15:30:43-05:00

Create the Ideal Resume – Interview with Charlotte Weeks – 017

2021-10-27T09:58:46-05:00

In this podcast episode, I talk with career coach and certified resume-writing expert, Charlotte Weeks, about creating that ideal resume. For most career pivots, we’re going to need to send out a resume. So, I’ve had this topic on my “to do” list for quite a while. And I’m very pleased to present my conversation with Charlotte Weeks. Charlotte is an Executive Career Coach, Executive Resume Writer and Outplacement Consultant. She provides career marketing documents and career coaching [...]

Create the Ideal Resume – Interview with Charlotte Weeks – 0172021-10-27T09:58:46-05:00

How to Quietly Build Leadership Skills As You Serve a Nonprofit – 016

2021-03-19T20:01:09-05:00

In this episode, we discuss how volunteering to serve a nonprofit board provides leadership experience and expedites career transition. A Book Review As I’ve studied the issue of career transition, I’ve often encountered burnout as a reason to shift careers. But there is an ignored cousin to burnout: physician suicide. The physician suicide rate is double that of the general population. And it appears, at least anecdotally, that the training of medical students contributes to the likelihood of [...]

How to Quietly Build Leadership Skills As You Serve a Nonprofit – 0162021-03-19T20:01:09-05:00

Answer These Questions Before You Quit Medicine – Interview with Dr. Robert Gleeson – 015

2021-10-27T09:58:30-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Robert Gleeson about the questions we might ask ourselves before we quit medicine. As an author, physician executive, and leadership coach, he has explored burnout and possible career transition with over 100 physicians. He recommends we do some serious soul-searching before throwing in the towel on our clinical careers. Before getting into the interview, I present another podcast by one of our physician colleagues. First – A Podcast Review This [...]

Answer These Questions Before You Quit Medicine – Interview with Dr. Robert Gleeson – 0152021-10-27T09:58:30-05:00

Reasons to Pursue a Career in Medical Informatics – Interview with Dr. Brian Young – 014

2021-03-19T19:49:19-05:00

In this podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Brian Young about medical informatics. He is an Enterprise Physician Informaticist with Dignity Health, a 38-hospital system with sites in California, Nevada and Arizona. Brian received his medical training at Wake Forest, a master's degree in predictive analytics at Northwestern University, and his MBA from the University of Cincinnati. He is a credentialed Epic trainer and has been involved with multiple implementations in both inpatient and outpatient environments. I heard [...]

Reasons to Pursue a Career in Medical Informatics – Interview with Dr. Brian Young – 0142021-03-19T19:49:19-05:00

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