career

The Looming American Association for Physician Leadership Annual Conference

2017-04-11T10:30:49-05:00

I really miss attending the physician leadership annual conference of the AAPL. For the past 2 ½ years, I have been consumed with starting a new urgent care center north of Chicago. In addition to interviewing, hiring, writing policies and procedures, and training staff, this required that I study for the American Board of Family Medicine exam (thankfully, I passed!). It also required a thorough review of workers compensation and occupational medicine. And I needed to take a mandatory course [...]

The Looming American Association for Physician Leadership Annual Conference2017-04-11T10:30:49-05:00

How to Pivot and Launch A New Career: A Book Review

2017-03-27T08:10:05-05:00

I recently read the book Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, by Jenny Blake. It presented a model for career transformation that can be applied by clinicians seeking to move from patient care to an executive position. In the paragraphs that follow, I am going to explain how her pivot method can help you launch a new career as a healthcare executive. What is a Career Pivot? The author defines a career pivot as “Doubling [...]

How to Pivot and Launch A New Career: A Book Review2017-03-27T08:10:05-05:00

Interview With Lawrence Earl, MD, of UrgentCareMentor

2017-05-30T13:04:08-05:00

Welcome to my second interview with a successful physician executive and leader. This time, I interview Lawrence Earl, MD. Larry made the transition early in his career from practicing clinician to medical director and then owner/CEO of his own urgent care company. He later sold his practice to Concentra, a large provider of urgent care and occupational medicine services that is very well-known in the urgent care arena. I know the company because when I was looking to [...]

Interview With Lawrence Earl, MD, of UrgentCareMentor2017-05-30T13:04:08-05:00

Does An Executive Salary Stand Up to a Clinical Salary?

2020-08-07T07:32:08-05:00

One of the things that was nice about being on the executive team of a hospital was the possibility of making a year-end bonus. The bonus was generally tied to achieving four or five organizational goals, but we had a good team and we generally received 70 to 80% of the monies that we were eligible for each year. The bonus was usually paid in March. Including the bonus dollars, my annual executive salary was well above my [...]

Does An Executive Salary Stand Up to a Clinical Salary?2020-08-07T07:32:08-05:00

Interview with Jeremy Blanchard from Language of Caring

2017-01-11T16:12:07-06:00

One of my favorite pastimes is to listen to interviews on podcasts like the Tim Ferris Show (of The 4-Hour Workweek fame). I also like to read written interviews such as the recent one by Physician on Fire with Jim Collins. After starting this blog, I began to wonder if an interview might be of interest to my readers. One of the subgroups of my audience is physicians who are just starting or considering a career in management. I therefore decided to [...]

Interview with Jeremy Blanchard from Language of Caring2017-01-11T16:12:07-06:00

4 Crucial Steps to Take Before Choosing a Management Career

2017-01-08T16:25:40-06:00

I was about 5 years into my medical career. It was a busy and exciting time. I finally felt confident in my clinical skills and I was ready to immerse myself in a new subject matter. I had not yet considered a management career. My partners and I had started a pension plan and we were making regular contributions. But none of us really knew how we should invest our contributions. I realized that I needed to learn [...]

4 Crucial Steps to Take Before Choosing a Management Career2017-01-08T16:25:40-06:00

Regrets and Nostalgia on Thanksgiving Day

2016-11-26T11:31:16-06:00

I'm making myself crazy. I'm working on Thanksgiving Day, seeing a trickle of patients (about one per hour). This is to be expected. But I am beating myself up because I am overdue for my next blog post (in my internal schedule it was due to be published a day or two ago). In actual fact, I had about 70% of a post ready to go two days ago. But I decided that it just sucked, so I [...]

Regrets and Nostalgia on Thanksgiving Day2016-11-26T11:31:16-06:00

Become a Physician Leader and Save the Medical Profession

2016-11-17T08:23:27-06:00

In the 1950’s, one-third of hospitals were run by a physician leader. By 1982, less than 3% were physician-led. That number is running about 6% now. And the healthcare industry has been in the throes of major changes. One of the consequences has been the growing employment of physicians. The expansion of this employment model is having serious negative effects on our profession. Physicians have become commoditized. Today, we seem to be treated more like run of the [...]

Become a Physician Leader and Save the Medical Profession2016-11-17T08:23:27-06:00

Resources for the Emerging Physician Leader

2016-11-27T11:54:58-06:00

Looking back, I may not have taken the most obvious route to becoming Chief Medical Officer.  But the journey was fairly sequential. And there were several resources that helped me to feel confident as a physician leader. There is more need today than ever for skilled physician leaders. There are several specific steps that hopeful executives can take to enhance their competencies. But each physician will need to determine his or her own path based on his or her circumstances. When [...]

Resources for the Emerging Physician Leader2016-11-27T11:54:58-06:00
Toggle Sliding Bar Area

Contact Info

Web: nonclinicalphysicians.com

Recent Posts

SIGN UP NOW
close-link
Go to Top