In this week’s show, John answers this question: what is the best way to generate income and create wealth? It’s an important question. Clinicians sometimes limit their options when addressing their dissatisfaction with the stress and burnout of working in the current healthcare system. The most obvious choice is to find employment in a nonclinical position that is less stressful. It’s a valid option that usually solves the burnout problem with a career that pays well and improves work-life...

In April of this year, NewScript presented its 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit. The Summit consisted of 12 LIVE lectures and Q&A over 3 evenings. The speakers were fantastic, spending 50 minutes addressing topics from preparing for career transition, to specific nontraditional careers. My presentation covered the topic of Hospital Leadership Jobs. Today’s podcast is an excerpt of the first 25 minutes of that presentation. It covers the following topics: my journey from full-time family...

For the past 2 months, John has been posting 30-minute responses to questions for NewScript. If you’re not a NewScript member, you may recall that Dr. Tom Davis and John created NewScript 2 years ago as a place for clinicians who are disillusioned and disappointed by the current healthcare working conditions to get together to support one another, learn from each other, and access all kinds of resources to help them. Inside the NewScript membership, we provide recorded audio and video...

John invited Dr. David Geier back to the podcast for this week’s interview. His first appearance was in August of 2018 in Episode 49. He was an early adopter of using social media and podcasting to help promote his practice and speaking engagements. Dr. Geier is a local media personality with thousands of television appearances. As a podcaster, he has posted over 400 podcast episodes. And he has written a book called That’s Gotta Hurt: The Injuries That Changed Sports Forever, which we...

In this week’s episode, John presents 3 specific ways to ace your next job interview. This is a critical part of your nontraditional job search. You’ve narrowed your choice to a single job. You’ve convinced someone that you’re qualified. And now you’ve scheduled your interview. These tips build on the basics covered in Podcast Episode 223 in November of 2021. These new tips will help you blow away the competition. The three tips address these areas: Getting familiar and personal with your...

In this week’s episode, John interviews Kasia Hein-Peters. Dr. Hein-Peters is a psychiatrist turned advisor and consultant focusing on MedTech and digital tech startups as an advisor, mentor, and fractional executive. Recently, Kasia became board-certified by the American Board of AI in Medicine and is a licensed innovation practitioner by INNOVATION360. She helps healthcare, digital health, and life science companies reach their strategic goals, achieve sustainable growth, and launch...

In this week’s episode, John interviews Dr. Rachael Degurse. Dr. Degurse is a board-certified family physician who developed a desire to build more freedom and control in her life. After doing a lot of soul-searching, she believed that starting her own business would be the best way to accomplish that. She wanted to interact with clients in a way that is similar to treating patients. And she wanted to use her medical skills and experience. So, she decided a medical spa, or medspa, would be...

In this week’s episode, John interviews Dr. Karen Barnard. Growing up in South Africa, Dr. Barnard completed her medical degree in Johannesburg. She moved to the U.S. where she completed her residency and fellowship training in internal medicine and endocrinology. She spent years working and practicing her specialty in academia. However, she gradually developed a desire to move in a new direction and became interested in coaching. She pursued formal instruction and became a certified coach....

In this week’s episode, John interviews Dr. Brian Foley. Brian has always been interested in achieving financial independence and teaching other physicians how to achieve it, too. He is known through his website at WealthyDoc.org, where he presents regular blog posts and plenty of other free resources to get you started on your journey to financial freedom. During the interview, we talked about his background, his book Wealthy Doc’s Guide to Achieving Financial Freedom, how to maximize your...

In this week’s episode, John interviews Dr. Savi Chadha. Dr. Chadha is an experienced MSL who was first interviewed in Episode Number 50 in 2018. Savi started as an MSL in 2016 with Amplity Health. He then joined Supernus Pharmaceuticals in 2017, and has been there since. He now holds the Senior Regional Medical Manager & Medical Science Liaison position. He has twice been nominated for MSL of the Year by the MSL Society and is board-certified by the Medical Science Liaison Society. He...

In this this week’s episode, John describes a real-life example of a popular small business being offered for sale in the near future. He explains why this business is attractive to those with a healthcare background, and how the business generates income for the owner. He also describes the features that buyers look for in a business like this. And, using data from an online business clearing house, he lists statistics on sales price, revenues, sellers' discretionary earnings (SDE), and...

This week’s episode features Dr. Stephanie Pearson, who first appeared on the podcast in February 2018. At that time, she described how she became interested in helping healthcare professionals protect their most valuable financial asset - their income - and life’s most important people - their family. During our conversation, she explains her career journey, and why she is so passionate about what she does. She spends time telling us how she has grown her business since our last...

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 appropriate professional organization, Begin networking aggressively, and Exploring courses,...

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 for landing their first pharma industry job. During the presentation, John relates stories...

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 greater career fulfillment and meaning in their work.  She hosts the weekly Doctor’s Crossing...

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; they will be abandoning patients; and, their reputations will be ruined. As a result, we...

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 positions, and why she likes working in CD. Finally, she provides advice for other physicians...

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,” and saw no end in sight. Through passive real estate investing, she was able to quit her...

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 first job? How did she adjust her resumé and prepare for her interviews? What advice does she...

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 similar positions. Dr. Craven's journey began with his medical degree from The University of...

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 his company is a consultancy business that provides medical and regulatory support to medical...

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 rather than by applying online, expanding one’s network will enhance your job search. LinkedIn...

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 reasons that these jobs can be quite attractive: There is a high demand for these. Jobs are...

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 play prerecorded videos, you must be aware of these settings. You will find all of the links...

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 Hustle.” She explains during our conversation that she believes every physician can create their...