Nonclinical Careers That Will Save Discouraged Doctors

Jun 26, 2019

In this week’s podcast episode, John is alone behind the microphone to describe six nonclinical careers that any discouraged doctor might consider. John has personally spoken with physicians happily engaged in these careers from the ranks of the board-certified and those straight out of medical school.

John reminds us of the tactics useful for pursuing any of these careers:

• Create a complete LinkedIn profile;
• Network with classmates, colleagues, contacts, etc.;
• Join professional organizations in the chosen field;
• Join LinkedIn groups in the space you're exploring;
• Find a mentor to help guide you.

He then describes specific strategies for these six career options:

• medical writer,
• CDI specialist,
• medical communications,
• consulting,
• medical monitor, and,
• medical science liaison.

Each of these six careers will allow you to apply your medical training to help patients in a unique way. And there is ongoing demand for each of them.

Pursuing them will require previously acquired skills and a period of intense learning. But physicians who have made the transition are  very pleased with their chosen new careers.

You can download a transcript, and access links to dozens of resources mentioned in the episode at vitalpe.net/episode095.

John has also created a complete video course that will teach you how to pursue a career as a medical science liaison.

It’s designed to take you from where you are in your career, to your first job as an MSL in the growing pharmaceutical industry.

This career is open to both licensed and unlicensed physicians.

The course is available for a few more days. It will be closed for enrollment soon. And the current price is the LOWEST price at which it will ever be offered.

To learn more, go to vitalpe.net/mslcourse.