Interview with Dr. Dan Field

In this week’s interview, Dr. Dan Field explains how he went from retirement to ardent CMO.

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Dr. Dan Field is the chief medical officer for MDstaffers, recently ranked the 49th fastest-growing company in the United States. There, he oversees all clinical staff operations and quality assurance. He also oversees the Medical Expert staffing component.

Dan is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who practiced for more than 30 years. He serves the California Medical Board as an expert reviewer and consultant.

He is an expert witness for cases involving personal injury, criminal law, standard of care, and malpractice, and is a featured speaker, panelist, media physician, and talk show guest.

Dr. Field received his medical degree from the University of California at San Francisco, followed by an internship at Highland Hospital in Oakland. He then completed his EM residency at University Hospital in Cincinnati.

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How to Go From Retirement to Ardent CMO and Medical Expert

Dan points out that most of us do not truly retire. We may phase out of clinical medicine, which can be intense and emotionally draining. However, by applying transferable skills, we can often move from retirement to ardent CMO or another equally rewarding position.

I advise you to listen as Dan talks about how he pursued interests that satisfied his desire for autonomy, variety, accomplishment, and reward. And he notes that humans are not made to BE happy but, rather, to PURSUE happiness.

Stacking New Skills

Then he provides practical advice about stacking new skills to prepare for your next career. A pertinent example he provides is to work as a state medical board reviewer to gain experience before embarking on a medical expert consulting business.

I think building a skill stack it’s like opening up your tool chest and putting tools in it that are going to be useful to you. – Dr. Dan Field

We cover two important topics today: preparing for the transition from retirement from medicine to your next career, and how to prepare to do medical expert consulting. One way to learn necessary skills and find your first clients is to join a company such as MDstaffers.

Summary

I have no financial relationship with the company, but I think exploring MDstaffers at mdstaffers.com is a good place to look for locums jobs and medical expert witness consulting engagements. And from what Dan says during our discussion, he or one of his colleagues can help you to prepare to get started.

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