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In today’s show, I share 7 unexpected careers that you may not have previously considered.

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This episode will be devoted to sharing with you the most unusual, fascinating, and unexpected careers discovered in the past eight years. The goal is to inspire you to broaden your expectations to jobs that you didn’t know existed if the more mundane options don’t interest you.

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7 Unexpected Careers to Consider

Here are the 7 careers to learn about from some of our favorite guests.

Founder and President of a Professional Organization

There are hundreds of professional organizations, often called associations, societies, or colleges. New organizations are founded every day, generally in response to a need of a particular group of potential members. And for those involving physicians, the leader of the organization is usually a physician as well.

Examples of such nonprofit professional groups include:

  • American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
  • Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons
  • American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
  • American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, the founder and president of the Psychedelic Medicine Association, exemplifies such a guest. Our interview originally aired in Episode #247.

Online Coach and Course Creator

There are many physician coaches. It is common for a physician coach to add group coaching to their individual coaching business. Some go on to write a blog or produce a podcast or YouTube channel. And some eventually build popular well known online courses.

Dr. Katrina Ubell, who produces the website and podcast called Weight Loss for Busy Physicians, represents a very successful online physician coach. Dr. Ubell’s interview can be found in Episode #35.

Part-Time Consultant

This is a tried-and-true strategy for applying your abilities and passions once your practice is well-established. If you have special skills and an interest in helping others with a  nonclinical challenge, you can be a part-time consultant. Once established, you can decide how much of your time you want to devote to each aspect of your professional life.

Dr. David Norris is a classic example of a physician consultant. His side business gradually grew to be the dominant part of his career. My conversation with David is available in Episode #111.

Independent Disability Insurance Broker

Dr. Stephanie Pearson left clinical practice because of her own disabling injury. She found that many of her colleagues did not understand the importance of disability insurance, nor how to select the best policies. So, she decided to assist residents and other physicians understand such insurance and how to protect themselves from the effects of a disabling injury. She is now a successful full-time disability insurance broker.

You may learn more about this in Episode #23.

Chief Medical Officer for a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)

As the CMO at a hospital that was heavily reliant on CMS funding, I became very familiar with MACs. But I didn’t recognize that MACs employed Chief Medical Officers until interviewing Dr. Meredith Loveless in Episode #165. The work is mostly done remotely, which gives the CMO a lot of flexibility, and it pays well.

Physician Health Advocate

Dr. Nicole Rochester opened my eyes to a whole new consulting opportunity for physicians: health advocacy and consulting, as a physician health navigator. Interestingly, this type of consulting can be provided as a business to client (B2C) or as a business to business (B2B) service.  Nicole explains how to duplicate her approach and obtain her assistance in Podcast Episode #385.

Academic Consultant

It makes sense that a whole new field would develop to assist students who need help pursuing competitive careers. Of course, career counselors have been around for years. But an Academic Consultant takes preparing and competing for highly sought undergarduate slots in high tier universities, and medical, dental, and law schools, to a whole new level. Dr. Shirag Shemmassian explained how he built his business over the past 20 years, and why this might be an attractive consulting job for recent graduates of one of those high powered programs in Episode #134.

Summary

These are seven of the most interesting, unique, and unexpected careers for physicians that I’ve discovered. They generally pay well and apply your clinical training and experience in new ways.

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