The Amazing Field of Life Insurance Medicine – A PNC Classic from 2018

Interview with Dr. Judy Finney – 365

In this podcast episode replay, I’m speaking with Dr. Judy Finney, an interventional cardiologist who transitioned to the amazing field of life insurance medicine in 2012. She describes her career journey and provides insights for those considering this unique career.

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At the time of the interview, she was serving as an Associate Medical Director. Since then, she worked for 2 years as Medical Director and moved to Vice President for a major mutual insurance company earlier this year.

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[From the original post in 2018:]

Today I present my interview with Dr. Judy Finney. I’ve been hoping to get an expert in Life Insurance Medicine on the show for many months. I was able to link up with Dr. Finney after seeing her quoted in a blog post by Heather Fork at Doctors Crossing.

Judy completed undergraduate studies in zoology, and medical school, at Michigan State. She completed an internal medicine residency and fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology and became board-certified in all three disciplines. She built a private cardiology practice, then opted to work for a large group for the final 3 1/2 years of her clinical career.

Six years before our interview she moved into life insurance medicine. She works full-time in the amazing field of life insurance medicine. However, she also finds time to work as a speaker and mentor at the annual SEAK Nonclinical Careers for Physicians Conference each October.

Pursuing a Career in the Amazing Field of Life Insurance Medicine

Judy does a great job during our discussion addressing several issues:

Her career path from interventional cardiologist to full-time Associate Medical Director;
Her advice on how to increase your odds of getting a job in life insurance medicine;
The personality traits that are most compatible with such a career;
Some of the adjustments that will need to be made when pivoting to this type of position;
Resources that can be helpful for the prospective life insurance medical director, such as:

Summary

By following Judy’s advice, you can accelerate your pursuit of a career in the amazing field of life insurance medicine. I hope you found this episode helpful. If so, please subscribe to the podcast on your favorite smartphone app or iTunes. Join me next week for another episode of Physician Nonclinical Careers.

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The Amazing Field of Life Insurance Medicine – A PNC Classic from 2018