One Physician’s Memoir and Practical Guide To Career Fulfillment

Interview with Dr. Helen Rhodes – 414

In this week’s episode, Dr. Helen Rhodes provides a guide to career fulfillment as she explains how she built her medical career through strategic diversification.

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Six years after her first podcast appearance, Helen returns with a new book and a completely transformed practice model.

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For Podcast Listeners

• John recorded 70 short answers to questions about nonclinical jobs, new practice options, real estate investing, starting or buying a small business, and other ways to diversify your income. You can access all of those Q&A sessions for only $5.00 per month RIGHT HERE.
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Building Multiple Revenue Streams

Dr. Helen Rhodes transitioned from academic medicine to private practice, and most recently, to a direct-pay gynecology practice, while maintaining multiple side gigs. Her journey demonstrates how physicians can create sustainable careers outside traditional employment models.

Helen thrived in physician side gigs, serving as medical director for plasmapheresis centers (four hours per week per center), conducting expert witness reviews, and maintaining locum tenens positions across six states. Her approach focuses on diversification for intellectual stimulation and financial security.

Expert witness work pays well and offers intellectual challenge, requiring her to act as a medical detective reviewing cases for attorneys. Her locum tenens experience includes delivering her first baby after a 13-year hiatus, proving physicians can return to unused skills.