Physicians’ Pathways to Non-Traditional Careers and Leadership Opportunities
Increasingly, physicians are leveraging their medical training and expertise to pursue careers in non-traditional arenas. Their goals are diverse: Am Explore consulting as a way to improve patient care Am Lay the foundation for a career in academic medicine Am Provide leadership in healthcare Am Strengthen ties between a clinic and the community Am Broaden oneas experience as a medical student Am As a journalist or writer, open a window onto medicine for non-experts Some physicians will pursue another degree, while others may not, in anticipation of moving into public service, business, education, law, or organized medicine. Their common ground is the desire to enhance their professional fulfillment. Drs. Urman and Ehrenfeldas book features individual chapters on the wide array of non-traditional careers for physicians, each one written by an outstanding leader in medicine who him- or herself has successfully forged a unique career path. A final chapter brings together fascinating brief profiles a acase studiesa a of physicians who have distinguished themselves professionally outside of traditional settings. Suitable for readers at any point in their medical career a practitioners, fellows, residents, and medical students a who want to explore possibilities beyond traditional medical practice, the book also sets out common-sense advice on topics such as work-life balance, mentorship, and the relationship between personality and job satisfaction.It is important to note, however, that this degree is not essential to physician scientists; many physicians performing basic science research in fact do not have PhDa#39;s. Further, it is difficult for even the best time managers to concurrently run a anbsp;...
| Title | : | Physicians’ Pathways to Non-Traditional Careers and Leadership Opportunities |
| Author | : | Richard D. Urman, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld |
| Publisher | : | Springer Science & Business Media - 2011-12-04 |
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