Dr. Mike McLaughlin, a SEAK faculty member for the last 7 years, has recently completed a unique on-line reading experience titled The Satin Strangler Blogs under the pseudonym of N. Michael Caputo. Who was the Satin Strangler . . . and how many men did she seduce and kill? The story leads us across the internet in an innovative click-through reading experience that attempts to [...]
How to Find and Land High Paying Non-Clinical Jobs October 18, 2013 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, IL Executive Summary This hands-on, intensive workshop will show physicians contemplating a career change how to locate and land lucrative nonclinical positions. The focus is on finding and landing jobs paying as much or more than clinical medicine. The course will [...]
Negotiating Skills for Physicians Thursday, October 17, 2013 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, IL When switching careers or starting a new business you unfortunately are not compensated on what you know or deserve. You are compensated on how well you negotiate. Negotiating Skills For Physicians will provide you with the negotiation skills you need and give you an [...]
Opportunities Available for Physicians with Consulting Firms: What is Available and How to Go After Them So you want to be a consultant? Dr. Andrew Ziskind, Managing Director, Huron Healthcare, has made the jump from practicing interventional cardiologist to hospital CEO to consultant. He’ll share his insights at the 10th Annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference. Dr. Ziskind will discuss: Who is hiring: the [...]
My mother kept my first grade paper where I was asked what I wanted to do when I grew up. My response was that I wanted to go to medical school. I always knew I wanted to go to medical school – both my parents were physicians and that was the role model and career I wanted to follow. And I persevered in [...]
SEAK faculty member who is a physician entrepreneur answers the question: Can physicians start businesses while holding down full-time jobs? They can, and like a lot of things in life, you can but it’s not easy. That’s why I’m very gratified to be asked to come today because that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. For the reason that I stated, I didn’t [...]
SEAK faculty member who spent many years working as a Medical Director for industry answers the question: What advice would you give to doctors who are considering leaving the practice of clinical medicine? I’m empathetic with, probably, the struggle that they may be going through. I want to tell them that there’s a bright exciting world outside of clinical medicine, but I [...]
Interested in a Non-Clinical Career? Know What You Want and CLEARLY Communicate it on your Resume By: Charlotte Weeks If you’re a physician and want to change fields, it’s certainly possible to do so. However, you also have to convince the hiring manager that you’re capable of taking on a new role. First, it’s vital that you know what type of job you’re [...]
Opportunities for Physicians in Venture Capital By: Dev K. Mishra, M.D. The allure of venture capital is fueled by the vision of the heyday of the late 1990s: private companies moving rapidly from inception to IPO, with millionaires being created on a weekly basis. The industry at least as it pertains to healthcare has cooled, but venture capital today is still one of [...]
Is Clinical Practice Draining Your Life From You? By: Dr. Julia Pewitt Kinder, F.P. “Wow. There are other physicians who want out of clinic, and an entire conference devoted to showing them how.” I plopped down on the curb beside my mailbox as I excitedly scanned the SEAK Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians brochure that had found its way to my mailbox. Immediately, [...]
