50 Nonclinical Careers for Physicians: Fulfilling, Meaningful, and Lucrative Alternatives to Direct Patient Care

This is a very informative and well researched book covering a variety of non-clinical options for physicians who are looking to transition out of a clinical career. A great read if you are just embarking on this path, however most of these roles are for Board certified physicians. It would have added value to me personally if there had been a chapter on non- clinical career options for physicians who have not completed a residency.

As a physician coach, I am ALWAYS looking for resources for my clients. This book is definitely going to be one of them from here on out. It takes a no-frills approach to letting MDs/DOs know what is out there for them! Great book!

As a healthcare professional, I bought this like most do because there's a significant disillusionment with what is going on in the practice of medicine today. Unfortunately, a good percentage of these jobs in this book are directly responsible for the decline of medicine.Tired of seeing patients and doing red tape and pre-certifications to get the tests that are medically necessary for your patients? Quit! And go work for insurance company that is causing that oppression.This book (IMHO) recommends jobs that will put a physician in that administrative caste of physicians. This caste if you will consists of the DINO's (Doctors in name only). They work 9-5, go to board meetings all day, eat coffee and danish and give a thin veneer of medical credibility to the corporate decisions being used to justify the ongoing destruction of medicine. They're not at the bedside of a patient in the hospital at 2 am (where most patients actually NEED a doctor) when that patient vomits all over you. And they're not there to help out the poor hospitalist who's on his 9th admission of the shift like some born-again intern. Unless it's to yell at him or her the next day when said hospitalist didn't admit the sore throat that the ER wanted to admit.I'm not going to go completely scorched earth on this book for listing such jobs. The book does accomplish what its title suggests. It lists NON-clinical careers. But we have a pandemic in this country and the number of ACTUAL physicians seeing REAL patients is precipitously low and the positions recommended by this book take a lot of butt kissing to obtain and are not so easily found.I did not find anything helpful about this book.

As I was reading this book, I ranked all 50 non clinical career option in order of my interest from high (1) to low (5). I identified 19 out of 50 that were of some level of interest to me. This was more than I thought I would find. The descriptions of the role of the physicians in each of these careers was through but concise. The listing of alternative job listing for each career will be useful when using search engines and job sites. The section on qualifications for each career clearly indicates if a medical degree, residency training, and/or medical license is required for the positions. A discussion of relative compensation is practical and insightful. Tucked in at the back of the book and easy to miss, is the chapter I found most useful. The chapter on transitioning to a nonclinical career has a comparison of job types by the necessity of a medical degree from required to influential which highlights the necessity of medical knowledge in each of the types of career. Also, the discussion of 8 physician skills that are readably transferrable to any job helped to build confidence that transitioning to a non career clinic is attainable and accessible for physicians. This is an excellent resource for physicians looking toward a non clinical role.

The book is easy to read, succinct, and well organized into 10 nonclinical career pathways encompassing 50 different types of jobs. Each job listing provides a brief description of the job and discusses qualifications, compensation (relative to a PCP), other job options, and the role of nonclinical physicians. There are first-hand accounts in some cases. The author also discusses a few misconceptions about nonclinical jobs and gives advice about transitioning out of practice. The summary found on the back of the book -- that it offers burned out and unfulfilled physicians an "escape" from practice -- is not an accurate statement. As the the author points out, nonclinical careers are NOT for frustrated doctors; they are for physicians whose career goals have changed in a positive way and who genuinely seek a nonclinical job. If you are one of those physicians, this book will further whet your appetite.

I was seeking jobs as a 75 yr old medical director. Didn't find much useful here.

As Founder of Physicians Helping Physicians, I've talked to hundreds of physicians who are not sure what options exist for them if they are interested in a non-clinical job or career. I was one of them 16 years ago. I wish this book had existed then so I could get a good overview of my options! It's an easy read and it's easy to navigate the sections to find more information on industries or particular jobs I want to learn more about.

An elementary regurgitation of information available with a Google search. There is nothing groundbreaking or even “definitive” here. Agree with other reviewers that most of the jobs listed in this book are responsible for destroying medicine. Save your money and time.