Do you feel like you wasted all that training? That’s the title of the soon to be released book by physician author Michael J. McLaughlin.
Do You Feel Like You Wasted All That Training: Questions from Doctors Considering a Career Change tackles the challenges faced by physicians considering a clinical-to-non-clinical career transition. A major career change can be a challenging task for anyone. Physicians struggle with the feeling that they are stuck in a highly specialized dead end, without seeing a way out. How can someone who has spent most of their adult life working toward a single goal – a clinical practice – find a new and satisfying path for their career?
As the author writes, “Physicians are used to linear career paths, formalized educational programs, and textbooks. Our careers typically progress through a predictable series of decision points, each complete with a road map for the next several years and a bibliography of recommended reading. Stepping out of a clinical career path can open up an endless set of options with no road map – a seemingly daunting proposition for the physician mindset.”
The candid combination of personal experience and advice in this book helps the reader navigate the five phases of career change: introspection, exploration, preparation, acquisition, and transition. The question and answer format addresses what’s on the minds of physicians in this situation and gives them a process to guide them.
The book will be available for purchase through prnresource.com starting Aug 1, 2007. Advance orders and inquiries can be addressed to info@prnresource.com.
