We found a hot-off-the-press Health Careers Blog written yesterday by Andrea Santiago.
Here is an excerpt from the About.com article titled “Non-clinical Medical Jobs for Physicians.”
“Each week, I consistently receive several inquiries from physicians regarding non-clinical jobs. Physicians seek to work outside of clinical patient care for a variety of reasons, both personal and professional.
It seems to me that there are more doctors seeking non-clinical jobs than there are jobs available, at least ones that would pay enough and be challenging enough for a physician. Therefore, the job search as a physician seeking a non-clinical job is a different experience than the job search process as a physician seeking a medical practice opportunity. That is due to basic laws of supply and demand.
If you are a physician who is seeking a non-clinical career, you may want to start with my new career overview of non-clinical jobs for physicians. As with any career move or transition, it is important to consider your goals and objectives prior to acting on them. Occasionally, I do also hear from physicians who left clinical practice, and are so unhappy that they want to return to practicing medicine. They switched for the wrong reasons, and getting back into clinical practice after a lapse can be challenging, due to the beauracracy of reinstating your licensure and privileges to practice medicine. Therefore, my advice to any physician who is considering such a drastic career change is to proceed with caution, and consider your motives and the consequences carefully.
If you are a physician who has made the transition from medical practice into a non-clinical career, how did you do it? And are you glad you’ve made the transition? Please feel free to comment here and share your experience with other readers.”
To read the entire article, please visit the About.com website.
