NonClinical Careers for Physicians™ Podcast

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AI is everywhere—but is it working for you?

Many physicians view Artificial Intelligence as either a distant concept or a clinical tool. Few recognize its power as a personal career strategist.

Whether you're exploring non-clinical options, polishing your resume, or mapping your next move, AI can be your most powerful ally—if you know how to use it.

The secret? It's all in the prompt. Just as "garbage in, garbage out" applies to data, the quality of AI's career advice depends entirely on the specificity of your ques...

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You’ve spent years mastering the art of certainty. In your world, a diagnosis is either confirmed or it’s not. But what happens when you step out of the exam room and into the boardroom? When the problem isn’t a failing organ, but a failing strategy?

Today, we’re discussing the single most important adjustment for physicians moving into leadership: rewiring how you think. We’ll explore why being wrong is not only accepted in the business world—it’s often expected. Welcome to third_Evolution™  NonClinical Careers for Physicians by Robert Priddy<

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Every year, medical groups and hospital systems invest thousands of dollars sending brilliant clinicians to workshops, seminars, and executive programs. Their objective is to create Leaders,  but the product is actually making practitioners managers, managers of areas where they generally lack expertise, knowledge or the time and interest to excel. What's the alternative? Listen and I'll share my insights from 40 years of sometimes successful and sometimes unsuccessful medical management.

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A new scam is out there using AI to create your perfect job. The catch, the job doesn't exist, but with only a couple of emails your hopes are dashed and you've been scammed. 

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Physicians tend to be logical thinkers who follow logical mostly linear pathways to solve problems and to be successful. However, that thought process can stymie successful transitions to interesting and rewarding nonclinical jobs. After all, leaving practice is a decidedly non-linear activity. So, don't try to make it one. Think creatively to make the most of your nonclinical career transition.

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For as long as I've been in this business, and the title of my very first podcast five years ago, the question I'm most asked by physicians is, what's out there. As I explain in person as well as in my podcasts, what's out there is the wrong question. Listen to learn why it is the wrong question, and learn what are the right questions.

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Failure is not a word you want to hear when planning to leave clinical practice, but physician career transitions to fail. The reasons are simple, and you actually know each one. After all, career transitions fail for the same reasons patients fail in their recovery, fail to avoid avoidable disease, fail to thrive. Listen to this podcast and you'll understand. Listen and you may be better able to answer your own question, "Will my career transition be successful?"

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In a hurry? Want your new job yesterday? You've come to the right place - NOT. Nonclinical career change or transition is not the same as securing a "next" clinical post. It's a different process, requiring different skills and a significantly different timeline. But, once you understand the process - much like a patient realizing that recovery from any disease or procedure does take time, you'll be able to shape your expectations appropriately.

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From working with the Big 4 to Boutique firms, you do have choice, and a choice may be to be your on consultancy. What format is best for you is a decision you can make and one you can also modify. Regardless, whether in an organization or on your own, you will need to define your brand as a foundation for your demand. But, once your your way, managing your business will be come more important as you determine your growth, your change, and your future.

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Being a consultant requires a range of skills. Some are very task oriented, some derive from emotional intelligence and some are just about, as in medicine, following proven principles and processes. Let's jump start your consulting career with this advice. 

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From defining consulting and consultants to understanding a successful consulting business structure to taking the right steps to be able to state your preferred consulting focus, this is the first of a series of podcasts predicated on transition from medical practice to the world of consulting. 

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This is the sequel I Just Lost My License. In this podcast I speak to the next steps in establishing a nonclinical career.

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If you've lost your license you need to take definitive action to understand your situation, the actions and work required to determine the status of the actions taken against your license and, the big question, what's next. You need expert advice most likely from a seasoned attorney with intense experience in addressing licensure issues with physicians. This podcast addresses those needs and presents possible ramifications of not taking appropriate actions to help yourself. 

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Over half of all physicians report some degree of burnout with up to 80% being affected in some studies.  Burnout is associated with twice the number of medical errors and associated increases in malpractice litigation.  It leads to staff turnover; it can cost up to a million dollars to replace one physician.  In 2021 over 230,000 MDs, RNs, NPs, PAs quit their jobs.  And one physician takes their own life every single day of every single year.  

Listen to hear Dr. Hinnebusch's personal story and about  resources to address physician burnout. 

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“Committees are, by nature, timid. They are based on the premise of safety in numbers, content to survive inconspicuously rather than take risks and move independently ahead.” 

Have you perhaps made similarly derisive comments about committees at your hospital or in your practice? If you have, you’re in good company. That particular quote is from Ferdinand Porsche. An  early to mid-20th century automobile pioneer 

 But, as you likely agree, Dr. Porsche’s quote is no less accurate today, and particularly as it applies to today’s job market. Why is this im...

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One Texas attorney made a name for himself by appearing as a cat emoji during court proceedings. While his presentation error didn't end the court proceedings, he did create a delay and an impression. Being a cat is not the impression you want to create as we find remote work becoming more of an accepted and expected norm. From learning to be better communicators, to bettering managing our time and understanding some of the organizational challenges of remote work, those who do it successfully will thrive. Those who resist or are late adopters will...

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Armin Feldman, MD is a practices Forensic Medicine not only providing critical information to legal clients, but also teaching other physicians how to launch their own nonclinical career path in the interesting field of medical legal consulting. In his interview he not only recaps his range of experiences that led to his own career change, but provides important information for any physician interested in medical legal consulting as a career focus. 

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Do you sometimes dream of visiting scenic and exotic places with great food, fun activities and wonderful companions? Do those dreams include being paid to be there? The Reeders, started a global Cycling CME business taking physicians around the world, having fun, chasing their dreams and helping physicians obtain necessary education... Both the Reeders and their story may inspire you, challenge you and motivate you to follow your own dreams and ambitions. 

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Physician often express there nonclinical career objectives as any job that will use their knowledge their skills and pay reasonably well... I equate that quest with the fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland when Alice asks the Cat, "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" 

 "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the cat.

 "I don’t much care where” said Alice

 "Then it doesn’t matter which way you go," said the cat.


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If you see your brand as a caring, competent physician, then it's time to redefine that brand for the nonclinical world. I'll tell you how.

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Physicians think too much about end points and achieving their goals and not enough about process, and the value of not rushing decision making. Thinking like an Entrepreneur means thinking optimistically, thinking creatively, thinking globally, thinking big and thinking about process. 

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You're not going to get the job you want unless you're actually in the same room with the people you want to work with and work for. It's that simple, and this podcast will tell you how to get to that room. 

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A body at rest remains at rest and a body in motion remains in motion... is your nonclinical career transition on the move or stalled to a stop. Let's talk about how to create positive career inertial to move you more effectively towards the nonclinical career you want.

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So, you want to be a consultant. If yo can answer these four questions you'll be able to chart a clear pathway to a successful venture. 

Listen to learn more.

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This podcast is focused on answer some of the questions you've, my listeners, submitted recently. The focus is your stump speech, your digital networking activity and creating face to face meetings with potential employers. 

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What's next, what's normal, what's happening now. COVID-19 has and will continue to shake up the healthcare and medical worlds as we strive towards some new definitions of normal. What will be your role, perhaps your new job? Let's look at drivers and outcomes. 

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So, what can you do to blow your interview? Well, really, it’s a bottomless barrel of things you could say or do, but I’m going to focus on what I see as the top ten easiest mistakes you can make... that is, easy things to say or do. There are too many examples to list here, but believe me, it’s very easy to have one of those multiple personality episodes where you’re screaming at yourself… no, I didn’t just say that….. yes, you did.

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Moving into the arena of nonclinical careers is vastly different from how you secure medical postings. No recruiters, no online postings... Just you and your ability to travers the complex web of events, people and opportunity presenting your value proposition along the way. This is not in your comfort zone, but it can be. I'll tell you how and why you want and need to expand your comfort zone to achieve your goals. 

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I'm asked every day, "Do I need and MBA?" Here's the answer... also the answer about other degrees, certificates, certifications and what to do if you simple need to be able to make good decisions and provide good answers. Most importantly, I'll tell you the most important credential you can have. 

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Now... Now is the best time if you're asking yourself the question. Once you begin questioning whether or not you should leave practice, you're probably already experiencing systemic issues of no return. Let's talk about making the decision and the process to move on. 

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Successful Physician Career Change follows a definite pattern and process. It's comprised of Phocus (literary license), Package and Process. This podcast speaks to the critical element and components of each of these three steps

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You have questions... from selecting recruiters, to entering telemedicine, advancing your career within your organization and to making first, best choices for your nonclinical career. Your questions are answered here. 

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Physicians have been suffering through severals decades of lost control and prestige. Various events led to the profession moving from the most respected and trusted to one derided for numerous real and false reasons. However, today's cataclysmic events are offering physicians an unexpected second chance... a second chance to enhance their power, their control and the rightful position as the experts they are. Are you ready to be in charge? Listen about how. 

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Medical practice is a set process and it's most likely that you'll be doing essentially the same job the day you stop practicing as you were doing the day you began. Most physicians are planning for retirement from the very beginning. In the nonclinical world, you'll want to shift your thinking to what you're starting. The Career Lifecycle moves in groups, three to five years, five to seven years and beyond seven. Each cycle represents a new start, whether you actually leave the company you're working with or if you venture into the marketplace...

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Networking is about follow up. It's about creating reasons to build relationships, about people wanting to introduce you to other people and about your management of a group of people in order to help them help you. Follow up, appropriate follow up is the key to managing networking well. This podcast talks about how to follow up effectively in order to create an effective and successful nonclinical career transition. 

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Emotional Intelligence is a constant topic of discussion and even concern among physicians transitioning to a nonclinical career. However, your Organizational Intelligence is equally, if not more, important to your success in an organizational executive role. Learn what it is and how to manage and improve it, here.

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The Research Interview is a networking technique that positions you as an expert, both seeking and imparting important and interesting information to the executives in the companies and organization you want to be working for. The research interview transforms you from a job seeker to an industry expert whose knowledge others want. Learn how, here.

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Great Ideas are a Dime a dozen… Good Implementation is Priceless. 

Does that surprise you to hear me say this? I’ve listened to the great ideas of hundreds if not thousands of physicians. However,  very few ever talk to me about how their idea will be implemented. In this Podcast we'll discuss the importance of implementation and it's key drivers for your entrepreneurial business.

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While social distancing and self-isolation may be bywords of today's COVID-19 environment, for physicians still pursuing their nonclinical carer transitions, an opportunity to provide a needed public service awaits. Your community, however you may define community, needs clarity of information. They need to know what to believe and what not to believe.... Who better to help with that task than you. Listen to learn different approaches you can use today. 

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Today you are Hunted, hunted constantly by staff, patients, clerks and others, but as you transition to a nonclinical career, you much become a Hunter. Using the Lion as our guide, this episode focuses on decision-making needed to determine your appropriate prey and how to attack. After all, lions don't chase rabbits, and neither should you.