With burnout on the rise, many physicians are choosing to leave clinical medicine for alternative careers. Other physicians are wondering if it’s worth it to stay in a workforce that does not pull for the well being of their frontline workers.
Gone are the days where physicians stay stuck suffering in a practice or career that is no longer fulfilling or worse, causing burnout. Those physicians are considered old-school and are destined to fall by the wayside. The more enlightened physicians look at all of their options. They ask themselves what their career ideal is? Then, they create it. Some physicians choose to stay and practice medicine (this is a good thing as we need to keep soldiers in the field).
However, in my trainings and coaching, I often get the question: What non-medical careers are there for me? What else could I do with my medical degree besides see patients? If you are considering using your MD for another purpose besides patient care, here are your options. Note that for many of these are options, you do not have to quit your day job in order to be profitable and successful in the non-clinical realm.
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