Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica John Jurica, MD, MPH, CPE

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One of the first interviews devoted to the pharma industry featured Dr. Laura McKain in September 2021. Dr. McKain received her medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and completed her training in obstetrics and gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
She was in private practice for over twelve years where her clinical interests included wellwomen care, contraception, HPV, menopause management, as well as general and high-risk obstetrics. In 2008 she transitioned her career to the pharmaceutical industry where she was involved in clinical development projects encompassing a broad range of therapeutic areas. She was involved in bringing two new therapeutics to market.
She recently retired from full-time work and is now focused on helping other physicians find new nonclinical careers. She is a career coach and resumé expert at mckainconsulting.com. Laura is the founder of the Physician Nonclinical Career Hunters Facebook Group. With almost 30,000 members, it is the premier group where physicians connect with other physicians, share advice, find job openings, and obtain valuable advice and mentorship about nonclinical careers.
In today’s interview, Laura and I will be talking about strategies for finding a pharma job in the area of Clinical Development.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/land-a-pharma-clinical-development-job/

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John Jurica completed his medical degree at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and his Family Medicine Residency at the University of Illinois at Rockford. While in practice he completed a Master’s Degree in Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
He began doing side jobs while in practice as a hospital utilization management physician advisor and a medical director for a family planning clinic and an occupational medicine clinic. He worked as the VP for Medical Affairs and then full-time as the Chief Medical Officer for a 300-bed independent nonprofit hospital outside of Chicago Illinois, leaving clinical medicine completely for 4 years. He now works part-time as a co-owner and Medical Director for an urgent care network.
In 2017, he began producing a weekly podcast called Physician Nonclinical Careers with John Jurica, where he presents interviews and solo episodes addressing physician burnout and moral injury, unconventional jobs and careers for physicians, and related topics. He also runs mastermind groups, annual live online summits, and an online platform the Nonclinical Career Academy and MemberClub.
In today’s show, John describes in detail what the Academy is, how it has evolved over the years, and what it can do for clinicians who want to leverage their training and experience in nontraditional ways. He explains how the MemberClub component of the NCA provides the most value for those who wish to learn as much as possible about career transition in a convenient, safe, and affordable environment. 
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/nonclinical-career-academy/

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Dr. Mark Olszyk completed his medical degree at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, and a residency in Emergency Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. He completed his MBA in 2006. He is a Certified Physician Executive through the Certifying Commission in Medical Management.
He practiced emergency medicine before taking on management and leadership positions in a variety of settings. For the past 11 years, he has served as the Chief Medical Officer for Carroll Hospital in Westminster, Maryland.
In 2023, working with the American Association for Physician Leadership’s publishing arm, Mark brought together a team of experts to write and edit The Chief Medical Officers’ Essential Guidebook. As Dr. Peter Angood, AAPL CEO, writes in the forward to the book, ”The book was written for those interested in pursuing, refining, or hiring the role of chief medical officer…The authors provide a timely and well-constructed treatise on the many aspects of being, or becoming, a successful CMO…In short, there is no other resource in the market on this topic that can rival the thoroughness and completeness of the book.”
In today’s interview, Mark shares the story of his leadership journey and the challenges of editing the Guidebook. He also shares advice for fledgling physician leaders based on the book and his personal experiences leading healthcare organizations.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/outstanding-cmo/

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Dr. Tom Davis is a business owner, consultant, author, and expert in telemedicine practice. He is a board-certified family physician who grew his practice over 16 years into a regional health system. Then he and his partners merged with a competitor in 2012 and cashed out.
After the merger, he worked as an employee for the new entity but then discovered that he and corporate medicine were not a good fit. So, he quit to become a freelance consultant and author.
He developed expertise in running a telemedicine practice, and systems to optimize it. He now teaches and consults on telemedicine. He also developed a thriving consulting business helping health systems, physician groups, and venture capital firms develop new programs to support value-based care initiatives.
Today’s show presents a lecture Tom gave during the 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit. In this presentation, Tom shares his understanding of the consulting business and the methods he used to succeed, with specific tactics to attract and serve venture capital firms.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/consultant-to-venture-capital-firms/

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Dr. Jennie Byrne completed her MD and PhD in Neurophysiology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She completed her psychiatry residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She has worked in many roles during her long career and continues to practice psychiatry part-time. She has held advisory and executive leadership roles as well.
Dr. Byrne is the founder and CEO of Constellation PLLC and the Co-Founder and Advisor at Belong Health. She has been called a “Triple Threat” because of her work as a physician leader, a healthcare executive, and an entrepreneur. She is a brain and behavior specialist with extensive training and experience in psychiatry, psychotherapy, and neuroscience.
Her book Moral Injury: Healing the Healers illuminates the often-overlooked concept of moral injury, offering a fresh perspective on the challenges facing healthcare professionals today. Dr. Byrne asserts that the issue lies not in individuals' resilience but in the systemic factors perpetuating moral injury within healthcare systems. Drawing parallels between healthcare and other workplaces, the book highlights the damaging consequences of outdated models and language.
During our interview, Dr. Byrne describes the hallmark features of moral injury and provides examples of colleagues, clients, and patients who have experienced it. She offers a metaphor for understanding moral injury. She closes our interview with examples of ways to help others overcome moral injury at both a personal level and as leaders in a large organization.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/overcome-moral-injury/

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Dr. Sylvie Stacy received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She then completed her Master’s Degree in Public Health and her Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
She is a dually board-certified addictionologist and preventive medicine specialist with nearly a decade of experience in correctional healthcare. She has held nonclinical jobs in medical writing, medical education, utilization management, and clinical documentation improvement. She also hosted a popular website and blog dedicated to nonclinical and nontraditional careers for physicians that she has since sold. She wrote and published her first book, 50 Nonclinical Careers for Physicians: Fulfilling, Meaningful, and Lucrative Alternatives to Direct Patient Care, in 2020.
Earlier this year she released her follow-up book, 50 Unconventional Clinical Careers for Physicians: Unique Ways to Use Your Medical Degree Without Leaving Patient Care. In today’s interview, we will catch up with her since her appearance on the podcast in June of 2018, and learn about her new book.
During our interview, Sylvie explains why she wrote her new book and describes several of the unconventional clinical careers she wrote about. Finally, she provides advice for thriving in an unconventional clinical career.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/unconventional-clinical-careers/