10 nonclinical career pursuits for physicians

Roughly 13.5 percent of physicians said they planned to look for nonclinical jobs in healthcare within the next one to three years, according to a 2016 survey by the Physicians Foundation.

The survey, conducted by physician search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins, gathered online responses from April 2016 through mid-June 2016 from 17,236 physicians nationwide.

According to the survey, the majority of physicians who identified as planning to search for nonclinical jobs planned to do so because they were burned out and dissatisfied with the current state of medical practice.

To aid physicians searching for nonclinical roles, Medscape curated a list of 20 nonclinical positions for healthcare professionals who no longer desire to work with patients.

Here are 10 nonclinical career pursuits physicians may consider, according to Medscape.

  1. Physician career coaching
  2. Financial planning for healthcare organizations
  3. Applied digital healthcare technology
  4. Healthcare practice management consulting
  5. Healthcare executive management consulting
  6. Venture capitalism
  7. Research and development for pharmaceutical companies
  8. Physician recruiting
  9. Hospital administration
  10. Clinical or healthcare journalism

To view the full list of opportunities curated by Medscape, click here.

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