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Your Career Diagnosis™

Your Career Diagnosis™

  • Your Brand
  • Your Process

You wouldn't treat a patient without a diagnosis, so why would you begin one of the most important steps in your career without the knowledge of a defined diagnosis.

A Methodical Approach to Physician Career Transition

Many physicians start exploring nonclinical careers by browsing job listings—an approach that lacks direction, much like treating symptoms without a diagnosis. Research shows that successful career transitions follow a structured process, combining self-assessment, skills analysis, and strategic planning.

The CareerDiagnosis™ Framework is a proven, two-step method designed to help physicians systematically evaluate their options and create an actionable transition plan.

Step 1: Discovery & Assessment

1. Career History & Motivations

  • Structured exploration of what drives you professionally—what you enjoy, what drains you, and what you need from your next role.

  • Identification of non-negotiable factors (income, location, schedule flexibility).

2. Skills & Experience Audit

  • Detailed review of your clinical and nonclinical strengths.

  • Matching your expertise to high-potential career paths (e.g., consulting, health tech, medical affairs).

3. Reality Check

  • Clear expectations on transition timelines, challenges, and success factors.

  • Alignment on realistic short- and long-term goals.

Step 2: Strategy & Action Plan

1. Data-Driven Decision Making

  • Analysis of your assessment results to pinpoint the best-fit opportunities.

  • Side-by-side comparison of career paths based on your priorities.

2. Goal Setting & Timeline

  • Specific milestones for networking, upskilling, and applications.

  • Contingency planning for common obstacles.

3. Execution Roadmap

  • Customized steps to build credibility in your target field.

  • Resource allocation (time, training, networking) for maximum efficiency.

Why This Works

  • Reduces guesswork – Decisions are based on structured evaluation, not hunches.

  • Saves time – Focuses effort on high-probability opportunities.

  • Minimizes risk – Identifies potential pitfalls before they derail progress.

Outcome: A Clear Path Forward

By the end of the process, you’ll have:

  • A defined career direction aligned with your skills and goals.

  • A step-by-step plan to transition with confidence.

  • Tools to navigate challenges and stay on track.





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BUY THE BOOKs ... From a how-to physician career transition implementation guide to "you had to be there" Conventional Wisdom, Idioms and Axioms, you'll find my books prepare you to present and represent yourself as the knowledgeable and seasoned expert you are.

Nobody's Going to Die...: …and other conventional wisdom of nonclinical careers for physicians (Physicians Guide to NonClinical Careers) 


Really, nobody is going to die. That's the major difference between day to day medical practice versus what most of the rest of us do for a living. At it's core, that represents a major sea change in thinking and acting for physicians. Learning to take chances, acting on intuition, and promoting your expertise are alien acts for most physicians in practice. In the nonclinical world, they spell not only survival but being able to excel. In the nonclinical world, they are simply conventional wisdom.

In this book learn what to say when you really don't know the answer and how to take control of nearly any meeting. Understand the key drivers to decision-making and understand now to navigate the delicate dance of job change and job advancement.

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Following the Compass Points to Your NonClinical Career: The Physicians' Guide to NonClinical Careers (Physicians Guide to NonClinical Careers) 

Career change for physicians is not as simple as completing online applications or sending your resume to a few recruiters. No, physician career change is actual career change, not job change. And for physicians who have changed practices before, you'll find this process very different as well.

Nonclinical career transition is a process, not an event, and it's a process that when done well follows steps similar to your treatment of your patients. You can't treat without a diagnosis, followed by detailed treatment planning and then implementation and management to a successful outcome. It's the same process, just with different tools and objectives. I'll show and tell you how to do it successfully so you're better prepared to create a new career in which you can be both happy and successful, not just taking any job that may become available.

What you'll learn...
  1. The critical elements of self diagnosis. You'll follow a SOAP note. Now, doesn't that make sense?
  2. Treatment planning means developing your marketing and personal branding materials. It also means learning how to use your materials to present yourself as a valuable expert rather than as just another job seeker.
  3. And you'll find treatment implementation and management is focused on a single objective, to place you in the same room, literally or virtually, with the people you want to be working with... to afford you the opportunity to discuss and present your value to them as a problem solver they need and want.
The Physicians Guide to Nonclinical Careers, Following the Compass Points to Your NonClinical Career, is the third edition of my step by step guide that for more than a decade has helped physicians better define, guide and manage their successful transitions from clinical practice to happy, successful and rewarding nonclinical careers.


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