I carefully prepared for this, but I am still nervous. I came up with questions to ask. I rehearsed how I would naturally bring them up so it would seem like I hadn’t come up with questions to ask. In front of me is my phone (charged!), laptop (charged!), and a pen/paper for taking notes
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That first step was a doozy. What did you dream of becoming when you were young? I mean very young, before you were thinking about white coats and stethoscopes? I wanted to be a skywriter, the person who flies the planes that write messages in the sky. I am not sure why this
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How to Tell Your Friends & Family About Your Transition
How do I tell my friends and family I don’t want to be a doctor anymore? If you are considering a career change – or if you’ve already made the transition–talking about it with friends and family could be something you are dreading. One of my colleagues asked me the other day, “How do I tell
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Networking
If you hate networking – or think you hate it, read this… If you hate networking, can you identify why? That’s easy, you might say. I hate feeling uncomfortable. I hate the “small talk”. I hate someone who is looking around the room. I’m not ever sure what to talk about. Or how to leave a
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Getting into a non-clinical job
One common mistake I hear about often is related to contacting people about a potential job. Let me set the stage for you. Jonny Rocket is a 32 year old family practice physician. He’s board certified with 3.5 years of experience in urgent care settings. Jonny has worked in three different
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