Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica

Hosted by John Jurica, MD, MPH, CPE

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Physician NonClinical Careers is presented to inspire, encourage, and teach physicians how to pivot to a new career. John Jurica will present topics important to pivoting physicians and interview experts and physicians who have completed their career pivots.

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November 3, 2026Episode 47614 min

The Truth About Nontraditional Jobs for Physicians

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . Dr. John Jurica explores the wide range of nontraditional career opportunities available to doctors beyond traditional medical practice. He discusses opportunities in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, hospital leadership, insurance, consulting, and medical writing, along with alternative clinical paths such as locum tenens, direct primary care, telemedicine, and medical spas. In this episode, Dr. Jurica explains how doctors can explore new career directions, reduce burnout, and gain greater flexibility without losing their professional identity or ability to contribute to healthcare. He encourages doctors to look beyond common misconceptions and recognize the many possibilities for building a more fulfilling career. You'll find the transcript, links mentioned in the episode, and related resources at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/the-truth-about-nontraditional-jobs

October 20, 2026Episode 47532 min

Invest in a New Business While Still In Practice

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . Dr. Harsha Moole is an internal medicine physician who builds healthcare businesses and invests in startups while continuing to practice medicine. He shares how his research background inspired Find My Direct Doctor, a platform connecting patients with affordable care, and led him into venture capital. In this episode, Dr. Moole explains how physicians can identify healthcare problems worth solving, explore entrepreneurship and investing, and expand their impact beyond the bedside. He also discusses the risks of startup investing and encourages physicians to explore nonclinical opportunities without necessarily leaving clinical practice. You'll find the transcript, links mentioned in the episode, and related resources at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/invest-in-a-new-business/

October 6, 2026Episode 47429 min

How to Master Stage 2 of the 12 Month Roadmap

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . In this episode, Dr. John Jurica continues his 12-month roadmap for physicians who want to transition into a nonclinical career. He focuses on Stage 2, which covers months two through four and centers on joining professional organizations, expanding your network, and exploring certifications, degrees, or additional coursework. Dr. Jurica explains how professional organizations can help physicians learn more about their target industry, find mentors, build connections, and discover relevant certifications. He also shares practical ways to network through LinkedIn, Doximity, medical school and residency connections, and existing professional relationships. A major focus of the episode is finding the right mentor. Dr. Jurica explains that mentors don't necessarily have to be formal or paid relationships. They can be people you meet through professional organizations, LinkedIn, your workplace, or even a friend of a friend who can offer guidance and help you avoid common mistakes. You'll find the transcript, links mentioned in the episode, and related resources at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/ master-stage-2 /

September 29, 2026Episode 47325 min

Kick Off the 12 Month Roadmap to a New Career

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . In this episode, Dr. John Jurica introduces the first part of his 12-month roadmap to help physicians transition from clinical practice into nonclinical careers. He explains how the process can be applied to opportunities in pharmaceutical companies, consulting, insurance, education, and healthcare leadership. Dr. Jurica addresses common myths and self-limiting beliefs that hold physicians back, including concerns about job availability, qualifications, income, abandoning patients, and losing professional status. He highlights the value of physicians' medical knowledge and transferable skills in nonclinical roles. He outlines four key tasks for the first month: overcoming limiting beliefs, reviewing job descriptions, finding mentors, and creating a complete LinkedIn profile. These steps help physicians understand job requirements, identify skills they may need to develop, build professional connections, and prepare for future opportunities while continuing their current work. You'll find the transcript, links mentioned in the episode, and related resources at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/kick-off-the-12-month-roadmap/

September 22, 2026Episode 47234 min

How to Build a Winning Online Weight Loss Business

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . Dr. Katrina Ubell is a master certified life and weight loss coach, retired pediatrician, author, and the founder of a successful online weight loss business for physicians. In this episode, she shares the personal journey that took her from practicing pediatrics to coaching, starting with her own struggles with emotional eating and a growing sense that she was ready for something different in her career. She also explains how a small idea to help other women physicians eventually grew into a business with 20 employees and millions of people reached through her podcast and other resources. She covers how she built the business step by step, from creating her flagship program and adding continuation programs and live events to introducing one-on-one coaching, hiring coaches, building a marketing team, and expanding her reach through her book. She also discusses the role of emotional eating, why changing the way you think about food can be more important than finding the right diet, and how coaching can help physicians improve their relationship with their work and their lives. You'll find the transcript, links mentioned in the episode, and related resources at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/ weight-loss-business /

September 15, 2026Episode 47127 min

How to Shift from Crisis Management to Promoting Health

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . =============== Dr. Jennifer Clements spent years as an emergency medicine physician watching the same patients cycle back through the ER with the same chronic conditions: heart failure, hypertension, obesity, and uncontrlled diabetes. She patched them up each time. And she felt powerless and unfulfilled. COVID accelerated the decision she had already been building toward. She left the ER, completed additional training in integrative medicine, obesity medicine, and health coaching. Then she built a fully virtual practice focused on prevention, weight management, and hormone therapy for menopausal women. In this episode, she walks through how she structured the transition, LLC formation, 1099 contracting, malpractice insurance, working with a healthcare attorney on Medicare opt-out, and building income from multiple sources, including medical writing and a med spa medical director role. Her practice, Living Well MD, is licensed in five states. Show notes and links can be found at nonclinicalphysicians.com/promoting-health/ .

September 1, 2026Episode 47042 min

See More Patients and Generate Great Income with No Burnout

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . =============== Dr. Bart Kaczmarek is a family physician in Windsor, Ontario, who built a system to solve a problem most physicians just accept: wasted time, broken team coordination, and a practice that runs the physician rather than the other way around. He now sees 80 patients a day, bills five times the Ontario family practice average, and is home by 4:30PM. In this episode, he walks through the framework he developed to reorganize a family practice without extra funding, and the software tool, DoctorFlow. He built it out of necessity and now offers it to other clinics. Both apply to physicians practicing in the US and Canada. The free CRAFT manuscript and more information on DoctorFlow are in the show notes, and links are available at nonclinicalphysicians.com/great-income-with-no-burnout/ .

August 25, 2026Episode 46939 min

Finishing the 12 Month Roadmap to a New Career

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . =============== This is an excerpt from the third and final part of John's 12-Month Roadmap to a New Career . The complete series covers the full sequence of steps from deciding to leave clinical practice to accepting an offer for a new position. This episode picks up at month 5 and runs through month 7, covering job searching, certifications, mentorship, and networking. The complete presentation through month 12 can only be accessed on the Nonclinical Nation Vault. The roadmap applies to any nonclinical career path: pharma, hospital administration, consulting, insurance, medical writing, education, and others. Month 12 has a single assignment: accept the offer and start the new job. Show notes and links to all three parts are at nonclinicalphysicians.com/ 12-month-roadmap / .

August 18, 2026Episode 46838 min

Live Your Dream Life Practicing in Another Country

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . =============== Dr. Ashwini Bapat is a palliative care physician who left a traditional attending role in Boston, moved to Portugal in 2020, and built a company to help other American-trained physicians do the same. In this episode, she walks through her own story, from house hunting in the suburbs of Boston to practicing telemedicine from Lisbon. And she breaks down what Hippocratic Adventures offers for physicians at every stage of curiosity about living abroad. She covers the realistic timeline for making the move, the two most common paths physicians take (local clinical practice and remote telemedicine), what the nonclinical options look like from abroad, including pharma and medical education, and what the experience is actually like beyond the Instagram version. A free physician starter kit is available at hippocraticadventures.com/ along with country guides, a job board, and community resources. And you can go to the show notes at nonclinicalphysicians.com/practicing-in-another-country/

August 11, 2026Episode 46732 min

Physician - Hire a Coach Now and Find Career Satisfaction

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide . Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs . =============== Dr. Jeannie Lawrence is a psychiatrist and physician coach who has been through burnout herself and built her coaching practice specifically to help other physicians find their way out of it. In this episode, she shares the wake-up call that changed her trajectory, how she transitioned from employed psychiatry to locums to coaching, and what she consistently sees in the physicians who come to her for help. She covers the systemic and psychological roots of physician burnout, why women physicians face a distinct set of compounding pressures, and how her BREATHE framework guides clients from a place of chronic stress back to clarity and choice. About half her clients return to clinical practice with renewed purpose. The other half move into pharma, entrepreneurship, research, and other non-clinical paths You'll find links mentioned in the episode at nonclinicalphysicians.com/hire-a-coach/ .