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I rage-quit my academic pediatrician job in 2017 with lots of debt and no plan. Doctors donāt have to stay in jobs they hate. We can be successful everywhere.
Donāt wait until your ājust okā job becomes truly unbearable. Always better to resign calmly than in rage and chaos.
If you have not run your physician employment contract through an AI engine, why not?
A 2 minute review could answer lots of questions about what you could do next with your career.
Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. retweeted
Naomi Lawrence-Reid's career looks different than originally expected, but she wouldn't have it any other way.
As founder of @docdifferently, she teaches physicians how to build a flexible and fulfilling career outside of full-time clinical medicine.
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āI canāt leave academics because I want to keep teachingā
After 7 years of teaching residents at locums, writing board questions for qbanks, I now teach the pediatrics block to PA students.
Teaching continues beyond academia!
I only earn more because I negotiated to earn more.
If a hospital tells me they donāt negotiate, I donāt accept the job.
Youāre worth what youāll work for.
I left full-time academics 8 years ago, but found ways to keep teaching:
- I teach residents at locums sites
- I am part-time faculty teaching the pediatrics block to PA students
- I am a test question writer for Qbanks and board review courses.
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The biggest negotiation mistake I see doctors make is cutting off contact with a facility or recruiter after a lowball offer.
3 ways to respond instead: ā”ļø
āThank you for that information. Sounds like an exciting position that fits my experience profile. However, my rate is ______ in order to accept this offer.ā
Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. retweeted
@DocDifferently this is why I do locums. Is it hard to be away from my familyā¦ Absolutely. But when Iām with my family, Iām 100% present.
Some of the happiest doctors I know are moms who do locums.
They pick up 5-6 day assignments, negotiate sky-high rates, lock in at work, then come home and are fully present for their families for the rest of the month. They love it.
Doctors donāt need a āgood reasonā to leave a job.
Not wanting to work there anymore is enough.
Residency teaches how to be a good doctor, but not how to navigate a physician career.
You can still learn how.