Moving Medicine Podcast

Relocating for residency, fellowship, or an attending position comes with tight timelines and high-stakes decisions. In this episode of Moving Medicine Partners, Zoe Taylor sits down with Sunit Brar, REALTOR®, physician spouse, and relocation specialist serving Sacramento and Placer County.

Having experienced a physician relocation herself, Sunit shares practical advice for buying a home before you move, purchasing sight unseen, choosing the right neighborhood, understanding physician loans, and making the transition easier for the entire family.

Whether you're relocating to Sacramento or preparing for a move anywhere in the country, you'll walk away with actionable strategies to reduce stress and avoid common mistakes.

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Moving to Augusta, Georgia for residency, fellowship, or an attending position? In this episode of Moving Medicine Partners, host Zoe Taylor sits down with Jaime Powell, REALTOR®, physician spouse, former teacher, and mom of four, to discuss what physician families should really know before relocating to Augusta.

Having experienced medical school, residency, fellowship, and the attending transition firsthand, Jaime understands that physician moves involve much more than finding a house. From relocating with a medically complex child to helping physicians successfully purchase homes—even sight unseen—she shares practical advice that comes from both personal experience and years serving medical families.

You'll also hear why Augusta is much more than Masters Week, what makes the city an underrated destination for physicians, and how thoughtful planning can make a major relocation feel far less overwhelming.

Jaime Powell is a REALTOR® with Keller Williams Augusta Partners and the wife of a pathologist. Before entering real estate, she was a teacher who supported her family through medical school and residency before launching her second career. Today, she specializes in helping physician families relocate confidently while also investing in real estate herself.

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Instagram: @jaimepowell_realtor

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The Moving Medicine Podcast is a space for physicians and physician spouses navigating relocation—not as a transaction, but as a life transition. Hosted by Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, the show centers the human side of medical moves and offers clarity, grounding, and shared understanding for families at every stage of the journey.

🌐 Website: https://movingmedicinepartners.com/

Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners and someone who has sat at that kitchen table herself. Through her work supporting medical families across the country, Zoe has seen the unseen labor of relocation up close—and built this podcast to make sure no one has to navigate it feeling invisible, rushed, or alone. Learn more…

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions physicians will ever make—but it's also one of the easiest places to make costly mistakes.

In this special episode of Moving Medicine, we're bringing you a conversation originally recorded on A Life Well Lived with host James Nutter. Zoe Taylor shares practical guidance on navigating today's real estate market, physician loans, relocation decisions, and building long-term wealth through real estate.

Whether you're finishing residency, starting your first attending position, relocating across the country, or considering investment properties, this episode will help you make smarter, more intentional decisions that align with both your career and your financial goals.

Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners, a nationwide physician relocation network helping medical professionals buy, sell, and invest in real estate with confidence. Led by physician spouses who understand the unique demands of medicine, Moving Medicine Partners specializes in relocation, physician mortgages, investment strategies, and helping doctors make real estate decisions that support both their careers and their lives.

🌐 Website: https://movingmedicinepartners.com

📞 Phone: (800) 570-9513

Originally recorded as a guest appearance on A Life Well Lived: A Physician's Guide to Wealth with James Nutter. This episode has been republished with permission for the Moving Medicine Podcast audience.

Most people think relocating for medicine is simply about buying or selling a house.

For physicians and their families, it's much more than that.

In this episode of the Moving Medicine Podcast, Zoe Taylor shares the personal story behind Moving Medicine Partners and explains how years of helping physician families relocate eventually became a nationwide network built specifically for medical professionals.

Drawing from her own experiences as a physician spouse and REALTOR®, Zoe discusses the unique challenges medical families face during residency, fellowship, attending transitions, and beyond. She explains why physician relocation requires specialized knowledge—from physician loans and contract timing to neighborhood selection and understanding the realities of medical training.

Whether you're preparing for Match Day, starting residency, accepting your first attending position, or relocating later in your career, this episode offers valuable insight into making smarter relocation decisions.

🏡 Learn more about Moving Medicine Partners

Find physician-focused REALTORS®, relocation resources, physician loan information, and relocation guides.

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If you're a physician, resident, fellow, medical student, or physician spouse preparing for your next move, subscribe for conversations designed to help medical families relocate with confidence.

Behind every physician’s training journey is a family learning how to navigate uncertainty, embrace change, and create a sense of home through every stage of medicine.

In this episode of the Moving Medicine Partners Podcast, host Zoe Taylor sits down with Taylor Wardlow, a Delaware real estate agent and physician spouse who has lived the reality of moving for medicine.

From Match Day during the COVID-19 shutdown to relocating from Baltimore to Philadelphia and ultimately Delaware, Taylor shares her family’s journey through medical school, residency, and attending life. With six moves, three children, and countless lessons along the way, she opens up about the challenges of finding stability, building community, and creating a home while supporting a physician’s demanding career.

Zoe and Taylor discuss:

Taylor Wardlow is a Delaware-based real estate agent and physician spouse who understands firsthand the unique challenges of relocating for medicine. After supporting her husband through an MD-PhD program, ENT residency, and the transition into attending life, Taylor turned her own experiences moving, buying, renting, and rebuilding community into a mission to help other physician families navigate major life transitions.

With a background in executive support and a passion for serving others with integrity, confidence, and empathy, she brings both professional expertise and personal understanding to every family she helps.

🌐 Website: https://www.compass.com/agents/taylor-wardlow/

📧 Email: [email protected]

📱 Instagram: @Taylor.Wardlow

The Moving Medicine Podcast is a space for physicians and physician spouses navigating relocation—not as a transaction, but as a life transition. Hosted by Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, the show centers the human side of medical moves and offers clarity, grounding, and shared understanding for families at every stage of the journey.

🌐 Website: https://movingmedicinepartners.com/

Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners and someone who has sat at that kitchen table herself. Through her work supporting medical families across the country, Zoe has seen the unseen labor of relocation up close—and built this podcast to make sure no one has to navigate it feeling invisible, rushed, or alone. Learn more…

Thinking about moving to Austin, Texas?

In this episode of the Moving Medicine Podcast, host Zoe Taylor sits down with Austin real estate expert Beth Carter to discuss what physician families don't expect when relocating to one of the country's fastest-growing cities. Drawing from decades of experience as both a physician spouse and real estate professional, Beth shares insights into Austin's housing market, physician-friendly neighborhoods, school districts, commuting realities, and the unique challenges medical families face during relocation.

From medical school and residency to private practice, military medicine, and retirement, Beth has lived every stage of the physician journey. Her perspective offers valuable guidance for residents, fellows, attending physicians, and physician spouses considering a move to Central Texas.

Beth Carter is a Realtor with Compass Real Estate in Austin, Texas and co-founder of the Carter & Piccone Group. With a background in hospital administration and more than fifteen years of real estate experience, Beth brings a unique perspective to helping physician families navigate relocation and homeownership.

As the spouse of an orthopedic surgeon, Beth has personally experienced medical school, residency, fellowship, military service, private practice, hospital employment, and physician retirement. Her firsthand understanding of physician life makes her an invaluable resource for doctors and their families relocating to the Austin area.

The Moving Medicine Podcast is a space for physicians and physician spouses navigating relocation—not as a transaction, but as a life transition. Hosted by Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, the show centers the human side of medical moves and offers clarity, grounding, and shared understanding for families at every stage of the journey.

🌐 Website: https://movingmedicinepartners.com/

Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners and someone who has sat at that kitchen table herself. Through her work supporting medical families across the country, Zoe has seen the unseen labor of relocation up close—and built this podcast to make sure no one has to navigate it feeling invisible, rushed, or alone. Learn more… 

This episode is about more than contracts.

It's about helping physicians make career decisions with confidence.

Whether you're accepting your first attending position, relocating for a new opportunity, negotiating compensation, reducing your clinical schedule, or evaluating a completely different path in medicine, legal decisions often shape the options available to you long before you realize it.

In this episode, Zoe Taylor sits down with Michael Johnson, Founder and CEO of Michael Johnson Legal, a law firm dedicated exclusively to helping physicians navigate the legal and business side of medicine.

Michael shares why he left traditional litigation to focus on physician advocacy, the power imbalance that often exists between physicians and healthcare employers, and why so many doctors find themselves making career decisions without fully understanding the contracts they sign.

The conversation explores employment agreements, non-compete provisions, compensation models, negotiation strategies, and the hidden risks physicians encounter during career transitions.

Michael also challenges one of the most common assumptions in medicine—that every physician must work at maximum capacity to be successful. Instead, he explains why career longevity, fulfillment, and patient care may actually improve when physicians build careers that align with their values and personal goals.

Whether you're preparing for residency graduation, considering a job change, relocating to a new market, or simply looking to gain a better understanding of the business side of medicine, this episode offers practical guidance for protecting both your career and your future.

Michael Johnson is the Founder, Attorney, and CEO of Michael Johnson Legal, a law firm dedicated to helping physicians navigate contracts, negotiations, and career transitions.

After graduating from Tulane Law School in 2014, Michael practiced business, insurance, and construction litigation before founding Michael Johnson Legal in 2019. His mission is rooted in a belief that physicians are often underrepresented and underprepared when it comes to the legal and business aspects of their careers.

Known for simplifying complex legal concepts into actionable advice, Michael helps physicians make informed decisions about employment agreements, compensation structures, non-compete provisions, and long-term career planning.

Prior to practicing law, Michael was a nationally ranked tennis player who competed in junior Wimbledon, represented Team USA on the Junior Davis Cup team, and served as captain of the Auburn Montgomery tennis team.

🌐 Website: https://www.michaeljohnsonlegal.com/

👨‍⚖️ About Michael: https://www.michaeljohnsonlegal.com/about/

The Moving Medicine Podcast is a space for physicians and physician spouses navigating relocation—not as a transaction, but as a life transition. Hosted by Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, the show centers the human side of medical moves and offers clarity, grounding, and shared understanding for families at every stage of the journey.

🌐 Website: https://movingmedicinepartners.com/

Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners and someone who has sat at that kitchen table herself. Through her work supporting medical families across the country, Zoe has seen the unseen labor of relocation up close—and built this podcast to make sure no one has to navigate it feeling invisible, rushed, or alone. Learn more… 

What does moving through medical training really look like?

For Amanda Nolen, it meant selling a home she loved, relocating to Grenada for medical school, navigating an emergency COVID evacuation, rebuilding life in Michigan, moving again for clinical rotations, and ultimately returning home for residency.

In this episode, Amanda joins Zoe Taylor to share the realities of life as a physician spouse, the emotional toll of constantly starting over, and the importance of finding community during every stage of training.

They discuss buying homes during medical training, building support systems from scratch, raising children through multiple relocations, and why Midland, Michigan has become the perfect place for their family to finally put down roots.

If you're a physician family preparing for medical school, residency, fellowship, or your next relocation, this conversation offers encouragement, perspective, and practical insight from someone who's lived it.

Amanda Nolen is a Realtor with Keller Williams Preferred serving Midland and Mid-Michigan. A former teacher and physician spouse, Amanda understands firsthand the unique challenges medical families face throughout training and relocation.

Her family's journey has included moves across Michigan, relocating to Grenada for St. George's University School of Medicine, navigating the COVID pandemic, completing clinical years in Detroit, and returning home for residency.

Today, Amanda helps families find more than just a house—she helps them build community, confidence, and a sense of home during life's biggest transitions.

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📸 Instagram: @homeinmidmichigan

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Hosted by Zoe Taylor, Moving Medicine Podcast explores the human side of physician relocation. Through conversations with physicians, spouses, and professionals serving the medical community, the show helps families navigate the transitions that come with life in medicine.

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Relocating to Chicago as a physician family is about much more than picking a downtown condo near the hospital.

In this episode, Zoe Taylor talks with Chicago Compass agent Christine Tepper about what physicians and medical families actually need to know before moving to the city — from the realities of running a private practice in a post-COVID Chicago, to the differences between Northwestern, University of Chicago, Rush, and the Illinois Medical District, to how Illinois property taxes affect what you can really afford.

Christine also opens up about her own journey: meeting her ophthalmologist husband through medical staffing, raising three kids in the city while helping run his solo practice, and eventually transitioning into real estate to help other medical families find the right neighborhood, school, and lifestyle fit in Chicago.

Christine Tepper is a Chicago-based real estate professional with Compass and a physician spouse of more than 22 years, married to a solo-practice ophthalmologist whose Chicago practice has been in operation for 26 years. Before real estate, Christine built a career across theater, performance, and medical staffing — and it was through medical staffing that she first met her husband. After their oldest was born, she stepped into the practice alongside him, learning credentialing, coding, insurance navigation, and the operational realities of running a private medical practice from the inside.

Five years into her real estate career at Compass, Christine has become a trusted guide for physicians, residents, fellows, and medical families relocating to Chicago. She brings firsthand understanding of the pressures medical families carry — the long hours, the practice-side stress, the demands on the spouse at home — and pairs it with deep working knowledge of Chicago's 77 neighborhoods, condo warrantability, Illinois property tax realities, and the proximity considerations that matter when you're matching into Northwestern, University of Chicago, Rush, the Illinois Medical District, or Endeavor.

Christine and her husband raised their three children in the city, sending them through Chicago Public Schools and putting down deep roots in their North Side neighborhood. That lived experience shapes how she works: she's not just helping clients find a house — she's helping medical families build a life in Chicago that holds up through residency, attending years, practice ownership, and everything in between.

Connect with Christine:

🌐 Website: https://www.compass.com/agents/christine-tepper/ 📸 Instagram: @christinetepper 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-tepper-07b342268/ ✉️ Email: [email protected] 📞 Phone: 312-213-6047 📍 Based in Chicago, IL

The Moving Medicine Podcast is a space for physicians and physician spouses navigating relocation—not as a transaction, but as a life transition. Hosted by Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, the show centers the human side of medical moves and offers clarity, grounding, and shared understanding for families at every stage of the journey.

🌐 Website: https://movingmedicinepartners.com/

Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners and someone who has sat at that kitchen table herself. Through her work supporting medical families across the country, Zoe has seen the unseen labor of relocation up close—and built this podcast to make sure no one has to navigate it feeling invisible, rushed, or alone. Learn more… 

Relocating to Hawaii as a physician family comes with far more than beautiful scenery and ocean views.

In this episode, Zoe Taylor talks with Honolulu-based real estate professional Nathalie Champion about the emotional realities of starting over in Hawaii during medical career transitions. From rebuilding community and adjusting expectations to navigating physician life in Hawaii, this conversation explores the human side of relocation that often gets overlooked.

Nathalie also shares her journey from running a successful art gallery in Santa Fe to helping physician and military families create stability through real estate and relocation support.

Nathalie Champion is a Honolulu-based real estate professional with Compass who specializes in helping physician, military, and relocating families navigate major life transitions through thoughtful, relationship-driven real estate guidance.

Before transitioning into real estate, Nathalie ran a large art gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her move into the housing industry was inspired by a difficult personal experience with a sales agent, which reinforced the importance of trust, competence, advocacy, and service during life-changing decisions.

As the spouse of a forensic psychiatrist, Nathalie understands firsthand the unique emotional and logistical challenges medical families face while relocating, rebuilding community, and creating stability in unfamiliar environments.

Her work is deeply rooted in appreciation, service, and helping people feel at home during seasons of transition.

🌐 Website: https://nathaliechampion.com

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The Moving Medicine Podcast is a space for physicians and physician spouses navigating relocation — not as a transaction, but as a life transition. Hosted by Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, the show centers the human side of medical moves and offers clarity, grounding, and shared understanding for families at every stage of the journey. 

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