In this week’s episode, John interviews Dr. Brian Foley. Brian has always been interested in achieving financial independence and teaching other physicians how to achieve it, too. He is known through his website at WealthyDoc.org, where he presents regular blog posts and plenty of other free resources to get you started on your journey to financial freedom. During the interview, we talked about his background, his book Wealthy Doc’s Guide to Achieving Financial Freedom, how to maximize your practice income, and a few thoughts about real estate as a source of passive income. You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/midcareer-physician/                                                            =============== You can support this podcast by making a small monthly or annual donation. To learn more, go to nonclinicalphysicians.com/donate You can now join the most comprehensive Community for all clinicians looking for a nontraditional career at NewScr!pt. Get an updated edition of the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.

Why the Midcareer Physician Must Achieve Financial Freedom

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Learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba. Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.  ===============  Dr. Nneka Unachukwu has been a guest on the Physician Nonclinical Career Podcast several times, with the last visit in 2022. She is a pediatrician who built a large practice using business and marketing practices that she now teaches to other physicians. She received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria College of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Una founded EntreMD several years ago and is on a mission to help 100,000 physicians build profitable 7 and 7+ figure businesses so they have the freedom to live life and practice medicine on their terms. She accomplishes that mission by coaching, speaking, writing, and helping physicians worldwide build businesses, develop multiple income streams, love their careers, and leave a legacy. She hosts the weekly EntreMD Podcast. She produces The Visibility Formula Workshop for Physician Entrepreneur and the EntreMD Business School. In this week’s interview, we discuss her new book. And she shares her tips for becoming known using her visibility formula. You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/visibility-formula/

How to Apply the Visibility Formula to Become Known

Learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba. Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.  ===============  Dr. Nerissa Kreher is a pediatric endocrinologist and the Chief Medical Officer at a biotech company. She received her medical degree from East Carolina University. She then pursued her pediatric residency and pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine. She transitioned into the biopharma industry early in her career and brings 18 years of experience working in biopharma. She has worked in small to large biotech/pharma organizations including both private and public companies. Along the way, she also completed an MBA from Northeastern University. She presented at the 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit on the topic of finding and pursuing your first job in the biopharmaceutical industry. Today’s podcast episode is the first half of her presentation. In it, she described the positions that are best suited for practicing physicians to pursue, once they decide to move into a nonclinical pharma job. You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/best-biopharma-positions/

The Best Biopharma Positions For Motivated Practicing Physicians

Learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba. 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, John provides an overview of the upcoming Nonclinical Career Summit, being held on April 16, 17 and 18, 2024. This is a live event, offering 4 lectures with a Q&A; over 50-minute sessions each evening. This year’s content starts with a focus on discovering whether it is possible to remain in clinical medicine when faced with dissatisfaction or outright burnout while in practice. Several lectures are dedicated to ways to provide medical care that is fulfilling and meaningful while maintaining control and balance in the clinician’s life. Several specific examples of cash-only practices and health-related businesses, such as a weight loss clinic, MedSpa, and Infusion Lounge are presented. And there is a focus on protecting yourself legally while creating an asset that can be sold at the appropriate time. Finally, four nonclinical part-time side gigs are discussed, including 3 types of popular freelance consulting businesses and using real estate investing as another strategy for generating income and creating assets. You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/make-your-clinical-practice-great/

Make Your Clinical Practice Great or Move On

Learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba. Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.  ===============  Joe McMenamin is a physician attorney. He obtained his medical degree and his doctorate of jurisprudence at the University of Pennsylvania. He has spent most of his professional life practicing medical and healthcare law. He has been a digital health advisor, AI advisor, and speaker on these and other topics. He is also one of the 12 speakers at the live 2024 Nonclinical Career Summit to be held in April. During today’s interview, Dr. McMenamin provides his thoughts on the topic of work as a medical expert witness. He begins by explaining why he decided to pursue a law degree and career after completing his residency. Then he explains the different types of expert witnesses, and where the medical expert witness fits into the legal system, based on years of experience engaging his own expert witnesses and cross-examining opposing experts. He also describes what is expected of physician expert witnesses and his advice on pursuing such a role as a consulting and/or testifying expert. We close our conversation with Joe’s advice for practicing physicians who may be considering the pursuit of a law degree. You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/new-expert-witness/

Priceless Advice for the New Expert Witness

Learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba. 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 Allen is a board-certified Family Physician who graduated from Oceania University of Medicine in 2012 and completed residency training at Mercy Hospital St. Louis in 2015. Prior to becoming a physician, she was a family nurse practitioner. Kimberly Lowe, BSN received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 2015. With over 15 years of experience, she has practiced in a wide variety of settings. Four years ago, Dr. Allen and Kimberly Lowe discovered that they both had a vision for creating a clinic experience with an upbeat, joyful atmosphere that would bring in the latest in unique medical treatments. So they created their Infusion Lounge where they offer integrative medicine services that encompass diet and lifestyle medicine. Their clinics today are recognized as the most refreshing medical offices in their part of Missouri, offering services in regenerative medicine, FDA-approved non-medicinal pain management treatments, bio-identical hormone optimization, anti-aging skincare, body sculpting, and other med-spa services. In today’s interview, Jennifer and Kimberly describe what an Infusion Center is, and how they built their network of clinics over the past 4 years. They provide insights for other clinicians thinking about venturing into the world of medical and spa-like services outside of the traditional high-volume, insurance-driven medical-industrial complex.  You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/infusion-lounge/

Why the Midcareer Physician Must Achieve Financial Freedom

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