"The afternoon knows what the morning only suspects." I have over 30 years of experience in clinical practice; administration and economics of academic departments and health systems; physician mentoring; life science entrepreneurship and intellectual property development; and consulting.
My interest is in helping physicians achieve high levels of professional satisfaction, thus benefiting themselves, their families, and the practices and organizations where they work.
Career Consulting for Physicians has two primary areas of focus:
1. Working with individual physicians to renew their professional focus or transition to other career paths.
Committed physicians find medicine less rewarding than their counterparts of a generation ago: surveys show that as many as one in five physicians experience significant career dissatisfaction.
This handicaps their emotional and family lives, the welfare of their patients, and the operations of the healthcare organizations in which they work.
I work collaboratively with my physician clients using a focused problem-solving approach. Together, we translate their dreams into concrete plans. I then help them execute these plans serving as analyst, catalyst and manager through their career assessment and transition process.
2. Helping healthcare organizations develop and maintain a vibrant medical staff
Recently, many such organizations have seen a steady erosion of physician staff, frustrated by endless rules, bureaucratic oversight, and the increasingly corporate nature of medicine.
I believe that the principles of preventative maintenance can diminish many of the prevailing career concerns affecting doctors. I have developed a series of lectures and workshops to address several key areas of physician concern such as enhancing career satisfaction or adaptation to the growing bureaucratic requirements of clinical practice.
I also work collaboratively with physician leaders on specific issues such as achieving transformation of practice culture using a focused problem-solving approach. Together, we translate enhanced professional staff satisfaction goals into concrete plans, and I advise them on the execution of these plans.