What would you do if your job ended tomorrow? Even though you might want to say, “Take this job and shove it,” that won’t help build stepping stones to your next job.

In this episode, we discuss: what it’s like for physician coaches who regularly work with docs in this situation, getting fired, dealing with unexpected events that shake up professional stability, planning for career disruption, the importance of networking, and finding your clinical practice N plus one.

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Guest Bio: Health Joliff, DO, is dual-boarded in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. He is a certified executive coach and can be found at Physician Coaching Solutions.

We Discuss:

We plan for what happens at the bedside. Why don't we plan for what might happen to our careers?
What happens to the majority of docs who come to coaching wanting to get out of medicine
The importance of clinical medicine + 1
Networking doesn't have to be a massive labor. Small steps can make a big difference.
Great doctors getting fired
First steps after losing employment: be humble and don't burn bridges
Strategies for bringing up having been fired in an interview
The therapeutic power of venting (versus dumping)
Should you accept your group's director position?
The distinction between imposter syndrome and inexperience
Your contract has not been renewed
You are a new resident, and your health system suddenly closes
An older physician plans to retire in a year and is uncertain what to do next
Your first job out of training will likely not be your last

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