American Academy of Pediatrics: non-clinical career resources

The American Academy of Pediatrics is providing some non-clinical career resources to their members. One article is titled, "Transitioning to a Non-Clinical Career" and you can read it here.

You can view these Career Change resources here. Keep in mind that the AAP makes a disclaimer:

These resources have not been investigated by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP takes no responsibility for these resources.

Speaking of the AAP, I know a number of pediatricians (both men and women) who have pursued non-clinical careers. Some may continue to work clinically part-time, but many are now spending 100% of their working time doing something non-clinical. Some work from home as medical writers. Others may work for a pharmaceutical company or a biotechnology company. Some are now working for the FDA or a state health department.

What other type of work is out there? Here's an example of some of the jobs you'll find:

• Administration
• Consulting
• Communications
• Education—teaching, curriculum development
• Entrepreneur
• Financial Advisor
• Government—Federal, state, or local
• Illustrator--medical
• Informatics
• Insurance—health, disability, long-term care, life
• Inventor--medical devices, IT
• Media
• Occupational Health
• Pharma—development, marketing, sales, regulatory, safety
• Recruiter
• Writing