If you're on LinkedIn, make sure to join these 3 groups

LinkedIn is an online professional social networking website. You can join for free (but they also offer paid premium services).

If you're on LinkedIn, make sure to join these 3 groups:

1. Society of Physicians with Non-Clinical Careers (SPNCC)
2. American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
3. Your college/medical school alumni group

I'd also encourage you to join groups that are focused around specific industries. For example, you'll find groups around:

• Pharma/biotech/medical devices
• Consulting
• Health information technology
• Medical writing/medical communications
• Journalism
• Venture capital/investment banking
• Entrepreneurship
• Job search/career transition
• and many other interesting topics

If you're planning on finding a new job in 2011, it's critical to have a robust network and to connect with people through social media. LinkedIn is a powerful resource that can be leveraged to help you focus your job search this year.