Doximity Talent Finder - a tool to identify physician jobs

Doximity can help physicians find new jobs (or consulting/business opportunities). Doximity can also help organizations and companies find physician experts within a specific specialty area.

The Doximity Talent Finder provides these services. Learn more here.

Doximity is a free service for physicians. Have you joined yet?

Medical Students: Apply for the Doximity Ambassador Program

Applications Open for 2013-2014 Doximity Ambassador Program

Doximity is seeking driven, articulate medical student leaders interested in health care technology and innovation to act as Ambassadors on their medical school campuses.

Ambassadors will serve as liaisons between their student body and the Doximity product to bring energy and knowledge to their campuses. A handful of standout medical students will be selected to participate in the program for the duration of the school year. Ambassadors will have the opportunity to host exciting events on campus, collaborate with top physicians in their fields of interest, publish work on the Doximity website in front of 190,000 members, receive sweet swag and prizes, and more.

Ambassadors are expected to be motivated self-starters passionate about health care technology. We understand your time is precious and emphasize quality efforts over toilsome projects. Your involvement will directly impact how Doximity meets the needs of all U.S. medical students.

Doximity Ambassadors will:

• Act as on-campus liaisons and evangelists.
• Facilitate events with classmates and other members of their healthcare community.
• Get matched with a Doximity mentor from an elite group of medical leaders and health technology experts.
• Contribute to Doximity news articles, blog postings, and more - a great chance to be published!
• Gain unique health tech leadership experience to add to your CV and background.

Apply for the Doximity Fellowship

Doximity Fellowship is now accepting applications

The Doximity Fellowship is designed for physicians who are passionate about the intersection of healthcare and technology. As a Fellow, you will gain insight into the power of entrepreneurship, engage with physician thought-leaders from across the country, and leave your own mark on the advancement of health technologies.

We are now accepting applications for the Fall 2013 class, whose focus will to shepherd Doximity’s new personalized CME and medical news features. To see these features in action, please visit www.doximity.com/docnews.

Benefits

Along with working with some of the most reputable physicians in the U.S., Fellows will also find themselves on a fast-track to build their reputation as a notable thought-leader among their peers.

Fellows will enjoy:

The opportunity to work with an elite group of medical and health IT experts, (including our CEO, Jeff Tangney, co-founder of Epocrates)
Build a reputation as an influencer among peers
Access private beta products and premium features
Compensation in the form of equity
This fellowship is a virtual position with time commitment of around 2 hours per week.

For more information, visit https://www.doximity.com/fellows/apply

Doximity Fellowship Program

Doximity is the largest and fastest growing professional network for physicians. With over 100,000 members, partnerships with some of the most prestigious medical institutions, and a host of workflow and career building tools, Doximity is dedicated to supporting physician productivity.

Doximity’s Fellowship is designed for physicians who are rising stars in their fields and passionate about the intersection of healthcare and technology. As fellows, you will gain insight into the power of entrepreneurship and technology in healthcare, engage with physician thought-leaders from across the country, and leave your own mark on healthcare. Your involvement will directly impact how Doximity meets the needs of U.S. physicians.

Learn more about this opportunity here.

Starting a new trend: LinkedIn Fridays: Connect with someone new on LinkedIn

I'm starting a new trend: LinkedIn Fridays. 

The purpose is to connect with someone new on LinkedIn on Friday. Wouldn't it be great if this went viral?

Set aside some time on your busy Friday to expand your social network. LinkedIn is the place for business professionals. If you're a doctor, expand your network on Doximity. If you want to reconnect with lost friends, get on Facebook.

Want to get started? Make sure you're connected with me: http://www.linkedin.com/in/drjosephkim

Then, go out and find someone you know and get connected online. As you expand your network, you'll see how it will help you professionally. The best part is that you'll be able to help others too.

What do these entrepreneurial physicians have in common?

I meant to write this several months ago, but this is what happens when you're busy juggling too many things in your life (yes, that would be me).

Back in the spring, I had the opportunity to spend time in California with a bunch of entrepreneurial physicians. I met some very interesting people, including (partial list):

Dr. David Albert - founder of AliveCor and the iPhone ECG
Dr. Alex Blau and Dr. Brad Cohn - founders of MediBabble
Dr. Elise Singer - founder of ShareTheVisit
Dr. Nate Gross - a co-founder of Rock Health
Dr. Natalie Hodge - founder of Healthergy
Dr. Felasfa Wodajo - a co-founder of iMedicalApps
Dr. Daniel Kraft - founder of StemCor Systems, RegenMed Systems, and the MarrowMiner
Dr. Alan Greene - founder of DrGreene.com
Dr. Tom Lee - founder of One Medical Group
Dr. Jordan Shlain - founder of Current Health Medical Group

So, where was I? I was at the Doximity Leadership Summit in California. (If you're not familiar with Doximity, read this)

There are a growing number of entrepreneurial physicians out there who are finding ways to take their innovative ideas to market. It's both inspiring and humbling to be connected with such individuals. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, get connected with the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE).

5 simple reasons why physicians should join Doximity

Connect with other physicians in a secure, private online network. Here are 5 reasons why physicians should join Doximity (I copied the following directly from the Doximity page):

1. Reconnect. Stay in touch with colleagues, former classmates and co-residents. Over 80% of US physicians already have a message waiting for them.
2. Save time. Get phone, fax and back office numbers in seconds. Over 700,000 MD profiles with education, training, certifications, publications, and more.
3. Get noticed. Make your practice more visible to our 50,000+ active physician users by filling out your profile or uploading your CV.
4. Fax anywhere. Get your own free digital fax line. Send and receive faxes from your mobile phone or the web. No charge.
5. Earn honoraria. Clients paid over $100 million to MDs last year for research, 2nd opinions, and medicolegal consulting. Average rate is $500/hr.

You can join here: https://www.doximity.com

Now is the time to join the Doximity community

If you have an interest in a non-clinical career or supplemental income opportunities, leverage the Internet and join the Doximity community. This platform provides a great way to market your professional skills and achievements to potential organizations that may want to tap into your expertise.

• Connect with over 567,000 US physician colleagues in 87 specialties, including former or current medical school classmates and residents.
• Exchange HIPAA-secure messages, share private phone lists, back lines and pagers with physician colleagues you select and confirm.

Create a professional online profile where you can showcase your achievements. Leverage the social networking aspect of a growing physician community to find new career opportunities.

www.Doximity.com

Disclosure: I serve on the medical advisory board for Doximity.

3 Time-Saving Tips From Doximity Physicians

Here are 3 Time-Saving Tips From Doximity Physicians:

1. Find The Right Expert

"Using Doximity, a physician discovered my profile when searching for local experts in a specific procedure. He was able to review my relevant information and refer his patient in minutes, dialing my office with a single tap.”
– JASON JAMES, MD

2. Send Secure Faxes Right From Your Phone

“I fax my referring physicians right from the Doximity app to let them know my initial impressions of the patient they entrusted to my care. It's extremely handy and saves a tremendous amount of time.”
– SCOTT ROSEFF, MD

3. Reconnect with Former Classmates

“My 45th reunion is coming up in 2012. Doximity has made it easy to locate my former med school classmates and learn their specialties before we see each other in person later this year.”
– JAMES ISOBE, MD

Doximity Launches ExpertFinder to Match Clinical Need with Clinical Experts

This came out earlier this week:

Doximity Launches ExpertFinder to Match Clinical Need with Clinical Experts

Physician network signs major partners guaranteeing minimum honoraria of $250/hour for members who opt-in to research interviews

San Mateo, Calif. (December 19, 2011)—Doximity, the largest professional network for physicians, announced today it has partnered with several expert network firms to power their medical expert searches. These firms are the largest in the industry and collectively paid over $100 million in honoraria to physicians last year. Using Doximity’s new ExpertFinder service, they can instantly search detailed CVs of over 30,000 physician experts.

VisualCV.com to Cease Operations

Over a year ago, I wrote something about VisualCV and mentioned how you could use this service to create your online CV. Well, the sad news is that VisualCV.com website will be ceasing operations, effective December 30, 2011. They've announced that they'll be deleting all user data once the website operations cease.

You can use LinkedIn to create your online CV and market yourself. LinkedIn is very popular with business executives and many people use it as a form of online resume. Some people may describe LinkedIn as a "professional Facebook," but it's more than that.

If you're a physician and you're looking for a way to promote your online presence, I'd recommend that you use Doximity and here's why.

Doximity quickly becoming the professional LinkedIn for physicians

A few days ago, TechCrunch reported that "With 30K U.S. Doctors Now On Board, Doximity Is Fast Becoming The LinkedIn For Physicians."

Doximity gives physicians a private network through which to connect and collaborate on patient treatment or identify experts for patient referrals.

I'd have to agree. Doximity is led by Jeff Tangney, co-founder and former President & COO of Epocrates.

When I first heard about Doximity, I said to myself, "why another social network for physicians? I don't get it." Then, I got to meet some folks at Doximity and started learning more about the concept and vision. I also got invited to join the Doximity Medical Advisory Board and I witnessed the evolution of the platform and saw new features pop up like iRounds, DocNews, and DocText. I began to really understand and appreciate the value that Doximity offers.

If you care about your online reputation and you're looking for an effective way to market yourself online, then take a look at Doximity. It's free to join, but you'll need to use your real name (no aliases or screen names please). Plus, you'll want to have a professional photo. Sounds like LinkedIn, doesn't it? If you're a physician, you may not be familiar with LinkedIn. So, think about a professional Facebook where you are interacting with other physicians purely for professional purposes. You're providing clinical insights, sharing ideas, referring patients, and discussing relevant clinical and non-clinical topics. Since you're using your real name, you're accountable to what you say, so you're probably going to avoid nonsensical rants and raves, strong political debates, or highly-controversial and sensitive discussions around religion/sex/etc.

Today, when there are so many physician rating sites like HealthGrades, RateMDs, Vitals, and others, physicians care about online reputations and rankings. They like to be listed in "Top Doctors" or "Best Doctor" lists. Patients also like seeing their doctors on these lists and in airplane magazines.

Doximity helps you promote yourself online.

Take a look at Rafael Lugo, MD. He's a surgeon in Texas and you'll see that he has a "Patient's Choice 2010" badge next to his name here:
https://www.doximity.com/pub/rafael-lugo-md

Here's another example: Howard Luks, MD. He's an orthopedic surgeon in NY and he has several badges: Top Doctor, Most Compassionate Doctor, and Patient's Choice 2010.
https://www.doximity.com/pub/howard-luks-md

So, whether you're in an academic center or in private practice, consider how you can leverage the Internet to build your online reputation. If you've been awarded some type of "Top Doctor" recognition or reward, share that information online using a professional platform like Doximity. Plus, if you're still building your practice, Doximity can help you get more patients and more referrals.

On Doximity, you can also have public or private discussions with other physicians. You can have an open dialogue through iRounds (similar to a Facebook wall at this point), or you can send a private HIPAA-compliant messaging system called DocText (a free secure SMS service if you're using a mobile device).

Finally, remember that Doximity is still in beta, so there are a number of features that haven't been released yet. Plus, you can expect to see ongoing changes, updates, revisions, enhancements, etc.

Full Disclosure: I serve on the Doximity Medical Advisory Board. The opinions shared above are my own. I was not paid to write this article. I am not paid to refer physicians to join Doximity. I have no relevant financial relationships with LinkedIn or physician rating websites.