Infographic: Top 100 Career Blogs

Here's an interesting infographic that lists 100 top career blogs (and you'll notice that NonClinicalJobs.com is listed as well).

#HIMSS13 Career Guide

The HIMSS13 Career Guide is now available online as a digital version. You don't need to be here attending HIMSS to benefit from the articles and the information that's presented in this guide. There is also a mobile version here. Want to be a health IT professional? Make sure to join HIMSS and participate in some of their upcoming events like webinars, conferences, and more.

Health Information Management (HIM) Career Map #HITedu

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) announced an interactive Web-based career development tool aimed at assisting students and health information professionals find and track relevant career paths.

The Health Information Management (HIM) Career Map was designed in response to the rising demand for qualified health information management professionals in this rapidly changing field.

"The career map is a great resource tool that will help students, recent graduates and HIM professionals looking for new opportunities to plan a path to success," said AHIMA CEO Lynne Thomas Gordon. "Not only is it a one-stop place to learn about HIM careers, it defines the profession like never before by showing where the field is now and where it is heading."

To access the career map, click here.

AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) Career Center

The AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) Career Center encourages the wide spread adoption of EHRs and supports the goal of a well trained informatics workforce. By facilitating productive and geographically diverse recruitment and hiring transactions, the Career Center directly contributes to the quality and safety of health care. The Career Center creates "connective tissue" in a multidisciplinary profession, among individuals as well as organizations.

The AMIA Career Center is a venue provided to members of the biomedical and health informatics community. It is not an employment agency. The content of all postings are the exclusive responsibility of the individual or employer who submits a listing. AMIA does not make any inquiry into, and cannot be held responsible for, the truth or accuracy of any assertions in any posting. Discover job openings and find valuable employees and employers through AMIA’s Career Center. When viewing position openings or resumes, note that all inquiries should be directed to the organization or individual in the posting.

Learn more here.

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.

A Career Guide for Physician Executives

If you haven't read A Career Guide for Physician Executives, then you should pick this up and read this book. The author is Barbara J. Linney and the book was updated in 2006 to the second edition. The publisher is the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE). 

Here's a brief description:

More than ever, the health care field needs dynamic leadership if it is to weather the current tumultuous times. Confronted by withering financial constraints from government and other third-party payers, severe manpower and other resource restraints, an increasingly demanding and knowledgeable customer base, and numerous other management and organizational challenges, health care organizations are seeking leaders with skills, knowledge, courage and the will to reach the top. The race to master these and other changes in health care will be won by those who are swift and flexible. The newest publication from ACPE will help readers stay in that race. Included are sample resumes, often-asked interview questions, and examples of experience and communication skills needed for success.

Chapter titles in this 2nd edition of Hope for the Future include: “What Jobs Will Be There in the Future”, “Life-Work Planning Can Give You Energy”, “Know Where You've Been Before You Decide Where to Go”, “Planning for Change”, “What Do You Have to Do to Become a Physician Executive?”, “Networking-Getting to Know More People”, “Write a Powerful Resume”, “Interviewing for a Position”, “Negotiating Your Salary”, “What to Do When Fired”, and “Helpful Tools for the Job Search-Ways to Keep Your Sanity”.

You can get it from Amazon: A Career Guide for Physician Executives

Career Services from Rutgers

Rutgers has a nice career service page that lists some helpful career resources for anyone who is currently looking for a job. You can find those resources here:

http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/

Here are some of my favorite links:

• Job Search Tip of the Week
• Preparing for Grad School
• Career-related Links

I didn't go to Rutgers, but several of my colleagues (and family members) studied at Rutgers. Speaking of Rutgers, you may be interested in learning more about the Rutgers Institute for Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships if you're a pharmacy student.

Recommended Reading for Physician Executives

I'm compiling a list of books that are relevant for physicians interested in transitioning into the non-clinical world of medicine. You can buy all of these titles on Amazon, so I hope you'll find this list to be a useful resource. I'm listing 4 books below:

• A Career Guide for Physician Executives
• Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development
• Leaving the Bedside: The Search for a Nonclinical Medical Career
• Leading Physicians through Change : How to Achieve and Sustain Results

I'm also working on my own book and hope to get that out sometime next year. The summer's a great time to catch up on some reading, so I hope you'll enjoy these titles.