Yesterday I came across a new resource on the Web, Medical Career Change, that appears to be a handy compilation of articles, websites and tools for physicians considering a change of career.

The author or authors don't seem to be identified and the blog describes itself as "a directory of resources for doctors interested in investigating non-traditional (clinical or non clinical) career paths".

The blog categories are:

• General advice about changing careers 
• Career resources
• Adventure medicine
• Crowd doctor
• Cruise doctor
• Investment banking
• Law
• Management consultancy
• Media
• Medical relief
• Medicine overseas
• The armed forces
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Other options
• Career change conferences

Crowd doctor??? Well, that's a new one for me!

I was pleased to see that SEAK's 5th Annual 2008 Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference (October 4-5 2008 on Cape Cod MA) was listed -- I am honored to be an invited keynote speaker there, talking on the topic of "Career Shifting for Physicians: How to Ease the Transition". And then I get to be "roaming faculty" available for mentoring and offering whatever insights I have to share.

If you are a physician contemplating a career change, please come and join us in beautiful Cape Cod in the fall! I'd love to meet you in person :-)