SEAK Inc.’s 14th Annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference, Oct. 21-22, 2017
SEAK, Inc.’s 14th Annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference will be held on October 21 -22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The conference is intended for physicians looking to explore careers outside the clinical setting.
Many doctors and dentists find themselves unable to practice, whether due to a disability, fatigue, burnout, loss of opportunity, wanting more control over their schedule, hope of financial gain, or just the desire to try a different career path or become an entrepreneur. The 375+ attendees at the conference will range from interns and residents to veteran physicians in their 70s. The conference aims to show physicians that switching to a non-clinical career is an opportunity with financial potential, and “is in fact a step forward, not a step backwards.” Attendees at the conference will network, meet with employers and recruiters, attend workshops and presentations and participate in one-on-one mentoring with physicians who have successfully made the transition to non-clinical careers. Several of the presenters have not only moved out of the clinical practice, but are also experienced life coaches dedicated to guiding other physicians into new careers. Sessions discuss opportunities for physicians with insurance companies, medical device companies, the pharmaceutical industry, contract research organizations, healthcare IT and medical informatics companies, and in education as well as in the consulting, medical administration, patient safety/quality, medical writing, and entrepreneurial fields.
Returning speakers include Gretchen M. Bosack, MD, who has transitioned to the Chief Medical Director of the Securian Financial Group and is also an accomplished public speaker; Rishi Anand, MD, who transitioned to the director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, as well as serving as a medical legal consultant and expert witness, and a successful real estate investor; and Savi Chadha, MD, MPH, a medical science liaison with Tardis Medical Consultancy. The opening speaker, Philippa Kennealy, MD, MPH, CPCC, PCC, is president of The Entrepreneurial MD and the Physician Odyssey Program, where she helps physicians further their non-clinical careers.
