Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D.

I rage-quit my academic pediatrician job in 2017 with lots of debt and no plan. Doctors don’t have to stay in jobs they hate. We can be successful everywhere.

The American Board of Pediatrics has approved a shift toward 2-year subspecialty fellowships instead of the usual 3 years. Peds hospitalist fellowships should still be zero years. Don’t do those.

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@Dr_statesman How are you searching?

@DocDifferently Still searching for options

Physicians, what’s stopping you from starting flexible, non-clinical work?

No single job industry for doctors is saturated. Go after whatever you want to do.

I started earning more money when I stopped worrying about being nice in negotiations. Professional, always. Polite, usually. Nice, never.

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Don’t let fear of not having benefits keep you from resigning from a bad doctor job. Start at healthcare.gov for quotes.

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Doctors are so concerned about how much a locums agency is making off of them, but never stop to consider how much their home academic institution is making off of them…

@txsportsdoc Awesome work 👏🏾

Happy Anniversary to me and my company. 11 years ago today I left the largest healthcare system in Texas and started all over in private practice. 2 kids in college, I went to zero income. Best decision I ever made. Now 5 locations, our own hospital, physical therapy, Orthopedic Urgent Cares. It can be done. I hope more of my colleagues will consider becoming private once again. Here is the first one where it all began. It’s been a great journey. Sportsmedtexas.com

Doctors always have leverage.

Quitting my academic pediatrician job after 3 years was the best decision of my adult life.

You don’t need to whole plan. You just need the first step.

No voice is louder than a doctor’s inner critic. “I don’t know enough” “They didn’t teach us…” “I’m scared to take the leap” “I need thousands in savings” “I should probably get a master’s” Your critic is the only thing holding you back.

You do NOT have to wait until your contract is up for renewal to ask for revisions or addendums. Unhappy now? Ask for a revision now.

My physician career improved 1000% when I stopped caring what people thought about my career moves. (Nobody really cared. I was holding myself back for no reason.)