Thinking about an alternative career?
ave you ever wondered whether you could do something else with your medical degree? Are you a burned out, seasoned physician? Maybe you’re a resident with a change of heart. Or maybe you jus...
Category Archives: Non-Clinical Careers
Clinical Informatics is now a Board Specialty
ll current and aspiring Chief Medical Information Officers can celebrate. The American Board of Medical Specialties recently approved Clinical Informatics to be a Board-Certified Specialty. How does...
5 Highest Salaries of New York Hospital Presidents
repare to be amazed (maybe sickened). Today, I scouted out how much hospital chief executive officers get paid. It never cases to amaze me how high their salaries are. A lot of negative press often...
Medical Science Liaison Salary
Overview In the pharmaceutical industry, there are many divisions that do their part to get drugs into the hands of patients. We’ve talked about the research and development process and the sa...
Clinical Research Salaries
Overview Clinical research is a multi-billion dollar market. In 2008, over $35 billion dollars was spent on that branch of research alone. And rightfully so. Clinical research is the branch that d...
Medical Sales and Marketing Salary
Overview The field of Medical Sales and Marketing has been around for a long time but only recently has there been a demand for physicians to enter this field. Previously, you could have a bachelors...
Big Pharma Salaries
Overview As practicing physicians, we usually just see how our patients feel on drugs, better or not. Some physicians turn their practices into a clinical trials site for extra cash. That’s w...
Medical Director Salary
Overview It’s just like how it sounds : a medical director directs a medical practice. These individuals are responsible for the daily clinical care that goes on. In large organizations, ther...
Chief Medical Information Officer Salary
Overview With President Obama’s Healthcare Reform, clinical practices everywhere are scrambling to convert their paper charts into electronic medical records. This is unknown territory and peo...
Executive Vice President Salary
Overview Executive Vice Presidents are the right hand man of a CEO. Second from the top of the corporate ladder, an Executive VP is responsible for making sure the company runs smoothly according to...