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"If you want to take the island, burn the boats!!!"
Finding a non-clinical job is an arduous process that will test your resolve. The competition is stiffer and you have to work harder to...
thenonclinicalguy
Feb 281 min read
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The Physician's Son
My Dad wasn't around much when I was a kid. Â My Dad is a retired gastroenterologist and for the majority of his career he worked at a...
thenonclinicalguy
Feb 212 min read
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The origin of my burnout
My burnout started before I even finished residency. Â I distinctly remember having numerous conversations with my wife about how I was...
thenonclinicalguy
Feb 142 min read
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Why finding a non-clinical job is so dang hard
Are you having trouble getting a non-clinical job? Â Looking for a non-clinical job is COMPLETELY different than finding a clinical one....
thenonclinicalguy
Feb 71 min read
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Our burnouts are not the same
My burnout is not your burnout, and your burnout is not my burnout. Burnout is an individualized experience. This means that the factors...
thenonclinicalguy
Jan 311 min read
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"May the odds be ever in your favor"
These numbers will BLOW your mind. An article from Forbes magazine shows that job applicants who submit between 21 and 80 applications...
thenonclinicalguy
Jan 242 min read
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You are more valuable than you realize
Transferable skills…we ALL have them, the hard part is identifying them and communicating them to a potential employer. Take physicians...
thenonclinicalguy
Jan 171 min read
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The moment I knew medicine was for me
Can you pinpoint the exact moment you knew you wanted to be a healthcare professional? I can. Let me set the scene. It was freshman year...
thenonclinicalguy
Jan 102 min read
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Why I HATE New Year's Resolutions
I HATE New Year's resolutions. Many of us set them and 80-88% of us fail within the first 2 weeks. I hate these resolutions because we...
thenonclinicalguy
Jan 32 min read
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The compassion-less physician
The compassion well. Â "You can't pour from an empty cup." This is a common saying that many of you are probably familiar with....
thenonclinicalguy
Dec 27, 20242 min read
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"Hi. I am Phil DiGiacomo and I am a burned-out physician."
"Hi. I am Phil DiGiacomo and I am a burned-out physician." This was a reality that took me years to realize. I worked in the ER for ten...
thenonclinicalguy
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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The doctor WON'T be with you right now.
What if you went to the ER in the middle of the night and there was no doctor there to treat you? Imagine if you needed to take your...
thenonclinicalguy
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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How to help yourself get a non-clinical job
Physicians often ask me how they can increase their chances of getting a non-clinical job. Transitioning from full-time clinical practice...
thenonclinicalguy
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Networking...it's more than cheap wine and awkward conversation.
I absolutely hated "networking". It seemed like a colossal waste of time, uncomfortable, and one-sided. When I heard that word all I...
thenonclinicalguy
Nov 29, 20242 min read
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Learning from the job search itself
You are going to waste hours of your time if you don't do this correctly. Â When it comes to finding a non-clinical job, people overlook...
thenonclinicalguy
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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HELP ME ESCAPE CLINICAL MEDICINE!!
In response to my recent posts there has been a massive outpouring of nurses, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, nurse...
thenonclinicalguy
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Paternity leave? What's that??
When my daughter was born I was given 2 days off work. When my son was born I had a whole 5 days off. Â To be fair, both of my kids were...
thenonclinicalguy
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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415am job search
It was 415am. I was still in my scrubs but instead of getting changed and going to bed I was on a job board. This time would be...
thenonclinicalguy
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Why a resume will get you seen
6-7 seconds. That’s how long a recruiter will spend looking at your resume (on average). How can you possibly grab their attention and...
thenonclinicalguy
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Why physician suck at getting non-clinical jobs
Physicians are not equipped to get jobs outside of clinical practice. We are used to using CVs to land clinical jobs in a landscape that...
thenonclinicalguy
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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