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Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians

Interview with recruiters and employers

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How to Supplement Your Clinical Income with Lucrative Home-Based Work Thursday, October 19, 2017

How to Find and Land High Paying Non-Clinical Jobs Friday, October 20, 2017

Preconferences

Free one-on-one mentoring

Network with over 40 faculty members

Inside information on dozens of alternative careers

Exhibitors and Recruiters

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14th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 21–22, 2017, CHICAGO, IL

What’s out there, how to get it, and how much it pays.

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Please register me for the following preconferences:Each preconference is $495 until August 16, 2017, $545 August 17, 2017–October 11, 2017, $595 After October 11, 2017 How to Supplement Your Clinical Income with Lucrative Home-Based Work Thursday, October 19, 2017 How to Find and Land High Paying Non-Clinical Jobs Friday, October 20, 2017Please register me for the main conference:$1295 until August 16, 2017, $1395 August 17, 2017–October 11, 2017, $1495 After October 11, 2017 2017 14th Annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians, Saturday–Sunday October 21–22, 2017Physician training seminars available on DVD: (MA residents add 6.25% sales tax) Medical Malpractice Survival Training for Physicians ($895) How to Become a Successful Physician Inventor ($895) Negotiating Skills for Physicians ($495)

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Location/Hotel Accommodations: Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians will be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center in the Village of Rosemont, IL. This full service “fly in fly out” property is easily accessible to Chicago’s O’Hare airport and provides complimentary 24 hour shuttle service to and from O’Hare Airport. SEAK has secured a special group rate of $149/night for single occupancy. Rooms are limited and this rate expires on October 11, 2017. To make your reservations, please call 877-337-5793 and refer to the SEAK Group rate.

Included in Your Main Conference Registration: • All main conference sessions with your choice of breakout sessions.• Networking at provided breakfast, lunch, and breaks each day as well as the Saturday evening reception. • The opportunity to meet one-on-one with employers, speakers, mentors, and recruiters.• A detailed and informative course book. • A free copy of the book Do You Feel Like You Wasted All That Training?: Questions from Doctors Considering

a Career Change, by Michael J. McLaughlin, MD.

Cancellations: Conference cancellations received in writing prior to October 11, 2017 will receive a full tuition refund. Persons cancelling on or after October 11, 2017 will receive a full tuition credit.

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If you are a physician who would like to explore the numerous non-clinical opportunities open to you, this is the conference for you.

• Find out what’s out there, how to get it and how much it pays• One-on-one mentoring• Meet with employers and recruiters• See with your own eyes that switching to a non-clinical career has more

financial potential than clinical medicine and is in fact a step forward, not a step backwards

• Learn from numerous colleagues who have successfully made the switch and hear how it is done

• Become empowered by knowing that you are far from alone in your desire for change

• Network with faculty, speakers, mentors, recruiters and fellow attendees• Get your process of career change moving• Form a customized action plan to position yourself for and successfully

make your career transition

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SEAK, Inc. (www.seak.com), founded in 1980, is an ACCME accredited continuing education and publishing firm. We have trained many thousands of physicians across the United States. We pride ourselves on the quality of our educational programs and encourage attendees to talk to other physicians who have taken SEAK courses in the past. Please see the extensive list of testimonials available at www.NonClinicalCareers.com.

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Q. How much non-clinical opportunity is out there for physicians?A. More than you can imagine. Our 40+ faculty will be providing information on dozens of non-clinical career

paths. Your biggest challenge will likely be deciding which of many possible roads to follow.

Q. Will work from home positions be discussed? A. Yes, many of the fields covered offer remote based opportunities. In fact, many of our faculty work

remotely.

Q. Do attendees find jobs at the conference?A. Yes! We will once again be inviting recruiters and employers to the conference. Our recruiters and

employers traditionally conduct hundreds of interviews onsite and hire many of our physician attendees. Last year industries represented included pharma, consulting, insurance, education, independent review and others. Additionally, attendees find jobs through their networking at the conference.

Q. How does the free mentoring/networking work?A. Attendees have the opportunity to sign up for 15 minute 1-1 mentoring sessions with our large and

diverse panel of mentors. You will have numerous opportunities to network with faculty and fellow attendees during the conference.

Q. What is the age of your typical attendee and why do they come to the conference?A. It runs the full range. Each year we have 375+ attendees and this will include interns, residents and

physicians in their 70s. Our attendees come for many reasons including wanting to make more money, have more control over their schedule, looking for new challenges, a physical disability that prevents them from practicing medicine, or simply no longer enjoying the practice of medicine.

Q. Are there opportunities for physicians without Boards, Residency or even a US License?

A. Yes. Many of the fields discussed have positions that do not require current Boards.

Q. How many of the main conference attendees attend one or more of the preconferences?

A. Over 50%, as the information contained in the preconferences is not covered in the main conference.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Networking Lunch Interviewing with Employer

Networking With Faculty Breakout Session

Keynote Networking with Recruiters

Employers and Recruiters Introduce Themselves

1-1 Mentoring

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Chicago, Illinois, October 22–23, 2016

7:30–8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast with Faculty, Mentors and Recruiters

8:30–9:30 The 7 Essential Travel Tools for Your Successful Journey to a Non-Clinical Career

Philippa Kennealy, MD, MPH, CPCC, PCC The Entrepreneurial MD Los Angeles, CA

9:30–10:15 Introduction of the Mentors and the Recruiters The conference mentors and recruiters will introduce themselves and briefly describe their background and areas of interest.

10:15–11:00 Break and Mentoring & Employer Sign Up Time Attendees will sign up for individual sessions with recruiters and mentors.

11:00–12:00 Tips for Success in a Non-Clinical EnvironmentAlexander Ruggieri, MD MedImpact San Diego, CA

12:00–1:00 LUNCH (Provided with Faculty, Mentors, and Recruiters)

1:00–1:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians with Life

Insurance Companies Gretchen M. Bosacker, MD

Securian Financial Group Lino Lakes, MN

B. The Physician Inventor: Achieving Success and Making a Difference

Bruce Saffran MD, PhD Life-Link Medical Informatics New York, NY

1:50–2:00 BREAK AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY

2:00–2:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians in Patient

Safety/Quality Joan E. Shook, MD, MBA

Texas Children’s Hospital Houston, TX

B. Opportunities for Physicians with the Federal Government

JP Ahluwalia, MD, MPH Food and Drug Administration Olney, MD


3:00–3:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians with Medical

Device Companies John B. Pracyk, MD, PHD, MBA

DePuy Spine, Inc. Raynham, MA

B. Opportunities for Physicians as a Medical Writer

Tina M. St. John, MD St. John Health Communications & Consulting Vancouver, WA


4:00–4:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians with

Health Insurers Rich Berning, MD

Anthem Voorheesville, NY

B. Opportunities for Physicians as an Entrepreneur

David Best MD, MBA MDea, Inc. New York, NY

4:50–6:00 Networking Reception with Colleagues, Faculty, Mentors, Recruiters, and Employers

Sunday, October 22, 2017Saturday, October 21, 2017

How to Supplement Your Clinical Income with Lucrative Home-Based Work Thursday, October 19, 2017

How to Find & Land High Paying Non-Clinical JobsFriday, October 20, 2017

Main Conference

7:00–7:30 Continental Breakfast with Faculty, Mentors and Recruiters

7:30–8:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians in Pharma

Herman Weiss, MD, MBA Juniper Pharmaceuticals Boston, MA

B. Opportunities for a Physician as a Coach Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA, RD

Physicians Helping Physicians Glen Allen, VA


8:30–9:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians with Contract

Research Organizations (CROs) Kelly K. Curtis, MD

INC Research Raleigh, NC

B. Opportunities for Physicians with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

Gregg Davis, MD, MBA Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) Princeton, IL


9:30–10:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities as a Medical Science Liaison

Savi Chadha, MD, MPH Tardis Medical Consultancy Chicago, IL

B. Opportunities for Physicians in Medical Administration

Tracy Eskra, MD, MBA, CPE Vidant Medical Center Greenville, NC


10:30–11:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities as a Hospice Medical Director

Timothy McCurry, MD Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care Mt. Prospect, IL

B. Opportunities for Physicians in the Disability Insurance Field

Randall Updegrove, MD, MPH CIGNA South Kingstown, RI


11:30–12:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians in Medical

Communication and Advertising Nicholas Squittieri, MD

Sun Pharmaceuticals Princeton, NJ

B. Starting and Running a Weight Loss Practice Jessica Lee Amorosino, MD, FAAP

MetTrimMD Beverly, MA

12:20–1:20 LUNCH (Provided with Faculty, Mentors and Recruiters)

1:20–2:10 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians in Healthcare IT

and Medical Informatics Brian Young, MD, MBA

Dignity Health Phoenix, AZ

B. Opportunities as a Physician Advisor Timothy Owolabi, MD

Summit Health Chambersburg, PA


2:20–3:10 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One) A. Opportunities for Physicians Teaching

Philip E. Newman, MD University of California – Irvine Newport Beach, CA

B. Opportunities for Physicians in Work from Home Telemedicine

Eki Abrams, MD Santa Rosa, CA

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Eki Abrams, MD is a board certified internist who currently practices telemedicine and serves as a locum tenens physician while she raises her family and pursues her other professional interests of music and writing. (see www.ekishola.com). She comes from a family of musicians, has been performing nearly her whole life, and recently released her jazz/jazz soul album Final Beginning.

Mark Amorosino, MD is a Board Certified Gastroenterologist who runs (along with his wife Jessica Amorosino, MD) the weight loss practice MetTrimMD Beverly on Boston’s North Shore. He has a full time Gastroenterology practice on Boston’s North Shore and is an active physician leader, having served on several committees and Boards for his local hospital over the years.

Rishi Anand, MD is Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Anand also serves as a medical legal consultant/expert witness and is a successful real estate investor. He is a SEAK alumnus.

Rich Berning, MD is a full time medical director with Athem in Albany, NY. Prior to transitioning, Dr. Berning practiced pediatric cardiology clinically for 20 years. Dr. Berning is a SEAK alumnus.

David Best, MD, MBA is the CEO and Co-Founder of the MDea family of companies, including BESTMSLs (BESTMSLs.com), a contract medical science liaison organization, The Doctor’s Channel (TheDoctorsChannel.com), the world’s largest short form video site for doctors including CME, The Almost Doctor’s Channel (TheAlmostDoctorsChannel.com) for premeds, med students, residents and fellows, MDea (MDeaNY.com) a medical communications agency and Dr. Cruiter (DrCruiter.com) a physician placement service.

Joe Bormel, MD, MPH has served in many roles in the medical IT field including Vice-President, Medical Informatics at Healthline Networks, Medical Officer in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT at The US Department of Health and Human Service, Vice-President at QuadraMed, and Chief Architect, Medical Management at Cerner Corporation. Dr. Bormel currently serves as the Principal of the consulting firm JIBB Enterprises, LLC.

Gretchen M. Bosacker, MD is a senior executive in the life insurance industry. She is currently the Chief Medical Director for Securian Financial Group. Dr. Bosacker is Board Certified in both Family and Insurance Medicine, is a SEAK alumna, and a mother of five.

Sally Brooks, MD is a gastroenterologist from Dallas, Texas who has transitioned to a work from home coding and disability consulting practice and is now able to spend more time with her two amazing sons. She is an accomplished home cook and runs the blog thegourmetgastro.com.

Savi Chadha, MD, MPH is a medical science liaison with Tardis Medical Consultancy and is based in Chicago. He received his BS in Marketing from Loyola and his MD from St. James School of Medicine. Dr. Chadha is a SEAK alumnus.

William Cooper, MD is a heart surgeon whose many non-clinical pursuits include speaking and media appearances. Dr. Cooper has appeared on the Steve Harvey show and in many other media.

Cynthia Cuffie, MD, President of Aspire Educational Associates, is an ICF certified executive coach with over 25 years of pharmaceutical development experience. She focuses on leadership and career development.

Kelly K. Curtis, MD is a home based (Phoenix, Arizona) Medical Director with the CRO INC Research (headquartered in Raleigh, NC). Previous to joining INC, Dr. Curtis practiced Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Mayo Clinic. He is a SEAK alumnus.

Gregg Davis, MD, MBA is Chief Medical Officer at Illinois Community Care Organization, LLC. This ACO is comprised of 25 rural hospitals. Dr. Davis is Board Certified in Family Medicine and maintains a part time clinical practice.

Tracy Eskra, MD, MBA, CPE is Vice President of Medical Affairs for Clinical Efficiency & Documentation at Vidant Medical Center. Prior to transitioning to medical administration, Dr. Eskra was a practicing internist. She is a SEAK alumna.

MENTORSYou will find our faculty very giving of their time and very willing to answer your individual questions after their presentations, at the networking functions and when not presenting. To increase your networking experience and increase one-on-one attention, we have also assembled a team of mentors to be available to talk one-on-one with the attendees (at no additional charge).

RECRUITERS & EMPLOYERSWe will once again be inviting recruiters and employers to interview at the conference. Our recruiters and employers traditionally conduct many hundreds of interviews onsite and hire many of our physician attendees. Recruiters and exhibitors looking to attend should contact Alex Babitsky at (508) 457-5150 or by email at [email protected] or see page 13 for more information.

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Joseph Estwanik, MD has successfully transitioned from his successful clinical orthopedics practice and now mainly performs IMEs. Dr. Estwanik is a U.S. News & World Report Top Doctor, regularly lectures internationally, has served as a ringside physician in over 10,000 bouts, and is a SEAK alumnus.

Cory S. Fawcett, MD, FACS, CHPC is an award winning author of “The Doctors Guide To” series, key note speaker, certified high performance coach, and owner of Prescription for Financial Success where he coaches physicians on living a great life, having a fulfilling career, controlling debt and becoming financially successful. Dr. Fawcett also provides insight and advice on how to find enjoyable part-time work after retirement.

Judy L. Finney, MD, FACC has been an Associate Medical Director with Allstate Financial in Chicago since 2012 where her responsibilities mainly involve underwriting life insurance. Prior to joining Allstate, Dr. Finney practiced interventional cardiology for more than 25 years in Arizona.

Heather Fork, MD, CPCC is owner and founder of the Doctor’s Crossing. As a CTI certified coach, she works with physicians who are seeking to renew and reinvigorate their careers and avoid burnout.

Helane Fronek, MD, CPCC, ACC is a professional coach who focuses on helping other physicians conquer burnout, become fully engaged in a life they want to be living, and love being a doctor again. She holds multiple coaching certifications including Certified Physician Development Coach, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and Associate Certified Coach. Her clients gain a closer connection with themselves and what they truly desire, skills that enable them to participate fully and powerfully in their lives, and a career they find fulfilling and inspiring.

Daniel J. Isaacman, MD, FAAP is Senior Director, Global Therapeutic Area Leader Infectious Disease, Vaccines and Pediatrics for Parexel. Previously, he served as Vice President, Clinical Development for Infacare, Director of Vaccine Clinical Research for Merck, and Director/Senior Director, Vaccines, for Wyeth. Dr. Isaacman still works clinically on a part time basis as a pediatric emergency medicine physician.

Philippa Kennealy, MD, MPH, CPCC, PCC is President of The Entrepreneurial MD. As an ICF-Certified coach and Certified Physician Development Coach, she works with physicians and healthcare leaders to unleash their leadership potential and transform the organizations, departments or companies they lead. Through her Physician Odyssey Program, she helps physicians further their non-clinical careers. She also coaches physicians to thrive as entrepreneurs and business owners. Dr. Kennealy will be mentoring on Saturday only.

Julia Pewitt Kinder, D.O. is a national speaker, best-selling author, physician career consultant, fitness expert, and mom (Ella has Down syndrome and inspired Dr. Kinder’s career transition). Visit www.juliakinder.com and www.physiciancareeropportunities.com for more information.

Kernan Manion, MD is a professional development coach who specializes in helping physicians prepare for career transition within or outside of healthcare, whether due to career dissatisfaction, burnout or a revised lifestyle. He helps clients give voice both to their frustration as well as their vision. Through a concentrated one-on-one distance-coaching format, clients thoughtfully establish an interim transition plan while systematically defining and crafting their desired career.

Timothy McCurry, MD is Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer for Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care in suburban Chicago. He has over 25 years of Hospice Experience. He has mentored over 150 residents and physicians in healthcare practice type, alternative healthcare careers and add-on medical work.

Laura McKain, MD, FACOG is a senior medical director at PPD, a global contract research organization (CRO) with over 12,000 employees. She leads a team of medical monitor/safety physicians and serves as a product development consultant.

Sylvia E. Morris, MD, MPH is a board-certified internist and holistic physician, her non-clinical pursuits include serving as Senior Medical Director on the Revenue Cycle Solutions Team at The Advisory Board Company, contributor to U.S. News & World Reports, and media subject matter expert including guest appearances on the Weather Channel’s Weekend Recharge and CNN International.

Michelle Mudge-Riley DO, MHA, RD has spent the past 10+ years mentoring and coaching other doctors in their career strategy and helping physicians with all aspects of a non-clinical transition.

Philip E. Newman, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California – Irvine, where he teaches cardiology fellows. He also maintains a successful expert witness practice. Prior to his teaching career Dr. Newman practiced clinical medicine as an interventional cardiologist.

Timothy Owolabi, MD is a full time Physician Advisor for Summit Health in Chambersburg, PA. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has special expertise in coding and compliance.

Ruben J. Rucoba, MD is a freelance medical writer and practicing pediatrician. He has been a writer and editor for over two decades, is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and has experience in both CME/medical communications and writing for the general public. He is currently Medical Director at Wheaton Pediatrics in Wheaton, IL.

Alexander Ruggieri, MD is the VP of Health Services & CMO with MedImpact, a pharmacy benefit management company in San Diego. Dr. Ruggieri is well traveled in the non-clinical career journey having experience in health insurance, informatics and pharma. His past experience includes CMO for Cerner Corporation and Medical Director for Safety and Pharmacovigilance at Amgen.

Nicholas Squittieri, MD is Medical Director, Oncology for Sun Pharma. Dr. Squirttieri’s skills and expertise include medical education, medical communications, Pharma, healthcare, and publication planning.

Charlotte Weeks is an executive career coach and professional resume writer. She is the CEO of Weeks Career Services and the Past President of the National Resume Writers’ Association.

Brian Young, MD is a Physician Informaticist with Dignity Health in Phoenix, Arizona. Dignity is the 5th largest integrated health system in the US with $12.7 billion in annual revenue. Dr. Young is a SEAK alumnus.

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Day One, Saturday, October 21, 20177:30–8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast with Faculty, Mentors and Recruiters

8:30–9:30 The 7 Essential Travel Tools for Your Successful Journey to a Non-Clinical CareerPhilippa Kennealy, MD, MPH, CPCC, PCCDr. Kennealy will share powerful insights for a successful career transition based on her own experiences and those of the numerous physicians whom she has coached. Dr. Kennealy will provide practical and nuanced advice on determining your professional objective and passion, marketplace mapping, transferable skills analysis, communication strategy, networking, interviewing success, and how to negotiate your package. Questions & Answers

Philippa Kennealy, MD, MPH, CPCC, PCC is President of The Entrepreneurial MD. As an ICF-Certified coach and Certified Physician Development Coach, she works with physicians and healthcare leaders to unleash their leadership potential and transform the organizations, departments or companies they lead. Through her Physician Odyssey Program, she helps physicians further their non-clinical careers. She also coaches physicians to thrive as entrepreneurs and business owners. Dr. Kennealy is a Family Physician who left private practice in 1996 to embark on an administrative career as first Medical Director and then CEO of UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center. Subsequently, she served as Executive VP in two internet start-up companies, before launching her coaching and speaking business. Philippa is passionate about professional development for physicians that permits them to reinvigorate their careers and overcome burnout.

9:30–10:15 Introduction of the Mentors and the Recruiters. The conference mentors and recruiters will introduce themselves and briefly describe their background and areas of interest.

10:15–11:00 Break and Mentoring and Employer Sign Up Time. Attendees will sign up for individual sessions with recruiters and mentors.

11:00–12:00 Tips for Success in a Non-Clinical EnvironmentAlexander Ruggieri, MD The keys to professional success in a non-clinical environment can often be much different than those found when working as a clinical physician. Dr. Ruggieri will provide insights into what you can expect to be different in your new non-clinical environment. Most importantly, Dr. Ruggieri will provide tips for professional success in a non-clinical environment. Questions & Answers

Alexander Ruggieri, MD is the VP of Health Services & CMO with MedImpact, a pharmacy benefit management company in San Diego. Dr. Ruggieri is well traveled in the non-clinical career journey having experience in health insurance, informatics and pharma. His past experience includes CMO for Cerner Corporation and Medical Director for Safety and Pharmacovigilance at Amgen. His clinical training and experience is in internal medicine and rheumatology and includes a National Library of Medicine Fellowship in Medical Informatics. He received his MD from Georgetown.

12:00–1:00 LUNCH (Provided with Faculty, Mentors, and Recruiters)

1:00–1:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians with Life Insurance Companies Gretchen M. Bosacker, MD Dr. Bosacker will discuss the intellectually challenging and lifestyle friendly (including work from home) opportunities available to physicians working as medical directors in life insurance companies. She will discuss the day-to-day responsibilities of physicians at life insurers which include underwriting, investigations, and supporting other team members. Dr. Bosacker will provide insights in to compensation, working conditions, and career advancement. Most importantly, she will provide practical suggestions for breaking into this highly desirable field. Questions & Answers

Gretchen M. Bosacker, MD is the Chief Medical Director for Securian Financial Group. She started at Securian in 2011 as an Associate Medical Director. Dr. Bosacker is Board Certified in both Family and Insurance Medicine. She is a mother of five who prior to transitioning worked as a clinical physician for several years and also served as a General Medical Officer in the US Navy. Dr. Bosacker is a SEAK alumna and an accomplished public speaker – see http://www.doctorgretchen.com/.

B. The Physician Inventor: Achieving Success and Making a DifferenceBruce Saffran, MD, PhDDr. Saffran will discuss how physicians can achieve success as a physician inventor and make a difference in the lives of patients. He will explain how to turn problems that physicians encounter in their clinical practices into viable ideas and patentable and successful products. He will review how to protect your ideas/concepts, obtain financial backing, and create products that are lucrative and can help patients worldwide. Questions & Answers

Bruce Saffran, MD, PhD is a senior emergency radiologist at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York and CEO of Life-Link Medical Informatics. Life-Link is focused on reducing hospital admissions, repeat diagnostic testing and inefficiencies, and decreasing costs. Dr. Saffran invented the mechanism of drug delivery for the drug-eluting vascular stent. This is the seminal patent for the drug-eluting vascular stents in use today. He litigated and won patent infringement actions against Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson resulting in jury verdicts of $431 million and $482 million respectively.


2:00–2:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians in Patient Safety/QualityJoan E. Shook, MD, MBADr. Shook will describe the enormously rewarding opportunities available for physicians in the fields of patient safety and quality. She will discuss what physicians in these roles may do on a day-to-day basis, part-time versus full time, responsibilities, opportunities for advancement, and compensation ranges. Dr. Shook will provide practical advice for how to position yourself for and land your first position in patient safety or quality. Questions & Answers

Joan E. Shook, MD, MBA is the Chief Safety Officer and Deputy Chief Quality Officer at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. She is also a Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. In addition to her administrative and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Shook, a pediatric emergency physician, continues to see patients in the emergency department at Texas Children’s. Dr. Shook has over 15 years’ experience in administration and over 30 years’ clinical experience. She received her MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, her MBA from the University of Houston, and trained in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

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B. Opportunities for Physicians with the Federal GovernmentJP Ahluwalia, MD, MPHDr. Ahluwalia will provide an overview of the diverse and interesting opportunities available to physicians with the federal government at agencies such as FDA, CDC, HHS, CMS, FAA, and the US Public Health Service. He will provide examples of some of the many roles that physicians may play at these agencies and discuss pay, qualifications, benefits, hours, working conditions (including remote work options), and opportunities for advancement and moving into private industry. Dr. Ahluwalia will offer practical suggestions for those considering employment with the federal government. Questions and Answers

JP Ahluwalia, MD, MPH is a Medical Officer with the FDA where he deals with vaccine safety. He is also a Commander with the US Public Health Service. Previously Dr. Ahluwalia served as a Medical Officer for the Coast Guard where he was a senior reviewer for the 4,500 members who fly. Dr. Ahluwalia spent 8 years in the Army, including a tour with the 82nd Airborne Division in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He is a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Preventative Medicine, and Board Certified in Public Health and General Preventative Medicine. He received his BA and MD from Ohio State and his MPH from Johns Hopkins.


3:00–3:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians with Medical Device Companies John B. Pracyk, MD, PHD, MBA Dr. Pracyk will provide insights into the rewarding opportunities for physicians with medical device companies. He will describe what physicians working on the device side may be doing on a day-to-day basis including research and development, regulatory, interacting with key opinion leaders and inventors, teaching, innovating and many other different roles. Dr. Pracyk will discuss working conditions including travel and hours, compensation, types of physicians most in demand, whether or not you can still maintain a part time clinical practice, and how to maintain your clinical skills and credibility. Dr. Pracyk will provide practical suggestions for positioning yourself for and landing a position with a medical device firm. Questions & Answers

John B. Pracyk, MD, PHD, MBA is a Board Certified Neurological Surgeon who serves as Franchise Medical Director, Spine with DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Prior to joining J&J, Dr. Pracyk was a practicing clinician and physician consultant. His expertise spans multiple medical niches including: Medical devices, Supply chain value analysis, and Programmatic development of multi-disciplinary neuroscience centers. Having received his BS, along with his MD & PhD from Duke University, Dr. Pracyk completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, neurosurgical residency at The George Washington University, a clinical spine fellowship at the University of Iowa and earned his MBA at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee. He is an experienced national speaker and a SEAK alumnus.

B. Opportunities for Physicians as a Medical WriterTina M. St. John, MDMedical writing offers physicians an intellectually stimulating, and personally and financially rewarding primary or supplementary career path. Dr. St. John will describe the breadth of opportunities available to physicians in this challenging, dynamic field, which typically requires neither an active medical license nor board certification, and can often be performed in a home-based work environment. Dr. St. John will explain the wide variety of projects medical writers may work on, such as articles, web content, fact sheets, slide decks, brochures, etc. She will also discuss compensation, work setting, available training, what clients are looking for, overhead, start-up costs, liability and, most importantly, how to best position yourself to break into this field and find your first position or assignment. Questions and Answers

Tina M. St. John, MD is the owner and principal of St. John Health Communications & Consulting, a health and medical communications company that provides medical writing, editing and consultation services. She has more than 16 years of experience as a medical writer and editor. Dr. St. John received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Emory University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from the University of South Florida. Dr. St. John’s past professional experience includes more than 6 years working as medical officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a 4-year tenure serving as the Executive Director and Medical Director of a national nonprofit organization.


4:00–4:50 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians with Health InsurersRich Berning, MDDr. Berning will describe the intellectually stimulating opportunities for physicians as medical directors for health insurers. He will explain what medical directors may do on a day to day basis including utilization review, case rounds, integrated case management, consults, peer to peers, and many other functions. Dr. Berning will offer insights into hours, working conditions (including the growing number of work from home opportunities), compensation, benefits, and the varied roles beyond utilization management. Dr. Berning will discuss part time opportunities, appropriate specialties, opportunities for advancement and most importantly, how to break into and succeed as a health insurance medical director. Questions & Answers

Rich Berning, MD is a full time medical director with Athem in Albany, NY. He originally started with Anthem on a part time basis while maintaining his private practice in the field of pediatric cardiology. Prior to transitioning, Dr. Berning practiced clinically for 20 years, most recently in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. He trained at Stanford and UCSF and received his MD from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Berning is a SEAK alumnus.

B. Opportunities for Physicians as an EntrepreneurDavid Best MD, MBA Starting a business has many powerful advantages. The business can be based in a place of your choosing and can involve a subject you are passionate about. You will be your own boss and call the shots. Your earning potential is unlimited, you can build value in the business that can realized in a later sale, and usually a license or boards are not needed. Dr. Best will discuss both the benefits and drawbacks of starting, growing and running your own business. He will provide insights into how to identify niche business opportunities, mitigate risk, raise money, build tremendous brands, and succeed as a physician entrepreneur. He will provide practical advice for any physician who is considering starting his/her own business. Questions and Answers

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David Best, MD, MBA is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and Co-Founder of the MDea family of companies, including BESTMSLs (BESTMSLs.com), a contract medical science liaison organization, The Doctor’s Channel (TheDoctorsChannel.com), the world’s largest short form video site for doctors including CME, The Almost Doctor’s Channel (TheAlmostDoctorsChannel.com) for premeds, med students, residents and fellows, MDea (MDeaNY.com) a medical communications agency and Dr. Cruiter (DrCruiter.com) a physician placement service. Born and raised in Camden, New Jersey, David went on to Franklin & Marshall College, Temple University School of Medicine for his MD, Lenox Hill Hospital for his surgical residency, Pitt for ENT, and Baruch College for his MBA. He entered the world of pharmaceuticals in 1982 with Saatchi & Saatchi, where he served as Medical Director and Sr. VP, Account Supervisor. Subsequently, he was Medical Services Director for Bristol-Myers Squibb and on July 10, 1989, started the first scientifically credentialed Medical Science Liaison (MSL) group in the industry. He went on to create Colleague Medical, a peer-to-peer dinner meeting company for Reed Elsevier. In 1995, he returned to the Saatchi organization and started BESTMED, a medical education company with the slogan, “the most creative med ed company in the world.” You may recognize David as he starred with his Jack Russell Terrier, Elvis, in the CBS hit reality series Greatest American Dog.

4:50–6:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION WITH COLLEAGUES, FACULTY, MENTORS, RECRUITERS, AND EMPLOYERS

Day 2: Sunday, October 22, 2017

7:00–7:30 Continental Breakfast with Faculty, Mentors and Recruiters

7:30–8:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians in PharmaHerman Weiss, MD, MBADr. Weiss will provide a broad overview of the structure of pharmaceutical companies and explain how physicians fit into various roles such as medical affairs, regulatory affairs, clinical research, drug safety, marketing, and communications. He will provide insights into what can be expected from a career in the pharma industry in terms of typical projects and responsibilities, hours, work setting (including the growing number of work from home positions), travel requirements & opportunities, job security, potential relocation requirements, opportunities for maintaining a clinical practice, compensation structure and benefits. Dr. Weiss will provide insights into what pharma companies are looking for from physicians as well as suggestions regarding how to develop and showcase these skills so that you can break into this fascinating field. Questions and Answers

Herman Weiss, MD, MBA is Vice President of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Juniper Pharmaceuticals in Boston. Previously, he served as Global Medical Director of Women’s Health Global Branded Products at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Israel and as the Chief Medical Officer of a biotech startup. Dr. Weiss actively consults with multiple venture capital firms in New York City and has consulted for multiple medical device companies. Prior to his transition, Dr. Weiss practiced clinically as an OB/GYN where he also lectured for many pharmaceutical companies. He received his BA from Ramapo College, his MD from Ohio State, and his MBA from George Washington.

B. Opportunities for a Physician as a CoachMichelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA, RDDr. Mudge-Riley will provide insights into the extremely rewarding field of coaching/mentoring. She will explain what coaches do on a day to day basis, how they get paid, how to get clients, how to get started in this field and the keys to excelling. In addition, Dr. Mudge-Riley will discuss education and certification requirements, fees, working conditions, how to promote your practice and land clients, how you can be a coach and still practice clinical medicine as well as the transferable skills you will develop when coaching and how these can make you a better communicator, leader, physician and person. Questions and Answers

Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA, RD is the President of Physicians Helping Physicians and DocRD (www.phphysicians.com and www.thedocrd.com). She is a highly experienced and sought after coach who has spent the past 10+ years mentoring other doctors in their career strategy and helping physicians with all aspects of a non-clinical transition. Dr. Mudge-Riley received her osteopathic medical degree (DO) from Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical School and her masters degree in health administration (MHA) from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also a licensed, registered dietitian (RDN) and a Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT).

8:20–8:30 Break and Networking Opportunity

8:30–9:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians with Contract Research Organizations (CROs)Kelly K. Curtis, MDDr. Curtis will provide an overview of the opportunities available to physicians as a medical monitor and other roles at CROs. He will discuss what physicians at CROs do on a day-to-day basis including answering questions on adverse events arising on studies, analyzing drug safety data, assisting investigators with managing toxicity, helping the company bid for new studies, and training/teaching of support staff. In addition, Dr. Curtis will explain the many advantages to these positions including the possibility of working from home and flexible schedules. He will also cover travel and training requirements, possibilities for advancement, compensation, benefits, and why he finds this work more intellectually stimulating than clinical practice. Dr. Curtis will provide advice for how to position yourself for and break into working at a CRO. Questions & Answers

Kelly K. Curtis, MD is a home based (Phoenix, Arizona) Medical Director with the CRO INC Research (headquartered in Raleigh, NC). Previous to joining INC, Dr. Curtis practiced Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Mayo Clinic where he was principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous clinical trials. Dr. Curtis received his MD from Albany Medical College and his BA from Siena College. He is a SEAK alumnus.

B. Opportunities for Physicians with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)Gregg Davis, MD, MBAAccountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are rapidly expanding and enjoy bipartisan support. Each one of these entities will need a Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Davis will explain why ACOs need physicians to help run them and what ACO CMOs do on a day-to-day basis including interacting with C-Suite Executives, strategic planning, oversight of quality, making presentations, physician alignment and other challenging and rewarding functions. Dr. Davis will provide practical advice for positioning yourself for and landing your first role within an ACO. Questions and Answers

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Gregg Davis, MD, MBA became the Chief Medical Officer at Illinois Community Care Organization, LLC in 2014. This ACO is comprised of 25 rural hospitals. Dr. Davis is Board Certified in Family Medicine and maintains a part time clinical practice. He is a frequent presenter on population health and physician alignment. Dr. Davis received his BS from Illinois State, his MD from Illinois, and his MBA from UMass. He is a SEAK alumnus.


9:30–10:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities as a Medical Science LiaisonSavi Chadha, MD, MPH Dr. Chadha will describe what medical science liaisons do on a day to day basis in their role of supporting a medication and being the point person to meet with treating physicians and key opinion leaders. He will explain that these are home based positions that exist all over the country and that an active license and boards are not required. Dr. Chadha will discuss compensation, working conditions and travel and provide insights as to how to break into this field either directly with a pharma company or through an MSL contracting company. Questions & Answers

Savi Chadha, MD, MPH is a medical science liaison with Tardis Medical Consultancy and is based in Chicago. He received his BS in Marketing from Loyola and his MD from St. James School of Medicine. Dr. Chadha is a SEAK alumnus.

B. Opportunities for Physicians in Medical AdministrationTracy Eskra, MD, MBA, CPEDr. Eskra will describe the varied opportunities available for physicians in medical administration. She will explain what physicians in these roles typically do on a day-to-day basis. She will also discuss compensation, career paths, and working conditions. Most importantly, she will provide practical advice on how to position yourself and break into these fulfilling roles. Questions & Answers

Tracy Eskra, MD, MBA, CPE is Vice President of Medical Affairs for Clinical Efficiency & Documentation at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. This is one of the largest academic medical centers in the country. Prior to transitioning to medical administration, Dr. Eskra was a practicing internist in Pennsylvania. Dr. Eskra received her MD from Penn State, her BS from Pittsburgh, and her MBA from Alvernia. She is a SEAK alumna.


10:30–11:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities as a Hospice Medical DirectorTimothy McCurry, MDDr. McCurry will provide insights into the growing field of hospice medical director. He will discuss work setting, day-to-day responsibilities, advantages, required skills set, drawbacks, full time v. part time, compensation and how this can be a viable and rewarding option for any specialty. Dr. McCurry will provide strategies to obtain certification relatively quickly and easily and for how to break into and excel in this field. Questions & Answers

Timothy McCurry, MD is Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer for Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care in suburban Chicago. He has over 25 years of Hospice Experience. In addition, He is a long time medical educator and speaker and has been on the Faculty of Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine for over 20 years. Dr. McCurry is board certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics and in Hospice and Palliative Care. He is a SEAK alumnus.

B. Opportunities for Physicians in the Disability Insurance FieldRandall Updegrove, MD, MPHDr. Updegrove will explain the opportunities available to physicians in the intellectually challenging and collegial disability insurance field, both working in-house (including remote work from home positions) and as a part time contractor. He will discuss the role of the physicians, how they analyze records, write reports and provide assistance to other medical professionals. Dr. Updegrove will describe working conditions, lifestyle, benefits, CME, hours and compensation. He will explain how and why working in the disability insurance field can be both an interesting and fulfilling career for physicians. Questions and Answers

Randall Updegrove, MD, MPH is a full time, remotely based medical director for claims for CIGNA. Prior to joining CIGNA, Dr. Updegrove’s experience in this field involved working as an independent contractor for several vendors. He is Board Certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and received his MD from Brown, his BS from URI, and his MPH from San Diego State. Dr. Updegrove practiced clinical medicine for 33 years before making his successful transition. He is a SEAK alumnus.


11:30–12:20 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians in Medical Communication and AdvertisingNicholas Squittieri, MDDr. Squittieri will discuss the many and varied opportunities for physicians in communications and advertising. He will describe the positions available, where they tend to be concentrated, what the day-to-day work consists of, dispel common myths and misconceptions, and explain compensation structure. Dr. Squittieri will offer practical suggestions for breaking into the industry, what these employers are looking for from physicians and how to land your first position in a medical communication/advertising firm. Questions and Answers

Nicholas Squittieri, MD is Medical Director, Oncology for Sun Pharma. He has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in medical communications including VP/Medical Director with Virtuoso Healthcare Communications, EVP at Evolution Medical Communications LLC, VP, Management Supervisor at Ogily & Mather, and VP Clinical Services at Access Communications, Inc. He received his education at Univerita degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.” Dr. Squirttieri’s skills and expertise include medical education, medical communications, Pharma, healthcare, and publication planning.

B. Starting and Running a Weight Loss PracticeJessica Lee Amorosino, MD, FAAPDr. Amorosino will describe the opportunities for physicians of all specialties to start and run a 100% insurance free weight loss practice. She will discuss capital requirements, overhead, franchisee v. independent, earning potential, practice development, equipment required, amount of direct physician involvement required, call, scheduling, and other issues. Dr. Amorosino will give practical advice to those considering entering this lucrative and family friendly practice. Questions & Answers

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Jessica Lee Amorosino, MD, FAAP is a Board Certified Pediatrician who is the Co-Founder of MetTrimMD Beverly on Boston’s North Shore. She runs MetTrimMD Beverly with her husband Mark, who is a gastroenterologist. Dr. Amorosino is a graduate of Boston University and Boston University Medical School and is a mother of 4 children. She is strongly committed to promoting female professional leadership opportunities and healthier lifestyle practices. Her vision is to encourage physician colleagues to lead, advise, innovate and help shape the future of their medical profession. More information about her career can be found at jessleeMDboston.com. Dr. Amorosino is a SEAK alumna.

12:20–1:20 LUNCH (Provided with Faculty, Mentors and Recruiters)

1:20–2:10 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians in Healthcare IT and Medical InformaticsBrian Young, MD, MBADr. Young will provide an overview of the large and growing number of opportunities in healthcare IT and medical informatics. He will discuss the varied classes of employers that typically hire physicians including vendors, providers, insurers, and governmental agencies. Dr. Young will explain the various types of projects physicians involved in medical IT may work on and will provide practical advice for breaking into this field. In addition, Dr. Young will recount his own inspirational story of overcoming adversity and breaking into a rewarding non-clinical career. Questions and Answers

Brian Young, MD, MBA is a Physician Informaticist with Dignity Health in Phoenix, Arizona. Dignity is the 5th largest integrated health system in the US with $12.7 billion in annual revenue. His previous role was in the Duke University Health System implementation (5 go-live waves over 2 years) of the EPIC system as a provider trainer for the inpatient, ambulatory, and transplant applications. Dr. Young received his MD and BS from Wake Forest, his Masters in Predictive Analytics (MS) from Northwestern University, and an MBA degree from the University of Cincinnati. Previously, Dr. Young practiced as an emergency room physician following both surgical and internal medicine residency training. Dr. Young is a SEAK alumnus.

B. Opportunities as a Physician AdvisorTimothy Owolabi, MDDr. Owolabi will describe the opportunities available working as a physician advisor. He will explain what physician advisors do on a day to day basis and the core competencies required. Dr. Owolabi with cover the different employers who hire physicians to do this work including providers, vendors, and payors. He will also cover expected compensation, advancement potential, as well as part time and work from home opportunities. Finally, Dr. Owolabi will provide practical advice for how to position yourself and break into being a physician advisor. Questions & Answers

Timothy Owolabi, MD is full time Physician Advisor for Summit Health in Chambersburg, PA. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has special expertise in coding and compliance. Dr. Owolabi received his BS from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and MD from the University of Maryland Baltimore.


2:20–3:10 BREAKOUT SESSION (Choose One)A. Opportunities for Physicians TeachingPhilip E. Newman, MD Dr. Newman will discuss the diverse opportunities for physicians in the rewarding and fun field of teaching. He will discuss the varied settings where these jobs exist (including full time, part time and contract), how to find opportunities and how to secure your position. In addition, Dr. Newman will discuss compensation, schedules/working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. He will provide practical suggestions to break into the field of teaching and succeed and excel as a physician teacher. Questions and Answers

Philip E. Newman, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California – Irvine where he teaches cardiology fellows. Prior to his teaching career Dr. Newman practiced clinical medicine as an interventional cardiologist. Dr. Newman is a SEAK alumnus. He received his BA from Brown and his MD from the University of Virginia. Is addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Newman maintains a successful expert witness practice. Dr. Newman served in Vietnam in the US Army Medical Corps and he was awarded the Bronze Star.

B. Opportunities for Physicians in Work from Home TelemedicineEki Abrams, MDDr. Abrams will explain the exciting and growing number of opportunities to practice telemedicine. She will discuss how you are paid (per diem v. salary) and how much you are paid, charting, and malpractice/liability. She will also explain scheduling shifts, the substantial advantages to this type of work, the types of cases you can and can not see, the specialties which can do this work (you might be surprised at this), regulatory considerations and the future of this exciting field. Dr. Abrams will provide practical advice for breaking into and excelling at telemedicine and will recall the personal life event that inspired her to ignore her fear and follow her heart. Questions & Answers

Eki Abrams, MD is a board certified internist who currently practices telemedicine while she raises her family and pursues her other professional interests of music and writing. (see www.ekishola.com). Dr. Abrams received her MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and her undergraduate degree from Cornell. She comes from a family of musicians, has been performing nearly her whole life and recently released her jazz/jazz soul album Final Beginning. In addition to her clinical work in telemedicine, Dr. Abrams also serves as a locum tenens physician.

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Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians is only offered once per year. Don’t let another year slip by.

Register today at seak.com or call 508-457-1111


Recruit or Exhibit at SEAK’s 14th Annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians ConferenceSEAK’s Non-Clinical Careers Conference is the perfect venue for anyone who is looking to recruit or network with motivated physicians who are looking to try something new.

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“The conference was an extremely successful event for us. We have already been in contact with several of the attendees that we met with over the weekend.”

“Our recruiting at the SEAK Conference was well worthwhile. We identified 2 very good candidates and 1 other decent one. We will definitely return next year and would like to run 2 tables.”

“Our recruiters really enjoyed participating at last year’s conference, and we hired 5 physicians from the event and are still in conversations with others from last year.”

“The recruiter for our consulting company felt that recruiting at the SEAK Conference was very worthwhile and that we connected with a number of well qualified candidates.”

“The conference was excellent! Exactly where we need to be every year to build relationships with physicians who are interested in non-clinical roles. Please invite us back next year.”

Who attends Non-Clinical Careers? 1 The majority of our 375–400

attendees are board certified and currently practicing medicine

2 Physicians attend the conference for many reasons including:

The desire to change careers and obtain a new position

Looking for part-time and full-time employment

To meet with recruiters to learn what additional opportunities are available for them

3 Our attendees come from all over the country

For additional information, please contact Alex Babitsky at [email protected] or (508) 457-5150.


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Preconference Workshop: How to Supplement Your Clinical Incomewith Lucrative Home-Based WorkThursday, October 19, 2017 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, ILExecutive Summary There are numerous proven categories of home-based work that you can perform to significantly (and often dramatically) supplement your clinical income. This survey course provides an introduction to: niche consulting, writing/teaching, medical-legal consulting (expert witnessing and IMEs) and performing file reviews. For each of the above activities physicians will learn about the advantages and disadvantage of the work, what exactly physicians are expected to do, how much the work can pay, how to obtain the work, and how to excel at the work. In addition, for each of the above activities physicians will learn how to use the experience gained to position themselves for high paying non-clinical jobs.

At the completion of this dynamic interactive workshop you will be able to: • Identify the lucrative home-based supplemental income opportunities that are the best fit for your

experience, knowledge and interests.• List potential niches in which you could serve as a consultant.• Explain ways to monetize your subject matter expertise through teaching and writing.• Describe how and why physicians are called upon to perform file reviews and what is involved in doing

this work.• Explain the most common ways physicians can earn supplemental income through Medical-

Legal Consulting• Calculate your supplemental income potential from niche consulting, writing, teaching, file review

consulting, and medical-legal consulting.• Form and prepare an action plan to supplement your clinical income with lucrative home-based work.• Explain how niche consulting, writing, teaching, file review consulting, and medical-legal consulting can

position a physician for full time non-clinical employment.

Registration Information: Tuition is $495 until August 16, 2017, $545 August 17, 2017–October 11, 2017, $595 After October 11,

2017. To register please use the form on page 2, visit www.seak.com or call 508-457-1111.

Faculty Steven Babitsky, Esq., is a former trial lawyer who has trained thousands of physicians. He is an expert on consulting. Steve is the creator of and trainer for SEAK’s highly acclaimed income supplementation training courses for physicians How to Start, Build, and Run a Successful Consulting Practice and How to Start, Build, and Run a Successful Disability and File Review Practice. Steve is himself a highly sought after consultant in the fields of negotiation, expert witness preparation and expert witness practice management and development. In addition, Steve is the co-creator of SEAK’s National Directory of Medical File Review Consultants (www.filereviewconsultants.com) – which lists over 450 physicians who perform file reviews.

James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. is the co-author of 30 non-fiction books whose cumulative sales have totaled several million dollars. Jim’s books have been published by major publishers such as St. Martins, Aspen, Wiley, and Wolters Kluwer as well being self-published through SEAK, Inc. Jim is also a prolific teacher. He has designed and taught well over 200 continuing education courses for physicians, engineers, accountants, and other professionals. Jim is an expert on expert witnessing. He is a co-founder of SEAK’s National Directory of Expert Witnesses (www.seakexperts.com) and has trained thousands of expert witnesses. Jim designed and teaches SEAK’s highly acclaimed courses How to Start, Build and Run a Successful Expert Witness Practice and How to Be an Effective Expert Witness. Jim also maintains an active consulting practice where he works primarily with expert witnesses.

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Thursday, October 19, 2017 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, IL

8:00–8:30 REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30–10:30 Niche Consulting A proven way to either supplement your income or transition out of a clinical career is to serve as a consultant. Consulting can be highly lucrative, most of the work can usually be done from a home office and overhead, start-up costs and risks are small. Best of all, consulting can be used to test the waters and position yourself for a new career. In this segment, attendees will be given an overview of serving as a niche consultant. Topics addressed include identifying the best consulting niches, setting (and collecting) your fee, marketing, and pleasing the client. Questions and Answers.


10:45–12:00 Writing/Teaching Writing and teaching can be personally, professionally, and financially rewarding. In this segment physicians will learn how to monetize their subject matter expertise through teaching and writing. Topics covered include evaluating writing ideas, how to price and sell your work, how to obtain teaching assignments, how to produce the highest quality work, and how to market yourself. In addition, attendees will learn how to use their teaching and writing experience to position themselves for a high paying non-clinical job and/or land high-end consulting assignments. Questions and Answers.

12:00–1:00 LUNCH WITH FACULTY (PROVIDED)

1:00–2:30 File Review Consulting Disability and file review consulting is a growing and lucrative field. In this segment the faculty will explain what file reviewers do and the specific types of matters physicians will typically be called to work on (e.g. disability reviews, utilization reviews, pre-authorizations, chart reviews, peer reviews, and medical necessity reviews). Physicians will be introduced to the marketplace for file reviews including who typically hires physicians, how to obtain this work, how much it pays, and how to excel at this work such that they can obtain repeat business. Questions and Answers.


2:45–4:30 Medical-Legal Consulting In this segment the attendees will be introduced to the extremely lucrative opportunities available serving as an expert witness or independent medical examiner. Physicians who serve as expert witnesses typically bill themselves out at $500+ per hour. Successful expert witnesses and independent medical examiners can earn $100,000 per year extra by devoting a few hours per week to medical-legal consulting. In this segment attendees will learn what expert witnesses and IME examiners do, what they don’t do, which clinicians are best positioned to perform this work, the drawbacks associated with this type of work, and what they would need to do to start serving as a medical-legal consultant. Questions and Answers.

“Very informative. Great ideas for supplemental income.”

“Excellent presentations! Informative, engaging and entertaining!”

“Excellent presenters with good sense of humor.”

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Preconference Workshop: How to Find & Land High Paying Non-Clinical JobsFriday, October 20, 2017 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, ILExecutive SummaryThis hands-on, intensive workshop will show physicians contemplating a career change how to locate and land lucrative non-clinical positions. The focus is on finding and landing jobs paying as much or more than clinical medicine. The course will conclude with each physician drafting a customized action plan of how they will find and land their first high-paying non-clinical job. The material in this preconference is NOT covered in the main conference.

At the Completion of this Dynamic Interactive Workshop, You Will be Able to: • Identify and persuasively articulate your strongest, most marketable skills. • Determine what specific career options are available to physicians with your preferences, values, and skills. • Learn what non-clinical careers are the best fit to your personality. • Nail your job interviews. • Understand what alternative and non-traditional careers pay. • Build a constantly-expanding network. • Form an action plan to start your new career.

Registration Information Tuition is $495 until August 16, 2017, $545 August 17, 2017–October 11, 2017, $595 After October 11, 2017. To register please use the form on page 2, visit www.seak.com or call 508-457-1111.

FacultySteven Babitsky, Esq. is a former trial lawyer who has trained thousands of physicians in the past 30 years. He has over 35 years of experience as a professional negotiator, has himself successfully made the switch from practicing law to a non-clinical career, and is an expert in networking, running a small business, medical-legal opportunities for physicians, responding to tough questions, persuasion skills, consulting, publishing, and turning ideas into money. He is the co-author of the book Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians. (www.nonclinicalcareers.com)

Michael J. McLaughlin, MD is co-founder of Peloton Advantage, a medical communications company. He received degrees from Harvard College and Columbia University. After four years as a plastic surgeon and hand specialist, he networked through a career change into medical communications. Along the way, he also founded Physician Renaissance Network (PRNresource.com), a free resource for doctors with non-clinical careers and interests, and wrote the book Do You Feel Like You Wasted All That Training? He wrote the medical thriller, Extinction, and collaborated with Dr. N. Michael Caputo on the innovative and controversial story, The Satin Strangler Blogs.

Charlotte Weeks is an executive career coach and professional resume writer. She is the CEO of Weeks Career Services and the Past President of the National Resume Writers’ Association. Ms. Weeks is a Certified Career Management Coach, a Nationally Certified Resume Writer, and a Certified Professional Resume Writer. Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Weeks worked in Human Resources at the American Medical Association. She is the author of the books, I Want to Work in an Association – Now What??? and 101 Ways to Enhance Your Career, has contributed to the books Resumes That Pop, Step-by-Step Cover Letters, and The Twitter Job Search Guide, has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, and has made numerous media appearances.

James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. is the co-founder and co-seminar leader of SEAK’s annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference. He is the co-author of the book Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians (www.nonclinicalcareers.com) and the article The Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make When Transitioning to a Non-Clinical Career. Jim is a highly experienced presenter who has trained thousands of physicians on topics including expert witnessing, non-clinical careers, negotiating, writing, and how to supplement clinical income. He currently serves as a Principal of SEAK, Inc. an ACCME accredited continuing education, training, consulting, and publishing firm. In addition to his teaching and writing, Jim has mentored numerous physicians. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Boston College and a cum laude graduate of Boston College Law School.

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Preconference Workshop: How to Find & Land High Paying Non-Clinical JobsFriday, October 20, 2017Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, IL 8:00–8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30–9:15 Available Jobs and Where to Find Them The faculty will review many of the financially and personally rewarding non-clinical career areas available to physicians including: consulting, education, management, biotechnology, public service, insurance, utilization review, forensic examinations and consultation, entrepreneur/business owner, media, writing, association and non-profit management, occupational health, and many more. The faculty will also disclose how to best find high paying non-clinical positions. Each field will be evaluated according to potential earnings, need to travel, location, whether work can be from home, and which physicians tend to be the best fit in the field. Questions and Answers

9:15–10:15 Selling Yourself and Leveraging Your Medical Degree and Experience In this segment, the faculty will begin by utilizing a demonstration with a volunteer attendee to show the absolute importance of being able to sell yourself. Attendees will then learn specific techniques (with examples) on how to persuasively and confidently articulate how their skills, education, and experience as medical doctors should be characterized as talents that any employer would seek. Attendees will be provided with an extensive set of “talking points” that they can use to help articulate their transferable skills and why an employer should hire them. Questions and Answers


10:30–11:15 The Truth About Non-Clinical Career Transition for Physicians Dr. McLaughlin will recount his path from a practicing surgeon to a non-clinical executive, to becoming the owner of his own highly successful medical communications company. He will explain his successful methodology for career transition and offer frank comments about the process of transition, the time it takes, what sacrifices need to be made, and common issues physicians run into during transition. Questions and Answers

11:15–12:00 How You Can Transition and How Others Have Transitioned This segment will focus on identifying which careers you would most want, positioning yourself for your chosen career and landing your first job. The faculty will utilize and open for discussion numerous concise case studies of physicians who have successfully made the switch to a high paying non-clinical career. Included in each case study is the personal and professional background of the physician, what they were looking for, how they found it, and most importantly, the valuable lessons which should be learned from the examples. Questions and Answers

12:00–1:00 LUNCH WITH FACULTY PROVIDED

1:00–2:00 How to Define Your Personal Brand and Express it on Your Resume The faculty will explain what a personal brand is and how a personal brand should be used to distinguish yourself from the competition. The faculty will present a methodology for determining your personal brand and show attendees how to best express that brand on your resume. The faculty will provide practical, proven suggestions for drafting a more attractive resume. Questions and Answers

2:00–2:30 Networking Faculty will discuss how to start networking, the process to utilize, getting people to talk to you and help you, the questions to ask during your call, and the methods to use for follow-up. Questions and Answers


2:45–3:45 Excelling at Your Job Interview This segment will consist of numerous mock interviews with volunteer attendees. The aim is constructive critique to help dramatically improve performance. The faculty will review 12 rules for interviewing, such as 1) “Listen 80%/Talk 20%,” 2) “No negatives about anything,” and 3) “More good than bad.” Participants will learn to use “closing comments” to create lasting positive impressions. The group will review and learn to answer the 25 most difficult interview questions, including 1) “Why did you leave?” 2) “How are you different?” and 3) “What do you earn?” The faculty will discuss strategies for group interviews and learn the full power of thank you notes. Attendees will be encouraged to “start the job before you are hired,” and learn when and how to use references. Questions and Answers

3:45–4:30 Your Action Plan to Land Your First Non-Clinical Job An action plan is a one-page document detailing how you are going to find your new job. During this module the faculty will review sample action plans that can be used to find non-clinical careers. Attendees will be asked to draft their own action plans which will then be discussed and critiqued. Questions and Answers

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Negotiating Skills for Physicians; 4-DVD Set When switching careers or starting a new business you unfortunately are not compensated on what you know or deserve. You are compensated on how well you negotiate. Negotiating Skills for Physicians will provide you with the negotiating skills you need. The course is lively and interactive. Includes 85 page printed manual. $495

Introduction An opening negotiation exercise will demonstrate the importance of negotiating skills. The faculty will explain why physicians don’t negotiate, demonstrate the enormous sums physicians negotiate for and give an example of a $12,000 an hour negotiation. Questions and Answers.Competitive vs. Cooperative Negotiations You will learn how to differentiate between competitive and cooperative negotiations, and most importantly, how to transform a competitive negotiation into a cooperative negotiation. Questions and Answers.Asking and Answering Questions You will learn the crucial skills associated with asking and answering powerful questions including asking questions early and in writing, asking open ended questions, phrasing questions correctly and how to tactfully avoid directly answering a question. Questions and Answers.Needs, Interests, and Desires You will learn how to find out an opponent’s X factor and turn a potential adversary into an ally. Questions and Answers.

Deadlines You will learn how to use deadlines effectively and use accelerated deadlines. Questions and Answers.Power and How to Develop It You will learn the all-important skills for how to develop and use power in a negotiation. Included will be an explanation of how to capitalize on your opponent’s verbal leaks, developing a “BATNA,” and using your opponents “investment” against him. Questions and Answers.Negotiating Employment Terms, Conditions and Contracts You will learn specific techniques for negotiating employment terms, conditions and contracts and will practice these techniques with a detailed negotiation exercise. Questions and Answers.Preparation and Aspiration Levels You will learn how to reduce your opponent’s aspiration levels, how to make sure you do not sell yourself short, and how to go about information gathering prior to a negotiation. Questions and Answers.

Silence is Golden You will learn why loose lips sink ships and how to use silence as an effective negotiating tactic. Questions and Answers.Concessions You will learn how and when to make concessions and how to get the most for every concession made. Questions and Answers.Deadlock You will learn how to use the fear of deadlock to your advantage. Questions and Answers.Negotiating Business Deals You will learn to become proficient at negotiating business deals with other businesspersons, vendors and partners.Questions and Answers.

How to Become a Successful Physician Inventor: Bringing Your Ideas to Market; 5-DVD SETPhysician inventors have improved the lives of patients, saved lives, and been handsomely rewarded for their efforts. Viewers will be taught how to supplement their clinical income by bringing one or more of their physician invention ideas to market. These hands-on intensive DVDs will show physicians how to critically evaluate their invention ideas and take the steps necessary to bring one or more of them to market. Emphasis is placed on the practical needs of the new physician inventor and getting them up to speed on what they need to know to proceed with their inventions. At the conclusion of the DVD course each viewer will have a detailed protocol and plan to bring their idea to market. Includes 150 page printed manual. $895 After watching these DVDs you will be able to:• Turn your idea into an invention and bring

it to market• Develop a protocol for looking at problems

you encounter at work and turning them into potential inventions

• Explain the 10 step process for determining if your idea is a good one for an invention

• Describe the new patent law and how you can use it to protect your idea/invention

• Explain how to deal with Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s) and how to use them to protect your idea

• Describe how and when you might need a prototype and how to obtain one

• Calculate how much money you can make licensing or selling your invention

• Describe the resources available to you and what assistance (e.g. patent lawyers, etc.) you want on your team

• Develop a 6 month action plan to success-fully bring your idea/invention to market

Medical Malpractice Survival Training for Physicians; 5-DVD SETMalpractice Survival Training for Physicians is essential training for any physician who is currently being sued or is at risk for being sued over the course of his or her career. We teach you how to give yourself the best chance of successfully defending an accusation of medical malpractice. We further show you how to be a more effective witness in your own defense. In addition, we teach you what you can and should do to assist in your own defense including making sure the insurance company hires the right lawyer, assisting in case preparation and expert selection, and making a favorable impression upon the jury. We also flag common and avoidable mistakes that can destroy an otherwise defensible case. Includes 158 page printed manual. $895. We cover:

• How to be a more effective witness in your own defense at deposition and trial

• How to make sure you are represented by the right lawyer and that that lawyer hires the best expert witnesses

• How to best work with and assist your defense counsel

• What makes plaintiffs angry enough to sue and how to avoid getting sued

• How to make a favorable impression on the jury

• How to understand and enforce your rights under liability insurance policies

• Factors to consider in order to decide whether or not to settle a case and if so, how much to settle for

• How to avoid common mistakes that can sink your case

• How to avoid or minimize damage to your reputation18


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