The Doctor’s Crossing Carpe Diem Podcast

By Heather Fork, MD

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Are you a physician who’s questioning your career path? If you’re at the white coat crossroads, for whatever reason, this podcast is for you. We’re going to help you find your best path forward, whether it’s to be happier in patient care, transition to a nonclinical career, or do something completely different. In the weekly podcasts, we’re bringing you all the good stuff: -Actionable tools and resources to help you start making positive changes. -Interviews with physicians who’ve found new and fulfilling ways to practice as well as those who’ve transitioned into nonclinical careers. -Concrete advice for applying to jobs, using LinkedIn, interviewing, negotiating, and much more. Your host, Dr. Heather Fork, is a former board-certified dermatologist who transitioned into full-time career coaching for physicians over 10 years ago. She is a master certified coach who has been helping hundreds of physicians find ways to be happier both in medicine and beyond. Come visit us at www.doctorscrossing.com to learn more!

Episode Date
Episode #219: When Your Dream Specialty Isn’t What You Expected
Apr 30, 2025
Episode #218: Are You A Physician Struggling in Your Relationship Or Marriage? Here’s Help.
Apr 16, 2025
Episode #217: Choosing Your Own Path - Dr. Samant’s Story From Medicine To Consulting and Beyond
Apr 02, 2025
Episode #216: Financial Freedom at The Career Crossroads - Diving In With The White Coat Investor
Mar 19, 2025
Episode #215: Fired to Fired Up. An Anesthesiologist’s Tale of Triumph over Tragedy and finding a new purpose at 60.
Mar 05, 2025
Episode #214: Freedom and Financial Control: The DPC Model for Primary Care AND Specialty Physicians
Feb 19, 2025
Episode #213: Struggling with Board Exams? You're Not Alone—Practical Help for Success
Feb 05, 2025
Episode #212: Polish Your Own Crystal Ball: 5 Steps to Career Clarity for Physicians at the Crossroads
Jan 22, 2025
Episode #211: Do You Feel Like You've Lost Your Purpose? Crack the Purpose Code
Jan 08, 2025
Episode #210: 5 Ways To Increase Your Income and Find Great Opportunities in Telemedicine
Dec 25, 2024
Episode #209: Break the Stress Cycle: Mindfulness Techniques to Master Your Thoughts and Emotions
Dec 11, 2024
Episode #208: Plan for Retirement Now to Maximize Your Freedom Later
Nov 27, 2024
Episode #207: Breaking Free from Comparitis: How to Stop Comparing and Start Thriving
Nov 13, 2024
Episode #206: When Being a Caregiver Means You’re Neglecting Yourself: Key Advice From A Palliative Medicine Physician
Oct 30, 2024
Episode #205: Healing the Heart and Mind: Breaking the Stigma of Physician Mental Health - A Cardiologist’s Story
Oct 23, 2024
Episode #204: Finding A New Path and Happiness When You Slow Down And Plan For Retirement
Oct 16, 2024
Episode #203: Getting Unstuck - The Power of Changing How You See Yourself
Oct 09, 2024
Episode #202: Not Ready to Retire? Discover Rewarding Part-Time Physician Opportunities
Oct 02, 2024
Episode #201: A Rewarding Side Gig Where You Can Make 10K - 20K+ a Month
Sep 25, 2024
Episode #200: Pearls, Pitfalls and Surprises from 200 Episodes
Sep 20, 2024
Episode #199: Investing in Yourself: When to Take the Financial Leap for Personal and Professional Growth
Sep 11, 2024
Episode #198: 3 Tips to Stand Out as a Candidate in a Competitive Nonclinical Job Market
Sep 04, 2024
Episode #197: ChatGPT: An Incredible FREE Resource For Your Career Transformation
Aug 26, 2024
Episode #196: What Do Nonclinical Jobs Actually Pay? Here Are The Details
Aug 21, 2024
Episode #195: Are There Nonclinical Options For Older Physicians?
Aug 14, 2024
Episode #194: An Anesthesiologist’s Decision to Follow Her Heart Led to a Rewarding Career Teaching at a Community College
Aug 07, 2024
Episode #193: Don’t Hide Under a Rock, Become Visible and Change Lives, Including Your Own
Jul 31, 2024
Episode #192: Refusing to Take No For an Answer: A Pedi ER Doctor's Journey to Help Kids With Complex Medical Needs
Jul 24, 2024
Episode #191: How a Daily Inspirational Reading Practice Can Be Transformative
Jul 17, 2024
Episode #190: Dr. Pooja’s Story: An Inspiring Journey Through Dark Times to Career Happiness.
Jul 10, 2024
Episode #189: Get Your Charts Done and Get Home: Expert Tips from a Charting Coach
Jul 03, 2024
Episode #188: Getting to the root of procrastination. Spoiler alert - It’s not laziness!
Jun 27, 2024
Episode #187: Don’t Wait for Doors to Open, Get Scrappy in Your Career Quest
Jun 19, 2024
Episode #186: Earn Extra Income, Fire Up Your Brain, and Find A New Direction With Physician Side Gigs
Jun 12, 2024
Episode #185: Shake things up with Unconventional Clinical Careers
Jun 05, 2024
Episode #184: Sometimes You Have To Leave To Know If You Still Love Medicine - A Surgeon’s Story
May 29, 2024
Episode #183: Making Sure You Have The Right Disability Coverage - Just In Case
May 22, 2024
Episode #182: How to Negotiate Like A Boss! Advice From An Expert with guest Kyle Claussen
May 15, 2024
Episode #181: CDI - A great opportunity for physicians with and without US residency
May 08, 2024
Episode #180: AI in Healthcare - How It’s Being Used And Opportunities For Physicians Part 2
May 01, 2024
Episode #179: AI in Healthcare - How It’s Being Used And Opportunities For Physicians Part 1
Apr 24, 2024
Episode #178: The hard decision to do residency or not - an MD graduate’s success story
Apr 17, 2024
Episode #177: From Urology to A Highly Successful Med Spa & Aesthetics Practice
Apr 10, 2024
Episode #176: How Having A Special Needs Child Led To a Great Career With Flexibility
Apr 03, 2024
Episode #175: Are You In A Toxic Work Environment? Suffer No More Part 2
Mar 27, 2024
Episode #174: Are You In A Toxic Work Environment? Suffer No More Part 1
Mar 20, 2024
Episode #173: You Don’t Need To See Where You’re Going To Move Forward. A Physician Finds A Great Surprise On The Other Side Of The Fog At The Crossroads.
Mar 13, 2024
Episode #172: The CDC - Diverse Opportunities With Or Without A Medical License
Mar 06, 2024
Episode #171: So What If You Leave Medicine and It’s A Mistake? - A Physician’s Inspiring Story Of Figuring It Out By Trying Things Out
Feb 28, 2024
Episode #170: 5 Myths Busted About Being a Physician Entrepreneur
Feb 21, 2024
Episode #169: Navigating your career with a disability or chronic illness
Feb 14, 2024
Episode #168: Tired of Failing to Make Changes That Matter to You? Start With This Simple Yet Powerful Exercise
Feb 07, 2024
Episode #167: Afraid You Won’t Achieve Your Goals This Year? Do This and Make Change Happen!
Jan 31, 2024
Episode #166: A Rewarding Job Open To IMGs And Others - Clinical Drug Development
Jan 24, 2024
Episode #165: Episode #166: Afraid The Door Will Close If You Leave Medicine? Here’s Some Advice
Jan 17, 2024
Episode #164: IMEs - A Side Gig For a Variety of Specialities
Jan 10, 2024
Episode #163: Facing Your Finances At The Crossroad - How To Be Empowered And Take Charge!
Jan 03, 2024
Episode #162: My Meeting With A Zen Master And 5 Key Questions I Ask Physicians At The Crossroads
Dec 27, 2023
Episode #161: Having Trouble Making Decisions? Access Your 3 Centers of Intelligence For Greater Clarity!
Dec 20, 2023
Episode #160: Getting A Nonclinical Job In Pharma Without a US Residency
Dec 13, 2023
Episode #159: How To Navigate That First Call With Recruiters
Dec 06, 2023
Episode #158: The Intersection of Variety and Familiarity in the Medical Monitor Role
Nov 29, 2023
Episode #157: Doing Disability Reviews From a Physician Who’s Been on Both Sides
Nov 22, 2023
Episode #156: How To Start A Side Gig Or Business As A Patient Navigator
Nov 15, 2023
Episode #155: Top Reasons Why You May Not Be Getting Nonclinical Job Interviews - Part 2
Nov 08, 2023
Episode #154: Top Reasons Why You May Not Be Getting Nonclinical Job Interviews - Part 1
Nov 01, 2023
Episode #153: Surgeon Finds Meaning In His Career in Population Health and Account Management
Oct 25, 2023
Episode #152: 5 Ways To Get Unstuck At The Crossroads
Oct 18, 2023
Episode #151: A Family Doctor Who Likes Helping Other Physicians in Their Careers
Oct 11, 2023
Episode #150: Are you paralyzed by the size of your goal? Start with a lemonade stand!
Oct 04, 2023
Episode #149: What Kind of Real Estate Should I Invest In? Featuring Dr. Ronnie Shalev
Sep 27, 2023
Episode #148: How Our Childhood Can Impact Our Career Path As Physicians
Sep 20, 2023
Episode #147: Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Help You At The White Coat Crossroads?
Sep 13, 2023
Episode #146: Public Health - A Rewarding Way To Help
Sep 06, 2023
Episode #145: 5 Ways a Resume Can Help You Stand Out for Nonclinical Jobs
Aug 30, 2023
Episode #144: Pediatric Gastroenterologist Finds Balance Working Remotely In Benefit Management
Aug 23, 2023
Episode #143: Are You At Risk Of Jeopardizing Your Ability To Practice?
Aug 16, 2023
Episode #142: 5 Things To Do Before Leaving Medicine - Revisited
Aug 09, 2023
Episode #141: Leaving Medicine - Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Revisited
Aug 02, 2023
Episode #140: Is it too soon to explore nonclinical options as a medical student or resident?
Jul 26, 2023
Episode #139: Are You Making Any Of These Common Mistakes On The Career Change Path?
Jul 19, 2023
Episode #138: Is Your Communication Style Helping You Or Hurting You?
Jul 12, 2023
Episode #137: When Answers Aren’t Coming Soon Enough
Jul 05, 2023
Episode #136: A Surgeon Shares Her Advice For Becoming A CMO
Jun 28, 2023
Episode #135: 7 Steps To Rock Your Informational Interviews
Jun 21, 2023
Episode #134: Being A Physician Advisor in a Non-Hospital-Based Role
Jun 14, 2023
Episode #133: Do You Have What It Takes To Start A Business?
Jun 07, 2023
Episode #132: Do You Have An Inner Leader In You?
May 31, 2023
Episode #131: Finding Great Work-Life Balance as a Medical Director in Health Insurance
May 24, 2023
Episode #130: Real-time Transition Story - Dr. Alec Jacobson Part 2
May 17, 2023
Episode #129: Healthcare Informatics 101: Exciting Roles for Physicians in a Growing Field
May 10, 2023
Episode #128: No Residency Needed - Opportunities for Physicians in CME Writing
May 03, 2023
Episode #127: Get Paid To Share Your Expertise As A Knowledge Consultant
Apr 26, 2023
Episode #126: Exploring Medical Volunteering Abroad
Apr 19, 2023
Episode #125: How To Assess If A Job’s A Good Fit Before You Commit
Apr 12, 2023
Episode #124: You Don’t Have To Hit A Bullseye With Your Career Change
Apr 05, 2023
Episode #123: Concierge Medicine - A Remedy For Burnout?
Mar 29, 2023
Episode #122: Medical Review Officer - An Intriguing Side Gig or Employed Job!
Mar 22, 2023
Episode #121: Love Your Job And Use Your Clinical Knowledge In Life Insurance Medicine
Mar 15, 2023
Episode #120: An ID Physician Finds Great Work-Life Balance As A Principal Investigator
Mar 08, 2023
Episode #119: Uncertainty Doesn’t Have To Be a Trap
Mar 01, 2023
Episode #118: Demystifying Medical Writing
Feb 22, 2023
Episode #117: Are You An Excellent Communicator? Consider Working At A Consulting Firm
Feb 15, 2023
Episode #116: Be A Medical-Legal Consultant And Avoid The Courtroom
Feb 08, 2023
Episode #115: Real-Time Transition Story - Dr. Alec Jacobson Part 1
Feb 01, 2023
Episode #114: Medical Affairs in Pharma - A Great Role For Physicians
Jan 25, 2023
Episode #113: Expert Witness - A Well-Paying Flexible Side Gig
Jan 18, 2023
Episode #112: A Great Area With No Residency Required - Medical Communications
Jan 11, 2023
Episode #111: Revisiting Careers You Can Do Without Residency
Jan 04, 2023
Episode #110: Blast From The Past - How To Keep Your License Active if You Leave Medicine
Dec 28, 2022
Episode #109: Do I Need an MBA to Open More Doors?
Dec 21, 2022
Episode #108: Is This 3-Letter Word Causing A Roadblock For You?
Dec 14, 2022
Episode #107: Increase Your Chances of Getting Hired With Additional Licenses - Here’s How!
Dec 07, 2022
Episode #106: Leaving Surgery For a Career In Medical Devices
Nov 30, 2022
Episode #105: Being a Physician Advisor - What’s the Scoop?
Nov 23, 2022
Episode #104: The Rewards of Public Speaking As A Side Gig
Nov 16, 2022
Episode #103: Wound Care Physician - A Rewarding And Flexible Option
Nov 09, 2022
Episode #102: A Flexible & Rewarding Side Gig - Plasma Center Medical Director
Nov 02, 2022
Episode #101: Demystifying Jobs for Physicians in Pharma
Oct 26, 2022
Episode #100: Is A Lack of Validation Keeping You Stuck?
Oct 19, 2022
Episode #99: The Value of Pursuing Your Passion When You’re In The Trenches
Oct 12, 2022
Episode #98: Take Back Control With A Direct Primary Care Practice
Oct 05, 2022
Episode #97: It’s Not Uncommon To Have Our Head In The Sand - What’s The Remedy?
Sep 28, 2022
Episode #96: When It’s Time To Go - Here’s How to Resign
Sep 21, 2022
Episode #95: Nonclinical Jobs In Your Own Backyard
Sep 14, 2022
Episode #94: Become Empowered to Avoid The Victim Trap in Medicine
Sep 07, 2022
Episode #93: How To Break The News When You’re Leaving Medicine
Aug 31, 2022
Episode #92: How to Decide If Leaving Residency Is Right For You
Aug 24, 2022
Episode #91: The Most Important Aspect of Career Change - Believe It Or Not
Aug 17, 2022
Episode #90: An Antidote to Stagnation and Boredom - the Portfolio Career
Aug 10, 2022
Episode #89: When the Unbelievable Happens in Residency, a Story of Triumph
Aug 03, 2022
Episode #88: Find a New Career Direction by Solving a Problem
Jul 27, 2022
Episode #87: From Allergist to Interior Designer For Physicians
Jul 20, 2022
Episode #86: Find Great Nonclinical Freelance Opportunities at flipMD
Jul 13, 2022
Episode #85: From Intern to Fulltime Consultant
Jul 06, 2022
Episode #84: She loves being employed as a patient advocate
Jun 29, 2022
Episode #83: Are You Prepared For Your Nonclinical Job Interview?
Jun 22, 2022
Episode #82: Are You In The Right Job For Your Enneagram Personality Type? Part 2
Jun 15, 2022
Episode #81: Are you in the right job for your Enneagram personality type? Part 1
Jun 08, 2022
Episode #80: Lifestyle medicine - what we didn’t get in medical school
Jun 01, 2022
Episode #79: Find flexibility and fun as an independent consultant
May 25, 2022
Episode #78: Eat that frog and 6 other time management tips
May 18, 2022
Episode #77: She didn’t leave medicine, she found joy in a new path
May 11, 2022
Episode #76: How this physician solved the no experience issue
May 04, 2022
Episode #75: A Career-Ending Injury Leads to a New Direction
Apr 27, 2022
Episode #74: Is it bad to take a break between jobs?
Apr 20, 2022
Episode #73: Should you have a job before quitting?
Apr 13, 2022
Episode #72: Telemedicine - A Flexible Way to Stay Clinical
Apr 06, 2022
Episode #71: 3 Myths About Getting Into Pharma
Mar 30, 2022
Episode #70: MSL: A great job for those without residency or a medical license
Mar 23, 2022
Episode #69: Create Something New Without Fear of Failure
Mar 16, 2022
Episode #68: Being a Patient Advocate is a Real Option
Mar 09, 2022
Episode #67: How to Increase Your Desirability as an Applicant for Nonclinical Jobs
Mar 02, 2022
Episode #66: Do You Need Experience to Land a Nonclinical Job?
Feb 23, 2022
Episode #65: Opportunities in Digital Health - Catch the Wave
Feb 16, 2022
Episode #64: Could a Fellowship or Second Residency Be the Ticket?
Feb 09, 2022
Episode #63: Expert Advice for Coping with Physician Anxiety
Feb 02, 2022
Episode #62: How fun and creativity are key to career change
Jan 26, 2022
Episode #61: Coping with anxiety as a new attending
Jan 19, 2022
Episode #60: 7 Lessons Learned From a Career Transition
Jan 12, 2022
Episode #59: Want to Test Drive Your Career Idea?
Dec 22, 2021
Episode #58: Careers You Can Do Without Residency
Dec 15, 2021
Episode #57: Working in Health Insurance - What’s It Like?
Dec 08, 2021
Episode #56: Can Work Culture Trump the Work Itself?
Dec 01, 2021
Episode #55: How About a Job Improving the EMR?
Nov 24, 2021
Episode #54: Is There a Teacher in You?
Nov 17, 2021
Episode #53: My Private Struggle With Starting This Podcast
Nov 10, 2021
Episode #52: Coping With the Emotions of Leaving Medicine
Nov 03, 2021
Episode #51: Coping With a Malpractice Suit From One Who Knows
Oct 27, 2021
Episode #50: Surgeon Transitions to CDI Specialist
Oct 20, 2021
Episode #49: Giving Notice and Non-competes
Oct 13, 2021
Episode #48: Could You Have the Imposter Syndrome?
Oct 06, 2021
Episode #47: Locums, Reentry, and a Return to Joy in Medicine
Sep 29, 2021
Episode #46: Asking for What You Want at Work
Sep 22, 2021
Episode #45: Are You Caught in the Physician Identity Trap?
Sep 15, 2021
Episode #44: How to Avoid a Career Wedgie
Sep 08, 2021
Episode #43: Start Networking Now to Open Doors
Sep 01, 2021
Episode #42: Overcoming Fear-Based Thinking at the Crossroads
Aug 11, 2021
Episode #41: Dealing With Shame at the Career Crossroads
Aug 04, 2021
Episode #40: Could Chart Review Be for You?
Jul 28, 2021
Episode #39: How to Sound More Confident in Interviews
Jul 21, 2021
Episode #38: Is There an Entrepreneur Hiding In You?
Jul 14, 2021
Episode #37: Hope for Your Medical School Debt
Jul 07, 2021
Episode #36: Having Doubts as a Med Student or Resident?
Jun 30, 2021
Episode #35: Tragedy and Transformation Lead to a Gem of a Career Niche
Jun 23, 2021
Episode #34: How to Create a Resume That Will Open Doors
Jun 16, 2021
Episode #33: Top 4 Career Roadblocks
Jun 09, 2021
Episode #32: 5 Key Steps for Financial Success
Jun 02, 2021
Episode #31: Curious About Being a Physician Coach?
May 26, 2021
Episode #30: What’s It Like to Work at the FDA?
May 19, 2021
Episode #29: A Mid-Career Fellowship Sparks a New Direction
May 12, 2021
Episode #28: How To Negotiate Your Physician Employment Contract
May 05, 2021
Episode #27: Prepare Ahead for a Transition Into Pharma
Apr 28, 2021
Episode #26: How a Family Physician Is Using Her Gift for Helping Others in a New Career
Apr 21, 2021
Episode #25: How to Rock Your Nonclinical Interviews
Apr 14, 2021
Episode #24: Locum Tenens - Get the Scoop and Insider Tips
Apr 07, 2021
Episode #23: Curious About Integrative and Functional Medicine?
Mar 31, 2021
Episode #22: Do You Feel Like You’re Wearing Golden Handcuffs?
Mar 24, 2021
Episode #21: A Surgeon Faces Retirement and Finds the Way Forward
Mar 17, 2021
Episode #20: Expert Witness, IMEs, and Life Care Plans
Mar 10, 2021
Episode #19: Is Physician Burnout Affecting Your Marriage?
Mar 03, 2021
Episode #18: The I Am, I Am Technique for Making Powerful Changes
Feb 24, 2021
Episode #17: 9 Top Nonclinical Side Gigs
Feb 17, 2021
Episode #16: 5 Steps to Becoming a Medical Writer
Feb 10, 2021
Episode #15: Reentry - Can You Get Back in if You Leave Medicine?
Feb 04, 2021
Episode #14: 5 Things to Do Before Leaving Medicine
Jan 28, 2021
Episode #13: A Surgeon Decides It’s Time to Leave Medicine
Jan 20, 2021
Episode #12: Working With a Recruiter - Top Insider Advice
Jan 13, 2021
Episode #11: An Intern Leaves Medicine and Then Has a Change of Heart
Jan 06, 2021
Episode #10: How Not To Waste Your Abundant Gifts
Dec 23, 2020
Episode #9: Drug Safety - A Great Entry Point Into Pharma
Dec 16, 2020
Episode #8: Life Insurance - a hidden gem of a nonclinical career
Dec 09, 2020
Episode #7: A Cool Technique to Reduce Your Physician-Career Anxiety
Dec 02, 2020
Episode #6: Why I Left Dermatology and Became a Physician Coach
Nov 18, 2020
Episode #5: Top 3 Nonclinical Job Sectors with Dr. John Jurica
Nov 11, 2020
Episode #4: Do you have transferable skills for a nonclinical job?
Nov 04, 2020
Episode #3: How to land a nonclinical job step-by-step
Oct 28, 2020
Episode #2: How to Keep your License Active if You Leave Medicine
Oct 21, 2020
Episode #1: Leaving medicine. Should I stay or should I go?
Oct 14, 2020
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Sep 28, 2020