As an industry, health care keeps on growing. Demand for services of all kinds is increasing and that means medical professionals are needed to fill these positions. For women, breaking into certain medical careers can be a challenge, but the monetary benefits might make it worthwhile.

The following are the best paying clinical and non-clinical careers for women. It should be noted that the wage gap between male and female clinicians still persists.

Non-Surgical Specialties

• Gastroenterologist: This specialty sees a median salary of $357,000 for women. If you enjoy both cognitive puzzles, this is your specialty. Gastroenterologists get to work directly with patients, study pathology, and do lab work related to diseases and conditions of the digestive system and its many organs. With more recent advancements in biotechnology, you are also more likely to get a chance to work with cool new virtual devices.
• Cardiologist: Everybody loves cardiology! Although, the median salary is approximately 76% of what men in the profession make, it is a reasonable $353,000. Cardiologists are always needed, given that heart disease is the foremost cause of death in the United States.
• Oncologist: The median income for female oncologists is $330,000. Oncology can be a very rewarding career for those who can manage it. Although working with cancer patients can be heart wrenching at times, getting a chance to beat back cancer always makes it worth it; oncology is top-ranked annually as one of the most rewarding specialties.

Surgical Specialties

• Anesthesiologist: At a median of salary of $350,000, this is the best-paid surgical career for women. Anesthesiology is a great choice for individuals who are secretly chemistry wizzes, enjoy collaborating with, but not necessarily being surgeons, and who are able to stay alert for long periods of time to monitor patient awareness and pain.
• Orthopedic surgeon: As of 2013, at a median income of over $400,000 annually, orthopedic surgeons are the highest paid physicians on average. Unfortunately, women in orthopedics have a median income of about $300,000—a staggering $100,000 wage gap. If you enjoy complex joint diseases or sports injuries, this specialty is yours for the taking.
• Ophthalmologist: Ophthalmologists have a median annual income of $312,800. People gravitate toward this career because of its perfected admixture of surgical skills and clinical work. If you thought the technology in other specialties was unique, wait until you see what is in store for you as an ophthalmologist.

Non-Clinical Careers

• Pharmacist: Named the best-paying job for women in 2013 by Forbes, 52% of pharmacists are women and their earnings have 100% parity with that of men in the profession. The median yearly salary for pharmacists is $97,000. Relatively predictable hours and growing demand makes this career very attractive.
• Medical and Health Services Manager: If this term doesn’t sound familiar, you may have heard it called a health care executive or administrator. This is a good career option for people who like making an organization run more efficiently and who know a little bit of everything when it comes to health care. The median earnings in this profession are about $62,000. Women dominate this field, making up nearly three-quarters of health care administrators; however they only make 77% of what men in this field do.
• Health educator: If you like helping people understand how to be healthier, but don’t necessarily want to be a physician, this career is a good choice. Like many other non-clinical careers, health educators are predominantly women; they make around $65,000 annually. This can be a personally rewarding career as you directly support individuals in meeting their health-related goals.

Whether you are a woman considering a medical career in surgery, another clinical specialty or simply considering a career in the vast health care ecosystem, take some time to determine if one of these is right for you.

Maxime Rieman is a writer for NerdWallet, a financial literacy website that helps consumers make informed choices whether it relates to career choices or finding the best car insurance.

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Just because family doctors have the ability to diagnose and treat patients doesn’t mean that they aren’t also vulnerable to the threat of injury or illness. In this infographic you’ll learn how susceptible doctors are to the threat of disability and how to prepare yourself financially should the unexpected occur.

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Sometimes it’s difficult to find job listings that state what the salary range is.  You might have to call first, send a resume first, or even interview first, before you start talking dollars.  One place that has been consistently transparent of their salary range each time I’ve looked is actually the USAJobs website.

But here are two listings found on CraigsList for an Emergency Physician and Family Physician to work at an Urgent Care office.  Monday to Friday, 9 to 6 sounds pretty nice.  Although the salary range seems strange for an ER doc compared to FM.  But, maybe Linden vs Springfield warrants that discrepancy.  Or maybe some other factor we’re not seeing here.

Emergency Medicine Physician (Springfield)

Emergency Medical Doctor wanted full time for our urgent care medicine office in Linden.

We are currently seeking a Emergency MD to join our current staff of 4 MDs, 3 PAs and 3 NPs.

Requirements:
MD/DO Degree
NJ MD license
B/C or B/E in Emergency Medicine

Schedule:
M-F 9-6p.m.

Compensation: $150,000-$180,000/yr + Benefits

Email us your resume to apply.
Link

Family Physician (Springfield)

Family Physician wanted full-time for our primary care urgent care office in Springfield.

Must have a NJ MD license, MD/DO degree, and be B/C or B/E in Family Medicine.

Schedule: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Salary is $150,000-$200,000/yr with benefits and malpractice.

Email us your resume to apply.
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I am taking the week off of blogging so I hope you don’t mind. I am currently in Paris for a quick vacation, a break from work at the office and from my online ventures!

But I did do a quick search on Physician Salaries in France. From what I can tell, GPs here in France make about 80k to 140k USD. I couldn’t find many good sources so this is just very general!!

Have a good week and talk to you all soon.

Here is the view from my flat:

This is how close we really are to Sacre Coeur. The previous photo is misleading!

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• NonClinical

I’ll be changing the Poll question soon.  Got any suggestions?

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A hospitalist is a physician who works primarily in the hospital serving acutely ill patients.  The term was first coined in 1996 by a couple of doctors writing in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Since then, the movement has persistently grown to encompass the majority of hospitals in the United States.  Over 34,000 hospitalists are estimated to be working in the US as of 2012.

Back in the old days, a primary care physician did double duty : they saw patients in the office as well as in the hospital.  Whenever one of their 2,500 patients (the average patient panel size in the US) was very sick, the patient would be admitted to the hospital and the primary doctor would be overseeing the care there as well.  But, duty hour limitations, work/life balance, and even consideration of revenue has led most primary care doctors to leave hospital medicine behind.  And thus, it opened the door for this new kind of medicine to blossom.

What are the benefits of hospital medicine?  More money, better schedules, more immediate results and better support (via consults and labs/imaging all there at the hospital).  By better schedules, I simply mean there are more options for scheduling and balancing life with work.  Some hospitalists work 7 days on followed by 7 days off.   Some work a block of time at a time.  Others might do shift work and others might be traditional with call duties.

Salary.com

Just how much do hospitalists make?

The median expected salary is $200,579 according to Salary.com.  However, the MGMA reports the median as $233,855.  Another body called Today’s Hospitalist conducted their own limited survey and found that the salary ranges very widely with some hospitalists making over $300,000 in annual income.

There are two main kinds of hospitalists : adult medicine and pediatric medicine.  However, specialists are catching on to the idea as well and making a shift segregating their office from their hospital duties.

The majority of adult hospitalists have internal medicine residency training.  The majority of pediatric hospitalists have pediatric residency training.  Those are 3 years each.  Fellowships are not required but are available should you want one.

Now, family medicine can become hospitalists too but they are not as well qualified from the eyes of a hospitalist human resources recruitment perspective.  Why?  It has to do with the amount of in-hospital training one receives while in residency.  Without a doubt, internal medicine residents do more hospital work than office work.  Also, family medicine residency appropriately divides your time in pediatrics and obgyn further decreasing the potential for adult in-patient hospital medicine training.  With that said, you could always tailor your 2nd and 3rd yr electives to get more training in in-patient medicine.

To increase your chances of getting a hospitalist job as a family medicine physician, consider getting more experience in hospital medicine by choosing residencies which offer a hospitalist track or do a fellowship in hospital medicine for an extra year or two.

Hospital medicine is here to stay and it is growing more popular by the year.  The lure of higher salary and potentially better work schedules draws many physicians to consider this kind of position.  If you enjoy working in a hospital, the immediacy of getting a lab or image result to direct care, the challenge of very, very sick patients, then you might enjoy being a hospitalist.

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It’s that time of year.  Reports are being released left and right after collecting data from hundreds of thousands physicians regarding their 2012 compensation and career details.  This post is served to give you an update on the numbers specific to Family Medicine doctors based off of a few big named surveys.

If you are looking to read about what Family Medicine is and what training is required, head over to my previous article, here.

2013 Family Medicine Compensation Data

Mean / Average – $166,662
Median – $170,000
Lowest – $83,331
Highest – $400,000
Starting – $140,000

21% of physicians reported a decrease in income
47% of physicians reported income remained the same
32% of physicians reported an increase in income

Overall, male physicians earn 30% more than women.
In Family Medicine, males earn 17% more than women.

By geographic region
Northeast – $170,000
Northwest – $162,000
Central – $184,000
Southeast – $180,000
Southwest – $164,000
West – $180,000

Family Physicians employed at hospitals had the highest compensations followed by partners in a practice.  The least compensated family doctors work in academic settings.

Healthcare reform is impacting family doctors.  29% have joined or plan to join an Accountable Care Organization compared to last year’s 12%.  Some doctors are moving towards concierge medicine (3%) while cash-only practices stayed the same (4%).

Career Satisfaction
28% of family doctors state they would choose the same specialty again.
62% would still choose medicine as a career.
20% would choose the same practice setting.

Overall, Family Medicine is a thriving specialty with the majority of incomes remaining the same or increasing slightly.  Satisfaction in the field is down however with only 28% of physicians stating they would choose the field again.  Last year, it was 32% but even so, the number overall is low compared to other specialties such as Radiology or Orthopedics.

Sources
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Cejka Search – Family Medicine Compensation Snapshot

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Recently, I received an email from Mr. Steve Babitsky, Esq.  If you don’t know, he is the President and Founder of SEAK, Inc which is a company offering continuing education for medical and legal professionals since 1980.  More notably, they are currently the only company that offers a conference about nonclinical careers.  (Medical Fusion was a contender but hasn’t surfaced since 2011)

In his email, he lists 26 jobs that doctors could do.  I thought it was a pretty interesting list, so I wanted to share it with you.

1. Clinical Research
2. Coaching
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4. Contract Research Organizations
5. Corporate Medical Director
6. Disability Insurance
7. Federal Government
8. Health Insurance
9. Informatics
10. Inventor
11. Medical Administration
12. Medical Advertising
13. Medical Communications
14. Medical Science Liaison
15. Medical Writing
16. Non-Profits
17. Pharma
18. Pharmacovigilance
19. Physician Advisor
20. Public Health
21. Recruiting
22. Solo Consulting
23. Speaker
24. Television Journalism
25. Venture Capital
26. Wellness

If you’re tired of clinical medicine, if you think it’s just not for you, if you’re technologically or business oriented, or if you have trouble getting into residency, you should go to the 2013 Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference.  The speakers are successful professionals that will give you insight into how you can get your foot in the door, how much these jobs will pay, and what your typical day will be like.

10th Annual Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians
October 19-20, 2013
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Chicago, IL

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Concierge medicine is a growing style of practice in healthcare in which a patient pays an annual fee to their doctor.  This could be $199, $500, $1500; or it could be more, could be less.  Within this concept, there are many ways to deliver healthcare.

Some physicians charge an annual fee in addition to provided services.  Others charge one price for all services per year.  Some charge insurance, others do not.  Some might include a wellness program.  But the common theme to all concierge medical practices is better access to your physician.

The Concierge Medicine Research Collective released a summary of data it has collected over the past 3 years on physicians who practice concierge medicine.  There were several interesting points so what I’ve done is outlined them below and included my thoughts about it in parentheses.

• The majority of concierge medicine physicians are internists followed by family medicine.
• A growing number of specialties are entering concierge medicine – Cardiology, Dentistry, Pediatrics.  (i’m not surprised. this is a viable model for physicians to give patients the time they want while being able to sustain their previous income. it’s gaining popularity)
• The average salary of a concierge doctor is $100,000 to $300,000.  (i’m surprised.  i thought the range would at least include 500k)
• The average income of a concierge patient is $50,000 to $200,000.  (this debunks the theory that concierge doctors only treat the rich)
• Most concierge doctors treat 6 – 8 patients per day.  (i see about 20 per day. this is supposed to increase when my contract turns to production based)
• More than 70% of visits are 30 – 60 minutes long with the doctor.  (nice, that is what i wish i could give my patients on a consistent basis)

For more information about the data, click here.

Have you thought about opening a concierge medical practice?  Are you for it, or against it?

Photo Credit
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(i love the layout of the office in the photo. i want a doctor like that!)

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