In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dr. John Jurica, MD, MPH, CPE, a family physician with a long history of doing non-clinical work. John was part-time medical director for a family planning clinic and an occupational medicine clinic. He worked as part-time VP for Medical Affairs and full-time Chief Medical Officer at a nonprofit hospital south of Chicago, Illinois for 14 years (total). He left that job to partner with other investors to open an urgent care center, where he serves as medical director. In 2017, he started the weekly Physician Nonclinical Careers Podcast, with 245 episodes so far. John is the co-founder of NewScript, a membership for licensed clinicians with a community, free live streams, and recorded videos, interviews, and other resources to help them thrive in today’s healthcare environment, accessible on desktop or phone app. John now devotes most of his time to mentoring, Coaching, and teaching physicians how to find and secure nontraditional jobs based on their medical backgrounds and knowledge of the healthcare system in the U.S. and abroad.

John and I discuss his journey in healthcare, pivoting directions in his career, and what’s currently happening in the industry in terms of burnout & the pandemic. 

Tune in to this week’s episode to learn:

• How healthcare providers can overcome burnout by looking at non-clinical careers
• Pivoting career paths when you no longer feel aligned 
• The great resignation happening in healthcare right now & whether we should be concerned 
• Healthcare changes we’re seeing due to the pandemic & adaptations being made
• What NewScript is and how it’s bringing healthcare providers together 

Grab your drink of choice and join the conversation!

Resources

Website: https://nonclinicalphysicians.com 

New Script:  newscript.app 

Free resource for listeners: 70 Nonclinical Careers for Physicians: https://pnc-podcast.lpages.co/70-nonclinical-careers/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.jurica.7/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-jurica/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnjurica2

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At the onset of my career as a Physiotherapist (PT) in 2007, I also became a caregiver to my chronically ill father. Throughout my career and caregiving, I saw both sides of the healthcare system – as a clinician and as a family member & caregiver – and I witnessed the gaps in communication between providers and patients. Walking into a medical appointment with my dad was always a psychological experience and quite often, his healing and our outlook was mainly impacted by the quality of the interactions.

When my dad died in 2018, I was inspired to write my first book, Communication is Care: 9 Empowering Strategies to Guide Patient Healing, published in June 2019. I wrote this book with the intention to help healthcare providers enhance their communication skills and be able to communicate with patients in such a way that it would help their patients achieve their highest level of function, recovery, and independence. My book has received a few awards and was an Amazon Bestseller upon its launch.

In October 2019, I further launched my podcast, The Healthcare Provider Happy Hour. The purpose of my podcast is to support the well-being of healthcare providers so that they may create the best patient experiences and minimize their risk of burnout. I’ve released over 200 episodes to date and have had the opportunity to chat with like-minded people on a similar mission over the past three years from all over the globe.”