Membership on the PRN networking page has expanded rapidly over the last few months and now includes numerous countries across 4 continents. Membership in the United States includes 45 states, but somehow the word hasn’t gotten out to physicians in Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota, Nevada, and Wyoming. Please help spread the word about PRN to your colleagues, and don’t forget these 6 states missing from our roster.

The annual meeting of the Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists will include several presentations on career evolution and non-clinical career options. (more…)

PRN is pleased to announce the addition of a members-only network page. Use this resource to find members with similer non-clinical interests, post upcoming meetings of interest to members, or post information or questions on the members forum. This feature will hopefully enhance the networking and information exchange opportunities provided by PRN. To sign up during the free registration period, please visit http://members.prnresource.com/.

Are you interested in particular non-clinical areas and looking for more information? Is there something extra that you’d like to see on our website? If you have some ideas to share with PRN, please contact us at info at prnresource.com. We greatly appreciate your input.

Crash Cart Productions, LLC, recently visited Bethlehem, PA, to film portions of “Heal Thyself,” a feature length documentary about the challenges of modern medical practice and the changing face of medicine as clinicians leave in search of other careers. (more…)

PRN’s founder, Michael J. McLaughlin, MD, will be the opening speaker at a course run by SEAK, Inc, entitled “Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians, this weekend, October 6th and 7th. (more…)

Questions from Doctors Considering a Career Change

by Michael J. McLaughlin, MD

$15.00 + $4.00 S&H

For Every Physician Considering a Career Change

“Physicians are used to linear career paths, formalized educational programs, and textbooks. Our careers typically progress through a predictable series of decision points, each complete with a road map for the next several years and a bibliography of recommended reading. Stepping out of a clinical career path can open up an endless set of options with no road map – a seemingly daunting proposition for the physician mindset.”

The candid combination of personal experience and advice in this book helps the reader navigate the five phases of career change: introspection, exploration, preparation, acquisition, and transition.

PRN, formed in 2004, has now launched its new website as a resource for physicians with non-clinical careers and interests.