Career Change Resources

Books

(search on "career change" physician)

  • Career Change by David P. Helfand, 1999
  • Leaving the Bedside: The Search for a Nonclinical Medical Career by American Medical Association (Corporate Author), et al, 1996
  • Strategic Career Management for the 21st Century Physician by Gigi Hirsch MD, 2000
  • Planning for a Successful Career Transition: The Physician's Guide to Managing Career Change by Mike Scott, 1999
  • The Successful Physician: A Productivity Handbook for Practitioners by Marshall O. Zaslove, 2003
  • Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career by Herminia Ibarra, 2004
  • I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work by Julie Jansen, 2003
  • Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most by Douglas Stone, 2000

Articles

Web Sites

  • US Department of Labor (DOL): This government site has many useful links, including the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
  • The DOL also sponsors CareerOneStop, which provides national, state, and local career information and labor market data. One of their products is America's Career Infonet.
  • Another DOL resource is Career One Stop Coach, which “will walk you step-by-step through the tasks for job search and business resources on the CareerOneStop websites.”
  • AARP provides work information, especially for those 50 and over. They provide links to assessments and employers, some of which are in health care, that commit to hiring older workers.

Career Counselors

Career Counselors, and their required training and credentials, are available at:

Disclaimer

These resources have not been investigated by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP takes no responsibility for these resources.