Dr. Phil DiGiacomo is an emergency physician who made the tough choice to leave clinical practice a few years ago. Today, he’s the National Medicare Medical Director at the health insurance company Humana, as well as an advocate for physicians in search of non-clinical roles. He created an online course to help doctors make career transitions, which is available on his website.

In this episode of How I Doctor, Offcall co-founder Dr. Graham Walker talks with Phil about why Phil decided to change jobs, how he found a new career three years ago, and the tradeoffs of leaving clinical medicine for a remote desk job. Phil also offers tactical advice about different aspects of the non-clinical job hunt, including getting past AI resume screenings and emphasizing “soft skills.” 

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In this episode, Graham and Phil discuss:

00:58: Phil’s journey from the ER to the corporate world

13:15: The challenges doctors face in changing careers

28:40: Exploring part-time non-clinical jobs

33:51: Advice for physician job-seekers

44:17: What Phil actually does (and makes) in his non-clinical job