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Want to follow a nonclinical career path? Here’s how it’s done.

Working in the news media, the courts or in academia are among the paths that diverge from full-time patient care. Learn more about alternative-career options from three physicians who’ve been there.

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AMA mapping tool identifies where workforce needs are greatest

The free, newly updated and mobile-friendly AMA Health Workforce Mapper offers more publicly accessible data on physician and nonphysician workforces.

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Mayo Clinic medical students Elias Saba and Editt Nikoyan
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Much to learn when med students leave classroom, enter boardroom

Students at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are exploring the world of health care innovation happening in private firms.

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Study reveals practice owners no longer the physician majority

A new AMA study found that less than half of patient care physicians had an ownership stake in their medical practice

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Best of 2016: Residents
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The top 5 stories residents should read

Compelling data on themes affecting individual residents—starting a family, recovering from shifts and more—struck a chord with readers.

Resident Wellness
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Salary comparison reminds residents: Plan now

A salary comparison between doctors and teachers highlights the need for medical residents to prioritize financial planning. When looking at the number of hours worked over a lifetime and student debt, physicians can make less per hour.

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Doctors who serve: Becoming a Navy flight surgeon

A flight surgeon in the navy trains alongside pilots. A future front line physician explains what it’s like to learn everything from learning how to fly a plane and helicopter to aerospace medicine and water survival.

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Pitching medical technology ideas to venture capitalists

You’ve a great tech idea to improve patient care but need investors. Pitching an idea to venture capitalists is outside a physician’s comfort zone. Besides a business plan, what else do you need to get their attention?

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The road less traveled: Non-traditional careers for physicians

Shaping health care outside the exam room can take many forms. Some alternatives include researcher, political adviser and medical director for a jail. Four physicians say why they chose to follow non-traditional career paths.

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