Impact

Scrolling through IG, I saw a post by a favorite author, James Clear. Clear is the author of Atomic Habits, a book that I send all of my private coaching clients when we are celebrating the completion of their work with me and most often, their transition to biotech/pharma. 

His question was “What career would you pursue if you wanted the greatest impact?”. For physicians, we have impact on people daily. That is one of the reasons many people initially enter medical training.  

For physicians that have transitioned to biotech/pharma, we are often asked if we miss seeing patients. There may be guilt that we “are not helping people”, that we’ve walked away from the initial reason for going to medical school and the grueling training that follows in residency and often fellowship. 

After almost 20 years in biotech/pharma I can say with 100% clarity and assuredness that I continue to impact people positively through my work. I am still a physician and pull from that training every single day. I help people with diseases and disorders – over the course of my career the ability to focus on rare disease drug development has brought me close to patients, parents and families. 

If you are a physician considering a career transition, know that there are many ways to kindly and bravely utilize your medical training. You deserve a career that is fulfilling and provides gratification. You can have both – care for self and care for patients.

Ready to make a career transition to pharma/biotech… want to explore a way to use your medical training and knowledge in a fulfilling way without nights and weekends call or charting. Watch this webinar on Getting Past the Three Major Hurdles to a Career in the Pharma Industry HERE.