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Re: alternatives to medical practice From: Gail Waldby (gwaldby@willinet.net) Tue Aug 5 13:36:45 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: alternatives to medical practice" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: alternatives to medical practice" In reply to: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "alternatives to medical practice" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: alternatives to medical practice" Reply: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: alternatives to medical practice" Richard, excellent question. I think the AMA still has a booklet on options, but I don't think it is very helpful. Some possibilities are: 1) mystery writer 2) novel writer 3) non-fiction writer (topics??) 4) expert witness which could become less feasible if the malpractice crisis is solved and which is also less feasible if you aren't practicing medicine 5) come to South Dakota with some of the lowest malpractice premiums in the nation 6) work for the Public health service or Indian health service or a very large VA with a large number of female veterans 7) volunteer services in India or Alaska or Bangaladesh or Nepal--I have contacts in India if anyone is genuinely interested in this 8) whatever else interests you but usually the cost of re-education makes anything but medicine not feasible 9) coach other physicians considering alternatives to medicine 10) do whatever it takes to get your spouse gainfully employed at a salary you can live on 11) downsize your life style drastically so you can live on 3.5-4.0% per year of a 50% stocks/50% bonds portfolio 12) retrain in a medical field such as ultrasound technician which pays fairly well if you do locums--radiation therapy tech used to pay well also Just brainstorming. Whenever I think this completely through, I never find anything but medicine and my current specialty feasible. Gail Waldby, MD rural SD Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote: > We all moan about the high cost of insurance, which has even forced > some of our listers to close their doors. We moan about patients, who > seem just to want to win the lottery. So, over the last few months I > have really tried to figure out an exit strategy, perhaps as soon as 5 > years from now. But, what exactly is a medical degree good for except > practicing medicine? I realize that a law degree or business degree is > an option, but what else has anyone considered? I was wondering if > there are any opinions on where to go from medicine, if the price of a > medical practice becomes to high to practice medicine? > > Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG > > Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC > > 15200 Southwest Freeway, #270 > > Sugar Land, TX 77478 > > Tel: 281-277-3900 > > Fax: 281-277-3901 > > rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com > > Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net > > http://www.mdhub.com/281-277-3900 > > http://www.chudacoffobgyn.yourmd.com > > *****HIPAA Confidentiality Notice***** > > The documents inside this electronic transmission contain confidential > information belonging to the sender that is legally privileged. This > information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity > named above. The authorized recipient of this information is > prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party and is > required to destroy the information after its stated need has been > fulfilled, unless otherwise required by law. > > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on > the contents of these documents is strictly prohibited. If you > received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the > sender immediately to arrange for return. > Next message: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: alternatives to medical practice" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: alternatives to medical practice" In reply to: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "alternatives to medical practice" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: alternatives to medical practice" Reply: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: alternatives to medical practice"

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