Find Your Great First Nonclinical MSL Job
05/14/24 • 30 min
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Dr. Maria Abunto is the Senior Manager of Medical Science Liaisons at Exact Sciences, a molecular diagnostics company specializing in the detection of early-stage cancers. Before that, she was a Global Medical Science Liaison for Stryker.
She previously worked as an epidemiologist and investigator for the NIH and as a medical scientific expert on the IRB at a large children’s hospital. She holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Pittsburg and completed her medical degree at the University of the East in Manila, Philippines.
Maria has been an active member of the Medical Science Liaison Society, and mentors other physicians interested in pursuing jobs as an MSL. She frequently lectures on the topic. Because of her expertise, she was asked to present at the 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit on this topic. Today’s podcast episode is an excerpt from that lecture. In it, she describes the duties of an MSL, the pros and cons of the job, the salary to be expected, and tips for pursuing your first position as an MSL.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/first-nonclinical-msl-job/
Learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba.
Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide.
Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.
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Dr. Maria Abunto is the Senior Manager of Medical Science Liaisons at Exact Sciences, a molecular diagnostics company specializing in the detection of early-stage cancers. Before that, she was a Global Medical Science Liaison for Stryker.
She previously worked as an epidemiologist and investigator for the NIH and as a medical scientific expert on the IRB at a large children’s hospital. She holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Pittsburg and completed her medical degree at the University of the East in Manila, Philippines.
Maria has been an active member of the Medical Science Liaison Society, and mentors other physicians interested in pursuing jobs as an MSL. She frequently lectures on the topic. Because of her expertise, she was asked to present at the 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit on this topic. Today’s podcast episode is an excerpt from that lecture. In it, she describes the duties of an MSL, the pros and cons of the job, the salary to be expected, and tips for pursuing your first position as an MSL.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/first-nonclinical-msl-job/
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Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.
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Dr. Sharon Hull is a family physician who has navigated several major career transitions. She started in private practice, moved into medical education, and has taken on multiple leadership positions.
Along the way, she completed a master’s degree in public health and other certifications. She worked in several leadership positions for 12 years at the Southern Illinois University College of Medicine. Then she moved to Northeastern Ohio Medical University in various academic roles. She later moved to Duke University School of Medicine, first as Chief of Family Medicine, completing her tenure there as Founding Director of the Executive Coaching Program. She started her coaching and consulting business in 2011, focusing on executive coaching, and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation.
In today’s episode, Sharon explains the importance of being intentional about developing your “career by design,” how to begin the process by defining what matters to you, and other concepts described in her new book Professional Careers by Design: A Handbook for the Bespoke Life.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/what-matters-most/
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Dr. Sylvie Stacy received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She then completed her Master’s Degree in Public Health and her Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
She is a dually board-certified addictionologist and preventive medicine specialist with nearly a decade of experience in correctional healthcare. She has held nonclinical jobs in medical writing, medical education, utilization management, and clinical documentation improvement. She also hosted a popular website and blog dedicated to nonclinical and nontraditional careers for physicians that she has since sold. She wrote and published her first book, 50 Nonclinical Careers for Physicians: Fulfilling, Meaningful, and Lucrative Alternatives to Direct Patient Care, in 2020.
Earlier this year she released her follow-up book, 50 Unconventional Clinical Careers for Physicians: Unique Ways to Use Your Medical Degree Without Leaving Patient Care. In today’s interview, we will catch up with her since her appearance on the podcast in June of 2018, and learn about her new book.
During our interview, Sylvie explains why she wrote her new book and describes several of the unconventional clinical careers she wrote about. Finally, she provides advice for thriving in an unconventional clinical career.
You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/unconventional-clinical-careers/
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