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How to Jumpstart Your Medical Career and Thrive in Practice: Practical Advice and Insight from a Battle-Tested Physician
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Are you feeling the weight of burnout, grappling with career uncertainty, or looking to rekindle your passion for medicine? This practical and inspiring guide will help you navigate career pitfalls and thrive using real-world insights from seasoned physician leader, Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL.
Unlike other guides, this book combines practical advice with narrative storytelling, making it stand out from technical guides and memoirs. Offering a comprehensive approach to thriving in medicine, Lazarus will help you reflect, recalibrate, and thrive — whether you choose to stay in practice or explore new paths.
Key Insights:
Career Navigation: Gain straightforward, actionable advice that empowers you to thrive in the current healthcare landscape, whether you are just starting or are a seasoned professional.
Emotional Connection: Find reassurance, validation, and emotional connection through shared experiences that remind you you’re not alone in your struggles.
Empowered Choices: Build confidence and inspiration to make empowered career choices that align with your values and aspirations.
Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL, is a healthcare consultant, certified physician executive, and nationally recognized author, speaker, and champion of physician leadership and wellness. He has broad experience in clinical practice and the health insurance industry, having led programs at Cigna and Humana. At Humana, Lazarus was vice president and corporate medical director of behavioral health operations in Louisville, Kentucky, and subsequently a population health medical director in the state of Florida.
Lazarus has also held leadership positions in several pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and AstraZeneca, conducting clinical trials and reviewing promotional material for medical accuracy and FDA compliance. He has published more than 450 articles and essays online and in scientific and professional journals. He has written and edited over a dozen books, including many related to the field of narrative medicine.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lazarus attended Boston University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology with distinction. He received his medical degree with honors from Temple University School of Medicine, followed by a psychiatric residency at Temple University Hospital, where he was chief resident.
After residency, Lazarus joined the faculty of Temple University School of Medicine, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor of psychiatry. He also holds non-faculty appointments as executive-in-residence at Temple University Fox School of Business and Management, where he received his MBA degree, and senior fellow, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Well-known for his leadership and medical management skills, Lazarus is a sought-after presenter, mentor, teacher, and writer. He has shared his expertise and perspective at numerous local, national, and international meetings and seminars.
Lazarus is a past president of the American Association for Psychiatric Administration and Leadership, a former member of the board of directors of the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL), and a current member of the AAPL editorial review board. In 2010, the American Psychiatric Association honored Lazarus with the Administrative Psychiatry Award for his effectiveness as an administrator of major mental health programs and for expanding the body of knowledge of management science in mental health service delivery systems.
Lazarus is among a select group of physicians in the United States who have been inducted into both the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society of collegiate schools of business.
Lazarus enjoys walking, biking, playing piano, and listening to music. He has been happily married to his wife, Cheryl, for more than 40 years. They are the proud parents of four adult children and the grandparents of six young children.