By: Ryung Suh, MD, MPP, MBA, MPH

Dr. Suh will offer practical advice on how to overcome obstacles, seize opportunities, make the most of your core competencies and abilities, and successfully transition to non-clinical positions.

Ryung Suh, MD, MPP, MBA, MPH is President and Chief Executive Officer for Atlas Research LLC. Dr. Suh served for over eighteen years on active duty as an infantry and medical corps officer with a diverse set of operational, special operations, and military health system responsibilities. He has over fifteen years of private sector experience as a health care consultant, policy analyst, and research scholar. He brings a wealth of public and private sector health systems management experience and holds senior faculty appointments at Georgetown University, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. Dr. Suh is board-certified in occupational and environmental medicine. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and completed his medical, public policy, and management studies at Georgetown University.

Dr. Silverstein will discuss the numerous opportunities available to physicians outside of clinical practice. He will review the specific skills and core competencies that both clinicians and great consultants have in common. Dr. Silverstein will explain the number of sub-industries available to physician consultants including: IT, clinical outcomes, medical devices, Pharma, payor, hospital provider-strategy operations, physician groups, think tanks, and compliance. Dr. Silverstein will review what to look for in firms and how to find the right fit for yourself. He will offer practical suggestions for positioning yourself as a successful non-clinical physician consultant.

Brian Silverstein, MD is a senior vice president at The Camden Group. He has over 12 years of experience in the healthcare industry with extensive expertise in the areas of national healthcare trends, changing clinical practices, future care delivery models, medical technology innovation and adoption, and alignment of hospital and physician interests. Dr. Silverstein has provided advisory services for a variety of hospitals - from small, rural community hospitals to large nonprofit hospital systems. In addition, he has consulted for various academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, physician groups and other healthcare organizations. Prior to joining The Camden Group, Dr. Silverstein served as vice president and national thought leader for Sg2 Health Care Intelligence. In this capacity, he provided editorial direction for developing Sg2 forecasts, decision tools, education, and custom consulting services. Before joining Sg2, Dr. Silverstein worked as a management consultant at ZS Associates, a leading sales and marketing consulting firm for healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. He has consulted for managed care organizations and multinational Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and medical device companies. In addition to having extensive knowledge of the U.S. healthcare environment, he has also had the opportunity to consult internationally in industrialized and developing markets. He received his BA from Goizueta School of Business, Emory University, and his MD from Pritzker School of Medicine.

Ms. Pate will review the nine step interview process and the questions you want to ask about the position. She will explain why the first minute or two are the defining moments of most interviews. Ms. Pate will review the three types of questions you are likely to be asked and how best to respond to them. Ms. Pate will offer practical, concrete, specific advice on how to prepare for and excel at your non-clinical career interview.

Ms. Pate has over 20 years of experience in recruiting across the aerospace, financial services, management consulting and biotechnology industries. She has served as Senior Director of Workplace Planning and Staffing at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, National Director of Recruiting for Ernst & Young's Management Consulting Practice, National Director of Recruiting for KPMG, Manager of Staffing Services for Aetna, and Manager of College Relations for E-Systems, a division of Raytheon. Prior to working in industry Connie held faculty and staff positions at the University of Arkansas where she also earned an MA in Communication and an Ed.D. in Higher Education.

By: Robert A. Levine, MD

Dr. Levine will explain how he turned an intractable clinical problem, the inability to obtain immediate lab test results, into a highly successful career as a physician inventor. He will discuss how physicians can protect their ideas/rights and how to turn their ideas and concepts into inventions that are lucrative and can help millions of patients.

Dr. Robert A. Levine is a clinical professor of Laboratory Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and a practicing Internist and Endocrinologist. His areas of interest include developing point of care diagnostics for both human and veterinary medicine. He has invented tests for performing complete blood counts, tests for cancer of colon, and for the diagnoses of malaria and other hematoparasitic diseases. Licensed products have generated over one billion dollars in sales and tens of millions of dollars in royalties. Dr. Levine received his BS from Brooklyn College and his MD from the State University of New York, Syracuse.

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By: Matthew F. McManus, MD, Ph.D., MBA

Dr. McManus will present the many varied management and administrative opportunities available to physicians, including: intra-hospital administration, hospital management, pharmaceuticals, marketing, biotech/device, and management consulting. Dr. McManus will describe the opportunities, responsibilities, and salary ranges. He will offer practical advice on how to move from a clinical to a management/administrative position.

Matthew F. McManus, MD, Ph.D., MBA is Chief Operating Officer of Cleveland Clinic Medical Laboratories and the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, where he oversees over 650 employees. Dr. McManus had an exciting and varied career working at Proctor and Gamble Corporation, McKinsey & Company, and Novartis Institutes for Biomedical research. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross, his MBA from Boston College, and his MD and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His passion is educating physicians about management skills.

By: Michael S. Sherman, MD, MBA, MS

Dr. Sherman will review the nature of the managed care and health insurance fields and how they present several potential opportunities available to physicians. He will discuss how physicians can make a significant difference in the lives of patients and the community when entering these fields and how physicians can prepare themselves for entry. As these companies have matured into "wellness and benefits companies" offering a broader set of products and services, the range of opportunities has expanded beyond the "traditional UM" roles to more dynamic positions that may involve corporate strategy, designing innovative reimbursement programs, etc. Dr. Sherman will offer practical advice as to how physicians can locate, obtain and succeed in positions in the managed care and health insurance fields.

Michael S. Sherman, MD, MBA, MS is corporate medical director, physician strategies for Humana, a national health insurance company. He has also served in leadership roles at other large organizations such as United Healthcare, Thomson Reuters and DaVita and at small entrepreneurial start ups, including HealthAllies (sold to United) and Immusol. A board certified anesthesiologist, Dr. Sherman received his BA and MS from the University of Pennsylvania, his MD from Yale University, and his MBA from Harvard University. He is a member of the editorial board of Biotechnology Healthcare and a frequent speaker at national conferences on a variety of topics.

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By: Barton Cobert, MD, FACP, FACG, FFPM

Dr. Cobert will discuss the role that physicians play in pharmacovigilance, drug safety and risk management in the industry, in government and NGOs. He will explain the opportunities available to physicians and the best ways to transition into Pharma from clinical medicine. Dr. Cobert will review the positions available, the range of salaries and benefits available, and the specialties most in demand by Pharma, government and NGOs for these positions. Dr. Cobert will offer practical suggestions for transitioning from clinical medicine into pharmacovigilance and drug safety.

Barton Lewis Cobert, MD, FACP, FACG, FFPM has had a long, distinguished career in pharmacovigilance, drug safety and risk management. He was senior director pharmacovigilance for Schering-Plough Research Institute and held similar positions for Novartis Consumer Health Inc. and Medidata Solutions. He has represented his company and Pharma at many international meetings and organizations including the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH). Dr. Cobert received his BA from New York University and his MD from New York University School of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He has written and lectured extensively both nationally and internationally on pharmacovigilance. He has written three books on drug safety including the Manual of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance which is used as a textbook in courses on drug safety. Dr. Cobert is president of BLCMD Associated LLC, a drug safety and pharmacovigilance consulting company in Westfield, NJ.

By: Michael Banks, MD

Dr. Banks will review the roles, responsibilities, and compensation of physicians acting as medical science liaisons. He will explain how to become an MSL, the opportunities available for physicians as Medical Science Liaisons, and how to obtain them. Dr. Banks will discuss the role and functions for physicians in medical education and advertising. He will offer practical advice on transitioning into a career in medical education and medical advertising and how to obtain jobs in these areas.

Michael Banks, MD is Vice President of MDea (www.MDeaNY.com), a medical education company in New York. Born in New York, Michael grew up in Trumbull, CT. He attended college at the University of Michigan and medical school at the University of Connecticut. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago and passing his boards, Michael was searching for alternative career paths for physicians. Michael served as a contract MSL for Pharmacia/Pfizer in the field of Ophthalmology and was subsequently hired to lead teams of contract MSLs as National Director for BESTMED, and was the Business Unit Director across multiple accounts. Dr. Banks, in addition to serving as a medical science liaison, has recruited, trained, and managed medical science liaisons on a national level. He is also one of the cofounders of www.thedoctorschannel.com, which has been called the "educational YouTube for doctors."

By: Gary M. Smithson, MD, MBA

Dr. Smithson will discuss the importance of the MBA credential. He will compare the different options available, including: healthcare, traditional, and on-line programs. Dr. Smithson will explain the skills and competencies necessary to make a successful transition to business and industry, including: preparation, writing skills, working in teams, and leveraging your clinical experience. Dr. Smithson will offer practical advice on making the MBA decision and will also offer non-MBA options.

Gary M. Smithson, MD, MBA is an accomplished healthcare executive with over 25 years as a healthcare consultant and board-certified pediatrician. He currently works with Watson Wyatt, the well-known benefits consulting firm and WorldDoc, a web portal company. Previously, Dr. Smithson was the senior clinician of the healthcare consulting practice at Deloitte Consulting. Dr. Smithson received his BA from Kalamazoo College, his MD from the University of Cincinnati and his MBA from the University of California at Irvine.

By: Stuart Portnoy, MD

Dr. Portnoy will explain how to identify your core non-clinical interests and skill set. He will review the low, medium, and high yield networking strategies and offer additional techniques. Dr. Portnoy will review the numerous opportunities available to physicians in industry, government, and consulting. He will discuss the cultures, pay scales, and specific networking techniques to obtain non-clinical positions in industry, government, and consulting.

Stuart Portnoy, MD is a senior consultant for medical devices, Biologics Consulting Group in Arlington, VA. Dr. Portnoy spent 8 years at the FDA, rising from medical officer to acting deputy director of cardiovascular devices. He worked for 5 years in industry for PharmaNet as a medical device consultant. Dr. Portnoy received his BS from Tufts University, his MS from the University of Pennsylvania, and his MD from George Washington University School of Medicine.

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By: Joseph Bormel, MD, MPH

Dr. Joseph Bormel will review the many career options available for physicians in medical informatics, including: consulting, informatics vendors, provider organizations, academia and government. He will explain the skills and core competencies needed to succeed in medical informatics and in business. Dr. Bormel will use a case study to demonstrate the opportunities available in medical informatics, the strategies for evaluating career opportunities, and suggestions for making the transition into an informatics career.

Joseph I. Bormel, MD, MPH is chief medical officer and VP for clinical product strategy for QuadraMed Corporation, a Reston, VA publicly traded healthcare technology company with annual revenues in excess of $100 million. Dr. Bormel is board certified in internal medicine and received his BS from John Hopkins University, his MD from the University of Maryland, and his MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Bormel previously worked for Cerner Corporation, MGH, UCLA, York Health System, and Hewlett-Packard Company. Joe writes and lectures extensively on healthcare informatics.

8:30-8:40           Break and Networking Opportunity

By: Ronald Chod, MD

Dr. Chod will explain how to identify Executive Leadership Positions in hospitals, delivery systems and industry. He will discuss how to identify your target role, and how you can build your value and make yourself more marketable. Dr. Chod will offer practical suggestions for finding and evaluating opportunities, interviewing to win the position and negotiating the best deal for yourself.

Ronald J. Chod, MD, MBA is a senior client partner at Grant Cooper & Associates in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Chod brings more than 25 years of experience in clinical practice, academic leadership and integrated delivery system administration to Grant Cooper & Associates. Ron's executive search practice is national in scope and highly focused on academic physician leaders, including deans, department chairs, and division heads, and on academic hospital and integrated delivery system leaders, including CMOs, CMIOs, CEOs, and group practice leaders. Ron's firsthand knowledge of key business and leadership issues facing academic institutions and his access to academic and hospital leaders throughout the United States provides a strong platform for effectiveness in filling key leadership searches. Dr. Chod is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He served his internship and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. In 2003, Ron earned his MBA from The Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

By: John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

Dr. Shufeldt will identify non-clinical entrepreneurial opportunities for physicians and assist attendees in performing their own entrepreneurial assessment. He will explain debt, venture, and private equity sources of funds and the role of the business plan. Dr. Shufeldt will discuss the common pitfalls of entrepreneurial endeavors and how to avoid them. Dr. Shufeldt will offer practical suggestions and a protocol for physicians considering and evaluating entrepreneurial opportunities.

John Shufeldt, MD, MBA, JD founded NextCare Urgent Care, the largest privately held urgent care system in the US. He is a physician, medical entrepreneur, attorney, educator, and author and is a Fellow of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the College of Legal Medicine, and the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Shufeldt's current positions include Chief Executive Officer of NextCare, Inc., Tactical Medicine Physician for Phoenix Police Department Special Operations Unit, Medical Director for OmniFlight, Inc., and Emergency Physician at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix Arizona. He is also the founder and chairman of Professional Assessment Service and Solutions. John began his television "career" on KTVK Channel 3 in 2001. Since that time he has had numerous appearances on the mid-day show. He produced and moderated Top Doc, a segment which aired monthly and was dedicated to spotlighting top Arizona Physicians. He also produced and co-anchored Your Health A-Z with Heidi Foglesong which aired on Channel 3 TV and on KTAR 620AM. John has authored and co-authored books on Children's Emergencies and Contract Issues for Emergency Medicine Physicians. He writes and lectures on a variety of subject matters to graduate medical, business and law students. He is the Health Law Editor and on the Advisory Board for the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine and is the Editor in Chief of Urgent Care Alert and ED Legal Bulletin. He is also a contributor to Immediate Care Business.

Dr. Stein will discuss the numerous opportunities available for physicians in the growing insurance industry and how to obtain these positions. He will explain what it takes to be a successful medical consultant/medical director for a disability insurance company and a day in the life of a medical consultant/medical director in a disability insurance setting. Dr. Stein will use a case study to demonstrate how disability insurance work can be interesting, thought provoking, and professionally challenging.

By: John Howard, MD

Dr. Howard will review the federal government career opportunities in NIOSH, DHHS, CDC, NIH, FDA, and other federal departments and agencies for physicians. He will discuss state and local opportunities and what credentials are helpful. Dr. Howard will explain how physicians are hired and the pay scales, including bonuses that are available to physicians. Dr. Howard will offer practical advice on how to locate and obtain positions in the government.

John Howard, MD is a Distinguished Consultant in the Public Law Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2002 through 2008, Dr. Howard was the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Howard received his BS from the University of San Diego, his MD from the Strict School of Medicine, Loyola University, his MPH from Harvard University, his JD from the University of California School of Law and his LLM from the George Washington School of Law. Dr. Howard has written and lectured extensively on numerous occupational health and safety issues. Dr. Howard is professorial lecturer at the George Washington University School of Public Health and is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine.

By: Craig Davidson, MD

Dr. Davidson will discuss the multiple and varied opportunities for physicians in the life insurance industry and how to obtain them. He will share his 10 years of experience in the industry and will describe what it takes for a physician to successfully transition to the life insurance industry. Dr. Davidson will offer examples of how life insurance work can be meaningful, interesting, and professionally challenging.

Craig Davidson, MD is Assistant Vice President and Senior Medical Director at Hartford Life. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Insurance Medicine and has a CLU designation.  Prior to joining Hartford Life in 1998, Craig was in a multi-specialty practice in Internal Medicine for 17 years, with a focus on hypertension, diabetes and geriatrics. Within Hartford Life, Craig works in the Underwriting Department assisting evaluation of mortality risk which has a direct effect on profitability. One of his research interests is Prostate Cancer and how earlier diagnosis and better treatment have affected survival. In 2006, Craig developed a program which allowed Hartford Life to become the first Life Insurer in the nation to offer standard rates to prostate cancer survivors with early stage surgically treated disease immediately after their treatment. Continuation of his research allowed Hartford Life to expand this program in 2008 to early stage radiation treated prostate cancer survivors. In the insurance industry Craig has been an international speaker for medical director and underwriter meetings, He is President Elect of the American Academy of Insurance Medical Directors (AAIM), and former Chairman of the Membership committee. He is past president of the Midwestern Medical Directors and has served on several scientific program committees for AAIM. In addition, he is Hartford's representative to the American Council of Life Insurers Medical Risks and Classification Committee currently working on state travel legislation.

By: Jonathan Cargan, MD

Dr. Cargan will present a review of the consulting and freelance writing opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry. He will discuss the physician's role in consulting and writing for Pharma, the skill sets required and challenges presented. Dr. Cargan will explain how to decide if these types of work are right for you, examine the pros and cons of freelancing vs. an employee relationship, and will offer practical suggestions for getting your foot in the Pharma industry door.

Jonathan Cargan, MD is President of Phoenix Ascendant Consulting in Norristown, PA. Dr. Cargan received his BA from Johns Hopkins University and his MD from Pennsylvania State University Medical Center. Dr. Cargan has had extensive experience as a consultant and freelance writer for major pharmaceutical and vaccines companies. He is a contract writer for a major Infectious Disease website. He has consulted to three separate billion dollar product franchises and has a current specialization in medical aspects of product promotion (phase IV) and strategic and competitive issues.

Dr. Sable will explain how your medical training and practice can be excellent preparation for a career in the financial industry. He will discuss transitioning into the business world, including: a quick path to business education (how not to commit two years to an MBA), the basic business vocabulary, and speaking the language. Dr. Sable will review the types of positions available and how compensation works in the buy side (hedge funds, venture funds, and private equity), sell side (investment banks), and consulting. Dr. Sable will offer practical suggestions on making contacts and the intellectual and lifestyle trade-offs in the field.

David Bruce Sable, MD is the portfolio manager for the Special Situations Life Sciences Fund in New York. Prior to entering the business world he was director of the division of reproductive endocrinology at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey. He received his BS from the Wharton School and his MD from the University of Pennsylvania. Board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology, he has appeared on the CBS morning news, ABC World News Tonight, and PBS' Nova.

By: Gary M. Taff, MD

Dr. Taff will explain how he started and sold numerous businesses successfully and the lessons to be learned from his successes. He will discuss the many opportunities available for physicians in the real estate field, how to get started, and how to make money at it on a full-time or part-time basis. Dr. Taff will offer practical advice on how to learn a new field of expertise, tap into other people's knowledge base, and succeed in the real estate market, in good times and bad.

Gary M. Taff, MD is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and an Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient. In 1998, he sold his medical group and moved to Northern California. After creating a hospital-based occupational medicine program and directing an ambulance company, Gary turned his attention to real estate investing. Starting with $20,000 borrowed capital, and using equity sharing, intensive market research and an eye for buying the best deal in emerging small to medium-sized markets, Gary purchased 150 properties in 13 states over a four year period, and developed a portfolio of over $9 million. The portfolio spanned a wide range of residential properties from single family homes to condos, duplex to four-plexes, rehab projects, condo conversions and multi-unit apartment complexes. In addition to investing, Gary has been an area manager for a nationwide real estate network, presented multiple seminars on real estate and mentored numerous investors. Gary is most proud of his ability to adapt to changes in the business climate of medicine and the changes and fluctuations in the real estate market.

Dr. Cohn will discuss his transition and the dilemmas faced by many physicians considering transitioning out of clinical medicine. He will offer specific practical strategies to test your readiness prior to changing jobs. Dr. Cohn will provide tools and strategies to maximize physician readiness, including: checklists, a systems approach to developing a new business, and guidelines for forming mastermind groups, blogging, and using autoresponders. He will offer field-tested advice that will increase your chances for success.

Kenneth H. Cohn, MD, MBA is an adjunct professor of management at New England College, CEO of HealthcareCollaboration.com, and a locum tenens general surgeon. Dr. Cohn received his BA from the University of Rochester, his MD from Columbia, and his MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth. Dr. Cohn is the author of Better Communication for Better Care: Mastering Physician-Administrator Collaboration and Collaborate for Success! Breakthrough Strategies for Engaging Physicians, Nurses, and Hospital Executives and the Editor of The Business of Healthcare and Improving Physician-Hospital Relations: A Field-Tested System.

By: Mark Andre Gonzalves, MD

Dr. Gon�alves will explain how he transitioned from cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery to practice management. He will discuss available career options, expanding your knowledge base, whether or not to obtain further degrees, and picking up administrative responsibilities. Dr. Gon�alves will offer practical advice on evaluation of options, decision points, and making a final decision of career choices for those physicians too young to retire.