Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D.

Teaching 💼 Locums & Per-diem ⚖️ Expert witness & VA disability ✍🏽 Medical writing & consulting 💪🏽 Negotiation & Resignation
90-Day Mastermind on May 14 ⬇️

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I rage-quit my academic pediatrician job in 2017 with lots of debt and no plan. Doctors don’t have to stay in jobs they hate. We can be successful everywhere.

[Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. @DocDifferently]

I was featured in @Forbes for teaching doctors how to find new jobs and live good lives.

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Hot take: Every hospital that says they "can't afford to pay physicians more" has an EVP of Patient Experience making $400K.

The budget isn't a constraint. It's a series of choices about who gets paid first.

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@MarquesaMoore Do it! 🚀

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Don’t believe the lies. You can go part-time and still have patient continuity.

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@eeyanmiller Do it cuz you love it. The end.

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@JohnDoe1444279 @MacklinLoveland Still not worth it if you don’t love what you’re doing.

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Don’t do a fellowship unless you are violently passionate about the specialty. That is the only good reason.

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@MacklinLoveland Those are 2 fellowships. And I still know very well-paid, yet unhappy cardiologists who deeply regret making that career choice.

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@MacklinLoveland Doing a fellowship does not guarantee a higher salary in the end, especially after accounting for attending years lost doing said fellowship

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@QuantumQuesoDip Plenty of people do fellowships just because academia tells them they’re supposed to—that being a “generalist” isn’t good enough

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@lalitpurian Depends on the fellowship

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@lalitpurian As much as what

[Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. @DocDifferently]

Doctors can make thoughtful, intentional career shifts at any stage. We deserve to be happy. Don’t wait.

[Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. @DocDifferently]

Fear disguises itself as:

“I’m not ready to take the leap”

“Now’s not the right time”

“I need to make [ ] professor first”

“After I make full partner”

“Maybe in 5 years”

[Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. @DocDifferently]

The American Board of Pediatrics has approved a shift toward 2-year subspecialty fellowships instead of the usual 3 years.

Peds hospitalist fellowships should still be zero years. Don’t do those.

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5 Physician Career Pivots for Doctors of Any Specialty
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April 22, 2026
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Tonight only. Live webinar. Real talk on how physicians are building income beyond the bedside — locums, expert witness, medical writing & more. First 20 get access to the 90-Day Mastermind. 4PM PST / 7PM EST. Link in bio. #DoctoringDifferently

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@Dr_statesman How are you searching?

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Physicians, what’s stopping you from starting flexible, non-clinical work?

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No single job industry for doctors is saturated. Go after whatever you want to do.

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I started earning more money when I stopped worrying about being nice in negotiations.

Professional, always.
Polite, usually.
Nice, never.