The decisions you make as a fellow or chief resident set your pay, your schedule, and your trajectory for years. The Physician Career Kickstarter gives you the plan medical training left out.
The biggest financial decisions of your career come before you ever start the job
The Physician Career Kickstarter program gives residents and fellows a clear plan for all of it, so you start your first job on purpose
THE ECONOMICS OF MEDICINE
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How Physicians Get Paid
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Contract Basics
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Reading Your P&L
DESIGN YOUR CAREER
- Vision for Your Ideal Career
- Map Your Career
- Integrate an Intentional Life Plan
MAXIMIZE CLINICAL PRODUCTIVITY
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Clinic/Procedure Scheduling
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Getting Notes Done at Work
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Protecting Your Time
BONUS 1: LEVEL UP YOUR CV
- Know Your Preferred Format
- Creating Your CV
- Keeping It Updated
Picture This...
• No more guessing your way through your next big career decisions
• You have a clear plan
• You know how to read an offer, understand how you'll be paid, and negotiate your contract with confidence
• You build the job around the life you want from day one
But without a plan, walking into your first job is slow and expensive.
A lot is riding on decisions no one prepared you for.
You are expected to negotiate a contract, understand how you'll be paid, and read a P&L, with no blueprint to follow.
Get Your Blueprint
Meet Dr. Stacey Ishman
Founder of Academic Medicine Strategy Group
MD ◆ MPH ◆ FACS ◆ FAAP
With over 20 years of experience as an Academic Otolaryngologist and Sleep Medicine Physician at leading institutions like Johns Hopkins, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dr. Ishman has walked the exact path you're navigating now.
Her impressive journey includes being promoted from associate to full professor in 3 years, securing funding from the NIH, Industry, and the Department of Defense for her research, and authoring 231 peer-reviewed publications. She has served as a board member for major medical organizations and was honored to lead as President of the International Surgical Sleep Society.
Currently serving as Market Chief Medical Officer for AmeriHealth Caritas, Dr. Ishman brings strategic leadership and insight to healthcare management while maintaining her role as an award-winning mentor and certified coach. For over 20 years, she has guided physicians to break through barriers, accelerate their careers, and achieve their highest professional goals.
We Already Wrote the Career Playbook for You
One overlooked clause in your comp formula, non-compete, or tail coverage can cost you $50,000 or more. For the price of a single textbook, you get a proven plan for the decisions that set your income for years.
Why I Created This Program
I know how hard the start of a career is. New job, new practice, and no one teaching you how the business of medicine actually works. And I know the overwhelm of a demanding job sitting on top of a full personal life.
I have been where you are. I felt the pressure of unclear expectations, the frustration of scattered mentorship, and the exhaustion of trying to excel while keeping a life I loved. Outside of medicine and mentoring, I am a wife and mother who finds joy in crosswords, jigsaw puzzles, and a good bourbon.
Through two decades of mentoring early and mid-career physicians, I have seen too many talented ones struggle at the start. They do not lack skill. They lack a clear plan. I have watched colleagues burn out and lose time with their families while working out the unwritten rules on their own.
That is why I created this course. I want to give physicians like you a clear plan to start strong without sacrificing your time, your energy, or your well-being. You deserve a clear path, and you should not have to figure it out alone.
Real Stories of Transformation
Real Stories of Transformation
Physicians Who Stopped Guessing
Early-career physicians used this program to design the career they actually wanted, protect their time, and move with a plan instead of by default.
When I first came to Stacey, I was feeling lost in my position. Now I’m in a much better place. It’s been a tremendous help.
— S.J., MD, Sleep Medicine
The most insightful part was the values clarification. My first five values weren’t about work at all. It changed how I think about the career I’m building.
— E.C., MD, General Otolaryngology
When we started, I’d have rated my career a three. I was scared about a lot of things. Now I’m a nine. I feel good.
— R.P., MD, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Just because I can do more doesn’t mean I have to. I’m slowly unlearning a lifetime of doing everything.
— H.B., MD, Laryngology
You have the same conversation every year. How contracts work. How they'll get paid. How to protect their time. The Physician Career Kickstarter puts that in every trainee's hands as a proven system, so your graduates start strong and you get your time back. Ask us about program pricing for your cohort.
Ask About Program Pricing
Physician Kickstarter Course
$260 ($1300 Value)
Self-paced. Lifetime access. Start today.
Releasing September 1stCourse + Monthly Coaching Implementation Call
$900 ($4300 Value)
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