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Instead of Career Changes, Run Career Experiments
The safest way to build a broader physician career is through a sequence of small evidence-producing experiments, rather than a big dramatic leap
Aug 5
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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July 2026
Why Some Physicians End Up Building Fascinating Careers
Debunking the myths of luck, sacrifice, and deviation from clinical medicine.
Jul 27
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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The Physician Leverage Flywheel
The most interesting and fulfilling physician careers rarely open up at once. They compound over time.
Jul 20
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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Why Physicians Underestimate Their Networks
You built your network over fifteen years of training and practice without noticing - and never looked back to see what it had become.
Jul 15
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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The Rise of the Portfolio Physician
The physician career is becoming less linear and more architectural
Jul 8
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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What AI Might Really Mean for Physician Careers
A new class of roles for physicians is emerging, shifting the career landscape, in tandem with the widening gap forming between two different physician…
Jul 1
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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June 2026
The Hidden Regret Many Physicians Have in Their 40s
Many physicians in their 40s don’t regret being doctors. They regret not having built more breadth, optionality, and intentionality around medicine…
Jun 22
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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The Five Forms of Physician Leverage
What would you say if I told you that your most valuable professional assets aren’t your clinical skills, aren’t listed as line items on your CV, and…
Jun 17
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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Why Doctors Have More Opportunity Than They Realize
I remember the first time I heard one of my colleagues talk about her role as an advisor to a healthcare AI company - RadAI.
Jun 8
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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The Physician Identity Trap
You’re at a family gathering and before you know it, one of your parents wants to introduce you to someone who’s there that you haven’t met before.
Jun 1
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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May 2026
The Default Physician Career Script
I remember one quiet morning walking into my office and cleaning off my keyboard, turning on my monitors and the lamp behind them, and sitting down and…
May 26
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Scott F. Cameron, MD
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The Physician Optionality Problem
After I published that first essay, I heard back from physicians across multiple specialties, telling me that the feeling is real.
May 18
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