The Doctoring Differently® Academy
A step-by-step program to transform your full-time clinical job into a lucrative, flexible physician career — on your terms.
What you’re getting
Twelve months, full accessThe complete curriculum
Every module, lesson, and course material for 12 months. New lessons are added regularly.
View the full syllabus (PDF)Monthly live Q&A and lectures
A community of physicians who are Doctoring Differently, led each month by Dr. Naomi. Plus access to our 24/7 WhatsApp group for real-time support.
Direct contacts, vetted
Physician contract attorneys, locums agencies, aesthetics injection courses, and veteran disability exam trainings.
Step-by-step guidance
A clear path to building a lucrative, flexible physician career instead of guessing at the next move.
Proven mindset strategies
Overcome the limiting beliefs and practical hurdles that stall a career transition.
Bonus lesson library
Negotiation, CV writing, and malpractice lessons included with your enrollment.
Three tuition payment options
Same full year of access. Pay in full and individual strategy sessions come with it.
- ✓2 individual strategy sessions with Dr. Naomi
- ✓Pay-in-full bonus: Physician’s Guide to Speaking with Recruiters
- ✓Full curriculum, live monthly Q&A, vetted contacts
- ✓1 individual strategy session with Dr. Naomi
- ✓Full curriculum, live monthly Q&A, vetted contacts
- ✓Lowest monthly payment
- ✓Full curriculum, live monthly Q&A, vetted contacts
Two individual strategy sessions
One-to-one time with Dr. Naomi to map your specific exit — your specialty, your contracts, your timeline. Split-in-two tuition includes one session; pay in full includes two.
Pay in full also unlocks the Physician’s Guide to Speaking with Recruiters — scripts and strategies to secure higher salaries, better contracts, and a career on your terms.
What physicians are saying
I almost didn’t sign up for this course because I was nervous about spending money on a career change that I wasn’t sure I could follow through with. After yet another very difficult shift at work, I figured, “Why not?” and signed up after the course had already started! I cannot say enough about how inspiring Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid has been. She is truly amazing and passionate about helping physicians find a path that is right for them. I have been able to plant the seeds for multiple new avenues of income and have changed my mindset from being paralyzed to proactive. I now have not only direction, but confidence that 2021 was my last year working in the full-time "rat race" and missing so much precious time away from my children. Doctoring Differently is the best money I have ever spent on myself! If you are thinking about it, just do it!
I not only consider Dr. Lawrence-Reid a colleague and friend, but also an innovator and leader in the world of medicine. Through her Doctoring Differently course, I was inspired to break free from traditional ways of practicing medicine, and was able to create for myself opportunities to better serve my patients and discover balance in my own life. Taking a chance and believing in entrepreneurship in medicine has been life-changing.
There is no doubt that the Doctoring Differently course significantly changed my life and career for the better. I still work clinically in the field of palliative medicine, but on my own schedule. I’ve also found veteran disability work to be flexible, lucrative, and meaningful as well. For the first time in a long time, I am able to take care of myself (exercising, skin care, counseling, sleeping, massages, time with my kids, family and friends...you name it, I do it!). The other day, I was able to do some remote work while sitting next to the pool in the Bahamas! I get to be a physician, provide care that is meaningful to me, but now without the stress of juggling the business/administrative aspects of medicine that previously kept me up at night. I have honestly never felt this good in my life.
Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid’s Doctoring Differently course has been instrumental in helping me successfully pivot from a full-time, call-intensive private practice job to a much more fulfilling career where I can balance my passion for medicine while spending more precious time with family and friends. I am now in control of my work schedule while earning a competitive salary. This course is a roadmap that will guide you to find the right path in your physician career. The course material itself coupled with Dr. Lawrence-Reid's extensive knowledge and encouragement are worth a million times more than the tuition. The on-demand digital feature of the course allowed me to learn flexibly on my own schedule between calls and shifts. I wholeheartedly recommend Doctoring Differently and I give you permission to explore all the clinical and non-clinical possibilities that are within reach for every physician regardless of your specialty or area of expertise.
“Whether you are ready to pivot away from full-time clinical medicine or you are simply interested in the breadth of flexible, lucrative career opportunities available to physicians of all specialties, this course is for you.”
Questions physicians ask
We Physicians are not given permission to try new career paths or explore the creative aspects of our personalities. We are trained that there is one way to be a Doctor—the full-time clinical, research, or academic way. We are here to tell you that there are no rules. You are allowed to explore the full scope of opportunities that your medical degree and license will allow. Doctoring Differently was created to teach you about the vast world of opportunities that are available to Physicians from all specialties. You have permission to create the career that you deserve and Doctoring Differently can help you get there.
You are not. Quitting is not failing. Quitting is bravery and boundaries in action.
You likely will not need your own malpractice policy to start, but you may eventually need to carry your own insurance if you decide to pursue aesthetics or another independent venture. The Doctoring Differently Course will show you what type of policies you may need and cost-effective strategies on how to obtain them.
Yes! It is possible to obtain health and retirement benefits independently of a full-time employer. Doctoring Differently course will teach you about your options in securing these benefits. Join us to learn more!
In the first Doctoring Differently lesson, you will learn to set a minimum goal income now so that you are able to transition out of full-time clinical medicine while continuing to make loan payments and afford your living expenses. The opportunities presented in the Doctoring Differently course have tremendously high earning potential and some of the opportunities presented (e.g. Pharmaceuticals) do offer loan repayment options.
Yes. All Physicians can Doctor Differently.
When Dr. Naomi began Doctoring Differently, she often reminded myself “You were a Doctor before you were a pediatrician”. Our hard-earned critical thinking skills often transcend our individual specialties. We have been conditioned that clinical medicine is our only career option when, as Physicians, we have the single most valuable degrees and skillsets in the world. Those skills are transferable across many disciplines and types of work.
Many of the lessons taught in the Doctoring Differently course are applicable to Physicians around the world. You are welcome to join Doctoring Differently course.
If you have completed Step 3 of the USMLE and hold an unrestricted U.S. Medical license, you can Doctor Differently. Join us!
If you have obtained an unrestricted U.S. state medical license after passing USMLE Step 3 (usually completed in residency), you are free to explore both the clinical and non-clinical opportunities that are taught in the Doctoring Differently course with very few restrictions around board passage. Join us! Most specialties now require successful board exam passage within seven (7) years of residency completion to maintain board eligibility and the ability to practice clinical medicine within your specialty.
Ready to start the year?
$8,500 in full, $4,250 × 2, or $2,125 × 4.
