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Stanford Medcast: Expert Voices in Medicine and Healthcare

The Evolving Physician Career: Rethinking the Traditional Path

April 7, 2025 · Episode 119 · 29 mins

Many physicians feel confined by traditional career path, but medicine is evolving, and so are the possibilities. Join Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently, as she shares how she reimagined her career to create greater flexibility, autonomy, and fulfillment. Through her journey across diverse roles, from telemedicine to advisory work, Dr. Lawrence-Reid offers a fresh perspective on practicing medicine in a way that aligns with your values, reduces burnout, and opens new avenues for impact and income.

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Physicians and Properties

How To Break Free From Burnout and Quadruple Your Income With Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid

July 30, 2025 · Episode 105 · 40 mins

In this episode of The Physicians and Properties Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe interviews Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, a board-certified pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently. After leaving a traditional pediatrics job, Dr. Naomi successfully built a flexible, high-income career by quadrupling her earnings while gaining far more control over her time.

They explore various non-traditional paths for physicians, including per diem and locums work, VA disability exams, expert witness consulting, medical aesthetics, and medical directorships. Dr. Naomi shares how she turned these opportunities into a lucrative six-figure (and beyond) side hustle—and eventually a full lifestyle—without needing additional degrees or abandoning medicine entirely.

The key message is that physicians feeling trapped by “golden handcuffs” can pivot strategically: nonclinical or alternative work isn’t failure, it’s smart strategy. Your medical license is highly valuable when used differently, and greater autonomy, income, and fulfillment are achievable by creating more options rather than escaping the field. The episode serves as encouragement and practical guidance for doctors seeking freedom on their own terms.

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My DPC Story

Practical Physician Side Hustles: Inspiration and Tools for Every DPC Doctor’s Next Step

July 20, 2025 · Season 5, E223 · 37 mins

In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, Dr. Naomi Lawrence Reid, founder of DoctoringDifferently.com, joins the show to share her journey from traditional clinical practice to becoming an expert in physician side gigs. Dr. Lawrence-Reid discusses the challenges of working within the insurance-driven healthcare system, including Dr. Reid’s eye-opening “diaper chair” experience in an academic pediatric ER (see the blog accompanying this podcast at mydpcstory.com for the picture). 

Dr. Reid reveals her top five high-yield side gigs for physicians looking for alternatives beyond full-time clinical roles: launching an aesthetics practice, medical writing, per diem and locum tenens work, expert witness services, and veteran disability exams. She also demystifies the business and money side of working independently, touching on health insurance, retirement, malpractice, and business structures like S Corps. Dr. Reid emphasizes that these side gigs can provide financial stability and act as bridges to building a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice. Listeners are encouraged to explore her resources, summer series, and Academy for more guidance. Whether you’re a current or aspiring DPC doctor, this episode is a powerful resource for diversifying your income and reclaiming physician autonomy.

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The SurgeonMasters Podcast

Doctor Differently! Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more

February 8, 2023 · Episode 96 · 10 mins

In this episode, Jeff welcomes Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, board-certified pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently®, back to the podcast. She emphasizes that physicians don’t have to stay trapped in traditional career paths and can instead design more fulfilling, flexible, and rewarding careers.

Dr. Naomi outlines three simple but powerful steps to build the career of your dreams:

- Step 1: Recognize that there are no rules — the conventional paths in medicine are not the only options available.

- Step 2: Actively survey your career options, both inside and outside of clinical medicine. Look at what other physicians have done successfully, and even explore new possibilities no one has tried yet.

- Step 3: Take action — start deliberately building and pursuing the career and life you actually want.

The core message is that physicians have far more professional options than they’re usually taught, and with awareness plus intentional action, they can create careers that align with their values, lifestyle, and financial goals.

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The Locumstory Podcast 

Exploring opportunities outside of full-time traditional practice to build a flexible career in medicine with Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid

October 26, 2023 · S1 E21 · 47 mins

A broken chair led Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid to look for career opportunities outside of her full-time traditional role as a pediatrician. During her search, she tried per diem contracts, locums tenens assignments, independent telemedicine, medical writing and consulting, and even started her own aesthetics practice, just to name a few.

Now, Dr. Lawrence-Reid uses her knowledge and experiences to help other physicians create flexible and fulfilling careers through her own company, Doctoring Differently.

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SoundPractice American Association for Physician Leadership

Doctoring Differently with Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid

December 25, 2024 · S6 E165 · 36 mins

In this episode of SoundPractice, host Mike Sacopulos interviews Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, a board-certified pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently. Dr. Naomi shares her journey from traditional clinical practice — including a breaking point in the pediatric ER triggered by an administrator’s indifference to a broken chair — to leaving full-time clinical work and creating a more fulfilling career.

She founded Doctoring Differently to help other physicians recognize that there are many viable non-traditional career options beyond the conventional path, overcome skepticism from colleagues, and give themselves “permission” to explore new opportunities.

Her mission is to empower physicians with knowledge of their options, improve work-life balance and well-being, and eventually integrate this mindset into medical education to strengthen healthcare overall.

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The Prescription to Travel MD

Doctoring Differently, Working Smarter, and Traveling Better

December 25, 2024 · S6 E165 · 36 mins

In this episode of the Prescription to Travel MD podcast, Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid shares her transformative journey from a pediatrician to an entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of financial freedom and creating a fulfilling life outside of traditional medicine. 

She discusses the challenges faced by physicians in the healthcare system, her transition to per diem and locum work, and the various opportunities available for doctors to explore different career paths. Dr. Naomi also highlights her passion for travel and how she has managed to incorporate it into her life while building a successful career. In this conversation. She emphasizes the importance of negotiating compensation, exploring diverse opportunities beyond clinical medicine, and understanding the financial realities of medical training.

Dr. Lawrence-Reid encourages physicians to seek permission to explore new paths and highlights the potential for financial independence through expert witness work and smart travel strategies.

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Growth Edge - A Leadership Podcast

No One Is Coming to Save You: Reinventing a Medical Career 

March 23, 2026 · 41 mins

In this episode of The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast, Laurie Baedke sits down with Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, board-certified pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently, a digital course and community helping physicians explore flexible, lucrative careers beyond traditional full-time clinical medicine.

Naomi shares the deeply personal story behind her own career reinvention. What began as growing dissatisfaction in a traditional pediatric ER role eventually became a defining pivot point, one that led her to build a more flexible, fulfilling, and financially sustainable career on her own terms.

Together, Laurie and Naomi explore the realities many physicians quietly carry: burnout, debt, identity tension, lack of autonomy, and the feeling that the only options are to stay stuck or walk away entirely. Naomi offers a different message: there is another way.

This conversation is for physicians, leaders, and high-achieving professionals who sense a nudge toward something more, but need both perspective and permission to pursue it.

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Wealth Minded MD

Navigating entrepreneurship, Money, and Life as a Locums Doc

April 8, 2026 · 43 mins

Thinking about leaving your current job to start your own business, do consulting, or explore locums work can feel overwhelming, but it might be the move that changes everything. As we speak to a doc who shares her own experience and gives us some tips on how we can do the same. 

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, a board-certified pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently, who describes leaving a low-paid, autonomy-lacking pediatric ER job after a breaking-point incident and transitioning to per diem work and then locums, which increased her control over scheduling and income. She emphasizes negotiating, using an accountant for taxes, business setup, and retirement accounts, obtaining health insurance through the marketplace, and building multiple income streams. Tune in now to learn how to take control of your career, increase your income, and create more flexibility in your life.

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The Blk Doctor ® Collective Podcast

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In this episode of the Blk Doctor Collective Podcast, I’m excited to welcome Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, a board-certified pediatrician and the powerhouse behind Doctoring Differently. 

Naomi Lawrence-Reid is a pediatrician making over $500k annually. Yes you read that right! She is all about showing doctors that you don’t have to stick to the traditional path. We get into her journey from full-time clinical work to exploring all kinds of flexible, high-earning options (and she has many!)

It comes down to the importance of negotiation, taking calculated risks, and breaking out of the “one way” mindset to achieve freedom and autonomy.

If you’re curious about stepping off the traditional path or just want to see what else is out there, this one's for you.

Tune in to see how you can take control of your medical career and make it work for you and create the career you actually want.