Post Author: Deborah Bradley, MD

Deborah Bradley is a board-certified medical oncologist, certified executive coach, avid mountain biker, and adrenaline junkie. She can be reached at her self-titled site, Debbie Bradley, MD, and on Instagram @debbie_bradley_md, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Dr. Bradley has worked in the academic setting, private practice, and somewhere in between. Most recently, she has pivoted to leave clinical medicine and step into industry/pharma. She coaches women physicians “who don’t have it all figured out.” Her passion is to empower women physicians to become the CEO of their life: showing up authentically doing what makes them happy, not what makes others happy
Her coaching niches include transitions (within and out of clinical medicine), building an identity as more than just a physician, burnout prevention, and recovery.

Deborah Bradley is a board-certified medical oncologist, certified executive coach, avid mountain biker, and adrenaline junkie. She can be reached at her self-titled site, Debbie Bradley, MD, and on Instagram @debbie_bradley_md, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Dr. Bradley has worked in the academic setting, private practice, and somewhere in between. Most recently, she has pivoted to leave clinical medicine and step into industry/pharma. She coaches women physicians "who don’t have it all figured out." Her passion is to empower women physicians to become the CEO of their life: showing up authentically doing what makes them happy, not what makes others happy
Her coaching niches include transitions (within and out of clinical medicine), building an identity as more than just a physician, burnout prevention, and recovery.
Not too long ago, a circumstance occurred. I have experienced similar circumstances several times in my career. However, this time, my response was different. It was like a switch in my brain flipped. I was ready to leave clinical medicine. It was time for the next chapter.
Wow! It was a moment of surprise, relief, and excitement, quickly followed by a WTF? Where was this thought coming from? There was …
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I have wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. I played hospital with my dolls as a child. I never thought of alternative career paths. I climbed the long, sometimes unbearably steep mountain to reach the top.
I loved clinic medicine for many years. Most days, I still do. Until recently, I had never considered leaving, choosing a different path.
Then, I walked into the clinic and …
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