Alternative sources of revenue

[DD214_DOC]

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So, what kind of things are available as additional sources of revenue? Things that can be done outside of one's primary practice other than moonlighting or locum work. I see there are a lot of websites to join for answering questions and what not, but I'm curious what else may be out there and the experiences people have had with some of these things.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Some do lab work in office.

 

[PikminOC]

Some do clinical trials.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Hire therapists

 

[FlowRate]

Consulting in various forms.

Non-practice entrepreneurship. (Apps and such.)

Administration / other lateral shifts. (Tend to be career trajectory changes as far as I can tell.)

Street walking/performing/sweeping.

 

[TexasPhysician]

I've also seen multiple products being sold in clinics. Maybe worth it if you have a high volume practice.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

Botox?

 

[Mad Jack]

Bartending, or stripping if you've got the body.

I've heard of people pulling great money with part time medical director gigs for nursing homes and the like, but that involves more risk and liability than you might want to take on. Good money for 5 or less hours a week in some cases though.

 

[Shikima]

"I strip to put myself through medical school because, you know, I always wanted to be a nurse!"

 

[Doctor Bagel]

I've also seen multiple products being sold in clinics. Maybe worth it if you have a high volume practice.

What type of products? Self-help books and supplements type of stuff?

 

[TexasPhysician]

What type of products? Self-help books and supplements type of stuff?

That and I've seen different therapy devices that are required purchases to learn different skills.

 

[deleted314290]

"I strip to put myself through medical school because, you know, I always wanted to be a nurse!"

Jiggle Based Therapy?

 

[Amygdarya]

That and I've seen different therapy devices that are required purchases to learn different skills.

Is this even ethical? I mean, it's one thing to recommend a CBT workbook (that one can buy from Amazon etc) or a daylight lamp or something, and it's quite different to require those purchases from you. (Unless I misunderstood you.)

 

[Ceke2002]

or stripping if you've got the body.

Hmm, not sure if serious but just in case...

I'm not sure how different things are in the American market, but stripping wasn't exactly a lucrative job down my way. Even as the top dancer for the club I worked at I was still lucky to pull in $150 a night for a 12 hour shift.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Is this even ethical? I mean, it's one thing to recommend a CBT workbook (that one can buy from Amazon etc) or a daylight lamp or something, and it's quite different to require those purchases from you. (Unless I misunderstood you.)

I don't see the ethical problem, but I am more entrepreneurial. A therapist I work with designed a product for a specific type of therapy. You can't buy it elsewhere. You can certainly opt to see a different therapist, but we are out-of-network and the cost of the device is not significant in our patient population. As most find the device helpful, I think it's fine. You can also just do a different type of therapy with this person. It's not like the therapist is forcing some homeopathic solution or something.

 

[Amygdarya]

I see. Well, if the product was designed by the therapist him/herself, is helpful, can't be bought elsewhere and alternatives were offered, then it's fair in my book.

 

[Mad Jack]

Hmm, not sure if serious but just in case...

I'm not sure how different things are in the American market, but stripping wasn't exactly a lucrative job down my way. Even as the top dancer for the club I worked at I was still lucky to pull in $150 a night for a 12 hour shift.

I was totally kidding- male strippers don't earn **** most of the time. Female ones tho- I've known girls that outearned most lawyers.

 

[FlowRate]

I don't see the ethical problem, but I am more entrepreneurial. A therapist I work with designed a product for a specific type of therapy. You can't buy it elsewhere. You can certainly opt to see a different therapist, but we are out-of-network and the cost of the device is not significant in our patient population. As most find the device helpful, I think it's fine. You can also just do a different type of therapy with this person. It's not like the therapist is forcing some homeopathic solution or something.

Is this some sort of biofeedback device?

 

[TexasPhysician]

Is this some sort of biofeedback device?

No

 

[MrWonderful]

Invest in an outpatient surgical center

 

[OldPsychDoc]

I was totally kidding- male strippers don't earn **** most of the time.

I see what you did there...