Elisha Peterson, MD

Physician Strategist & Coach

Is Your Career Outgrowing Academic Medicine?

Take this 3-minute interactive diagnostic to discover where you are in the physician career expansion process — and what to do next.

Many physicians feel overwhelmed when they begin considering change. This simple diagnostic helps you gain clarity about where you stand.

Takes less than 3 minutes  ·  Free diagnostic

Most transitions don't start with a dramatic decision. They start with clarity.

When physicians begin considering change, their minds often jump to the hardest questions first:

Should I leave?

What would I do instead?

How would I even start?

These are important questions — but they are not where to begin. The first step is understanding where you already are. This diagnostic is designed to give you that foundation.


Identify which stage of physician career expansion you are in.

Stage 01

Early Awareness

You are beginning to notice that your expertise extends beyond your formal role, but have not yet named or positioned it.

Stage 02

Expansion Beginning

Your expertise is starting to extend beyond your institution. Others are noticing your thinking and seeking your perspective.

Stage 03

Positioned for Influence

Your expertise is already transferable beyond institutional boundaries. You are ready to formalize and leverage it strategically.

Each result comes with practical, stage-specific next steps — not generic advice.


Immediate clarity. Practical direction.

In three minutes, you will have a clear picture of where you stand in the physician career expansion process — and a concrete set of next steps tailored to your stage.

  • Discover whether your expertise is already expanding beyond your institution

  • Understand the three stages of physician career expansion

  • Identify practical next steps based on your specific stage

  • Gain clarity about how physicians leverage their expertise beyond academic medicine


The Physician Expansion Scorecard

Eight statements across four dimensions. Rate each from 1 to 5. Receive your stage and next steps immediately.

Takes less than 3 minutes  ·  Free

01

Expertise

02

Curiosity

03

Visibility

04

Expansion


Elisha Peterson, MD

Elisha Peterson, MD is a physician strategist who helps women physicians gain clarity and leverage their expertise beyond traditional academic pathways. Her work focuses on helping physicians move from feeling constrained by institutional systems to designing careers intentionally — without losing income, identity, or credibility.


Sometimes the first step toward change is not a dramatic decision.

It is simply understanding where you stand.

Takes less than 3 minutes  ·  Free diagnostic

Elisha Peterson, MD — Physician Strategist & Coach

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