Beyond the Clinic: Expanding the OB-GYN Role in Industry, Advocacy, Innovation, and Media-Take Action

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This document is a worksheet for ACOOG’s Summer Virtual Symposium, “Beyond the Clinic: My Career Expansion Action Plan” (June 13, 2026). It is designed to help physicians turn symposium inspiration into a concrete 90-day career plan.<br /><br />The worksheet first asks participants to reflect on the symposium sessions and record key ideas from topics such as industry collaboration, founders and innovators in medicine, private practice, academic leadership, advocacy and nonprofit leadership, and medical writing/media.<br /><br />Next, participants assess their current career stage, their strengths that could transfer to nontraditional roles, and the main barriers holding them back, such as time, confidence, finances, credentials, or lack of network.<br /><br />They are then asked to choose one career pathway to pursue: industry, entrepreneurship/innovation, private practice, academic medicine, advocacy/policy, writing/media, or another option. They should define a specific role or project, explain why it matters to them and aligns with their values in women’s health, and identify any tradeoffs they are willing to accept.<br /><br />A structured 90-day action plan follows, with one goal for each 30-day window and a concrete measure of success by day 90, such as a meeting, application, publication, or conversation.<br /><br />The worksheet also includes a section on resources and connections, prompting participants to list faculty or peers to contact, needed knowledge or credentials, organizational support, and likely obstacles.<br /><br />Finally, it asks for a single most important first action, an accountability partner, and a check-in date. The overall message is to avoid waiting for the perfect moment and instead take the next available step.

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Keywords

ACOOG

Summer Virtual Symposium

career expansion

90-day action plan

women's health

industry collaboration

medical entrepreneurship

academic leadership

advocacy policy

medical writing media