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This book presents a uniquely straightforward yet deeply personal approach to designing a bespoke professional career, using methods that can be applied in any career situation, be it crisis, opportunity — or both.

During more than a decade as a professional executive coach and more than 30 years as a physician leader, Sharon Hull was always looking for a resource like Professional Careers By Design™. She never found it, so she decided to write it herself.

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our signature approach

The key is Sharon's three-part Professional Careers by Design® model —

created to be approachable, useful, and adaptable for people at any career stage, from freshly out of training to preparing for one final encore. This book outlines Hull’s signature approach and provides clear and structured content paired with interactive self-coaching tools, designed for use over a lifetime.

Meet Sharon

Sharon Hull is an experienced executive coach and retired family physician with over 30 years of experience in clinical medicine and academic leadership.

She has built a solo, rural private practice; held leadership roles in academic health centers as a division chief, department chair, and assistant dean; and served as an executive coach. Sharon founded and led an Executive Coaching Program built for faculty at a major US medical school before retiring from academia to focus full-time on her executive coaching and consulting practice, which she calls her “encore career.”

Sharon’s professional training incudes:

Medical school at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where she is a Distinguished Alumna
Family Medicine residency training with the Union Hospital
Family Medicine Residency in Terre Haute, Ind.
A Primary Care Research Fellowship

Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Administration
Preventive Medicine residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She is a 2008 graduate of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (Drexel University School of Medicine)

"This book engages the reader's mind and heart through challenging questions, reflective exercises, and pertinent examples. It is poised to become an important tool that aspiring and established leaders can use throughout their career."

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Lois Margaret Nora, MD, JD, MBA

President Emeritus and Dean Emeritus, Northeastern Ohio Medical University

"In a book that is both inspirational and practical, Sharon Hull brings design thinking to career planning. It is clear why Hull has the outstanding coaching reputation that she enjoys."

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Lois Margaret Nora, MD, JD, MBA

President Emeritus and Dean Emeritus, Northeastern Ohio Medical University

"Looking to embrace professional development? This book provides the tools you need to thoughtfully and intentionally live your best personal and professional life."

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Raina M. Merchant, MD, MSHP, FAHA

Professor, Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Penn Medicine

"It's rare to find everything you need in one place — this book brings together helpful tips, thoughtful exercises, spot-on vignettes, and overall practical and accessible insights to support your career trajectory."

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Raina M. Merchant, MD, MSHP, FAHA

Professor, Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Penn Medicine

Isn’t it time to make your career work for you?

This book presents a uniquely straightforward yet deeply personal approach to designing a bespoke professional career, using methods that can be applied in any career situation, be it crisis, opportunity — or both.

our signature approach

The key is Sharon's three-part Professional Careers by Design® model —

Meet Sharon

Sharon Hull is an experienced executive coach and retired family physician with over 30 years of experience in clinical medicine and academic leadership.

Sharon’s professional training incudes:

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Isn’t it time to make your career work for you?

This book presents a uniquely straightforward yet deeply personal approach to designing a bespoke professional career, using methods that can be applied in any career situation, be it crisis, opportunity — or both.

our signature approach

The key is Sharon's three-part Professional Careers by Design® model —

Meet Sharon

Sharon Hull is an experienced executive coach and retired family physician with over 30 years of experience in clinical medicine and academic leadership.

Sharon’s professional training incudes:

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