Andrea Parent, Author at NEJM CareerCenter Resources

A Special Q&A with LTC Laurel Neff, DO: Work-Life Balance in Army Medicine

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:10:14+00:00March 30th, 2015|Categories: Career Paths|Tags: Army, Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), Q&A, West Point|

Dr. Neff is a family physician currently serving in a leadership position at Bassett Army Community Hospital in Fort Wainwright, Alaska. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, she completed a Family Medicine residency at the Fort Bragg Army Medical Center in 2004. She wants people interested in military medicine to know it’s possible to have both a successful career and an active family life.

Managing Medical Education Debt Strategically

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:10:39+00:00December 2nd, 2014|Categories: Medical Debt|Tags: Debt, financial planner, Loans|

Residents and early-career physicians should explore repayment and forgiveness options thoroughly, and make informed choices

A Good Night’s Sleep for Soldiers: One U.S. Army Doctor’s Career

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:11:08+00:00December 2nd, 2014|Categories: Career Paths|Tags: Sleep, US Army|

U.S. Army sleep medicine specialist discusses his path in medicine and how his clinical research may have helped detect a new sleep disorder, allowing soldiers and civilians to sleep better at night.

Physician Job-Search Timeline: Delayed Approach Not Advised

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:11:41+00:00October 8th, 2014|Categories: Career Paths, CV and Cover Letters|Tags: Job Search|

Regardless of the market demand for residents’ particular specialty, experts recommend that physicians in training start their search early and strategically.

Compensation in the Physician Specialties: Mostly Stable

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:12:09+00:00October 3rd, 2014|Categories: Compensation|Tags: Specialties|

Many specialties are seeing increases that roughly mirror the inflation rate, but there are exceptions in the surgical specialties and some medicine subspecialties

Locum Tenens: The Motivators, Prerequisite Knowledge, and Benefits

Andrea Parent2023-01-23T20:20:04+00:00August 6th, 2014|Categories: Locum Tenens|Tags: Benefits, Contracts|

What motivates a physician to accept a locums assignment? The answer is multifactorial and will vary from physician to physician...

Understanding the Physician Employment “Movement”

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:12:42+00:00July 23rd, 2014|Categories: Career Paths|Tags: employment|

Myriad factors are driving the trend, and physicians should understand these basics and know how their performance will be measured

Physician Cover Letters: Why Writing a Good One Is As Important As Ever

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:13:15+00:00May 29th, 2014|Categories: CV and Cover Letters|Tags: Cover letter, geographic preference|

Physicians seeking a practice opportunity might think of the cover letter as an old-fashioned, generally unimportant component of their application for or expression of interest in a position, but that is not the case.

Exploring Public-Service Physician Practice Opportunities

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:13:46+00:00March 26th, 2014|Categories: Career Paths|Tags: NIH, public, public service|

Physicians who work in government positions cite numerous upsides, diverse responsibilities, and occasional but manageable challenges.

The Hospitalist Physician: Contracting for Success

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:14:19+00:00March 21st, 2014|Categories: Contracts, Hospitalists|

From early careerists to seasoned physicians, these are ten common hospitalist contract issues to look out for…

Understanding Physician Compensation Components

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:14:48+00:00December 11th, 2013|Categories: Compensation|Tags: compensation basis, payer dynamics|

A broad range of factors and economic issues influence how compensation is structured and what practices can offer incoming doctors.

A Seamless Transition: Surviving Your First Year of Employment

Andrea Parent2023-01-30T21:15:16+00:00November 20th, 2013|Categories: Career Paths, Contracts|Tags: Cultural Fit, First Job, Transition|

The primary reason for physician turnover is poor cultural fit, and when thinking through this phenomenon, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. On the contrary, first interviews generally last no longer than a day-and-half and second interviews may last two days with a preponderance of the time dedicated to searching for a home.

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