Finding Jobs as a Dual Physician Family
Approaching the job market as a dual physician (or really, any dual working member) family is tricky, because you have two members of a family who’ve invested a lot into their education and goals...
What FTE is right for you?
Nobody asks for their daily schedule during medical school or residency interviews. For years during medical training, you go to work when somebody tells you to, you take as much vacation as has been allotted to you...
Planning the Transition to a New Practice Opportunity
The keys are allowing plenty of time and being prepared for possible delays...
Exploring Telemedicine Physician Practice Opportunities
Options are abundant for physicians with a good ‘webside’ manner and willingness to adapt, but due diligence is essential
When You Finally Get to Pick — Choosing Your First Job out of Training
As you approach the end of training, there’s a different decision that in many ways is much more complicated. Now you’ve got to figure out what that life you’ve been working so hard for actually looks like.
Identifying a Cultural Fit in Physician Job Opportunities
Self-assessment, up-front research, and ample time for interactions are key
Eyeing Physician Career Boost Via Formal Business Education
Getting a business degree can be highly rewarding, but planning and foresight are essential.
Outside the Fold: Exploring Nonclinical Work Opportunities for Physicians
Most physicians go into medicine fully expecting to spend their careers in patient care, and the vast majority do just that for three decades or so.
Physician Mentorship: Why It’s Important, and How to Find and Sustain Relationships
Most physicians who make their way into satisfying practice careers in a specialty they enjoy — and especially those who also end up in leadership roles — are usually quick to point out to their younger colleagues that they received some help, perhaps even a whole lot of assistance, along the way.
Physician Shortage Spikes Demand in Several Specialties
Residents in affected specialties see ample practice opportunities, yet physician leaders worry about future supply...
Targeting Physician Burnout
With the problem now at epidemic levels, the medicine and graduate medical education communities are undertaking major mitigation initiatives...
Making the Most of the Physician Site Visit
Arriving prepared and being highly professional are key, but physicians should also plan their ‘downtime’