Hospitalists on the Move
Health reform and hospitals' changing needs spur continued evolution — and new career opportunities — in this fast-growing physician sector.
Women Physicians in the Specialties: Making Gains
Women physicians are making significant inroads in to the medical and surgical specialties, and now constitute a rapidly increasing contingent in many of the traditionally male-dominated fields. Despite these gains, the paucity of women in leadership positions, particularly within academic medicine, as well as persisting pay inequity, indicate that challenges remain.
Military Medical Practice: Options Plentiful for Physicians
Physicians who choose military practice often discover that their options – in practice settings, geographical locations, and even the range of patients and conditions they treat – are more varied than they expected. These benefits, in conjunction with myriad leadership opportunities that military medicine offers, factor into many physicians’ decision to remain in the military after their required service period ends.
Physician Executive Career Options Abound
In the health care sector, physicians are assuming an ever-increasing range of management and leadership positions.
Part-Time Physician Practice on the Rise
Once viewed as either untenable or undesirable, part-time and flex-time arrangements are becoming more common.
Interviewing Skills for Job-Seeking Physicians
How to Conduct Yourself Before, During and After the Interview.
Locum Tenens: Lifestyle, Opportunities Attracting More Physicians
Physicians at all stages of their careers are exploring the flexible, portable practice option.
Palliative Medicine Career Paths
The fast-growing specialty offers a variety of career paths, and no small measure of personal and professional gratification.
Moving On: Issues to Consider When Making a Career Move
Myriad issues, from legal and practical considerations to personal details, need to be addressed when leaving a practice.
Physician Volunteer Work
One of the main reasons physicians choose to go into the medical profession is because of a desire to improve the health and well-being of others. This impetus also figures as a primary motivator for physicians who decide to pursue volunteer work.
Differentiating Among Medical Practice Settings
Carefully assessing your needs and exploring practice-setting options raises your chances of early-career satisfaction.
Patient-Centered Medical Home Debuts
Physicians —in both primary care and the specialties— may soon reap benefits from the patient-centered, coordinated care model taking hold.