Exploring Public-Service Physician Practice Opportunities
Physicians who work in government positions cite numerous upsides, diverse responsibilities, and occasional but manageable challenges.
A Seamless Transition: Surviving Your First Year of Employment
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.
Telemedicine: Changing the Landscape of Rural Physician Practice
As telemedicine sites and networks grow, so do novel practice opportunities for physicians in both rural and urban areas
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.