On the Horizon: New Jobs for Physicians
The evolution of health care services delivery, in concert with market factors, is producing new roles for physicians
A Special Q&A with LTC Laurel Neff, DO: Work-Life Balance in Army Medicine
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.
A Good Night’s Sleep for Soldiers: One U.S. Army Doctor’s Career
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
Regardless of the market demand for residents’ particular specialty, experts recommend that physicians in training start their search early and strategically.
Understanding the Physician Employment “Movement”
Myriad factors are driving the trend, and physicians should understand these basics and know how their performance will be measured
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.