Several physicians who completed residency between 1998 and 2000 were interviewed for this article, and their experiences, candid feedback, and advice for recruiters are detailed below.
Doctors Now Need Well-Honed Skills in Job Hunting
The nomadic career path of today’s physicians is caused in part by professional dissatisfaction, unwelcome intrusions on how they can practice medicine and diminishing job security that has long been a fact of life for most working Americans but has only recently become one for doctors.
Determining what’s “educational;” defining “certification”
What constitutes a bona fide educational activity? What constitutes “certification” to perform procedures?
Certification Woes: No Boards, No Income
An increase in the failure rate for board recertification in family practice and in some internal medicine subspecialties has elevated concern among physicians who have seen colleagues without certification lose managed care contracts and the prestige associated with the higher professional recognition.
Physician Statistics Summary (1970-1999)
Physician statistics are vitally important to the efficiency and effectiveness of recruiting. Knowing these statistics helps recruiters to better understand the target market and provides a gauge for recruiters to know how much or how little of the target market they currently possess. For the physicians’ perspective, statistics help them to assess the competition or […]
Med School Applicants Drop Again
The number of applicants to US medical schools fell again in 1998, to 41,004, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Recruiting and Training Physicians to Achieve their Full Potential as a Partner in Managed Care
Before managed care complicated the picture, physician recruitment was already a challenging process. Recruiters sought a blend of medical expertise and personality characteristics. Physicians were not only interested in the practice, but also in the management dynamics of local hospitals and the community’s appeal to their families. Today’s managed care environment adds a new dimension […]
Low Reimbursements, High Cost of Living Dim Recruitment
Boston is renowned for its prestigious teaching hospitals, but insiders fear its reputation may be slipping as the area continues to experience trouble recruiting doctors who can afford to live here.
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