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Live & Practice: Small Towns and Rural Cities, Spring 2021

Looking for a place to call home outside of the big city - but with enough amenities to make a night out exciting? These small cities offer the best of big-city living coupled with small-town charm. Allentown, ....

Physician contracts: The basics you need to know

Debbie Gleason

Many organizations have contracts or physician employment agreements (PEAs) that have key components that are similar and may contain "standard language" that is non-negotiable. In this article, I’ll list....

Contract negotiation - what recruiters want you to know

Anayat Durrani

Contract negotiations aren’t taught in medical school or residency, so many young physicians feel unprepared. With a lack of negotiation experience, they may hesitate to make requests. But experts say new....

Is your tail covered? Why physicians must consider tail coverage when switching pract....

Ryan Rekieta

For many physicians new to practice, it may seem like a load off when the practice or system they plan to join offers a contract that includes picking up the tab for their malpractice insurance. That’s ju....

6 mistakes you’re about to make on your employment contract

Debbie Swanson

After years of preparing for and envisioning your future employment, it’s thrilling to be within reach of a job opportunity that seems like the perfect match. Though it’s tempting to eagerly pack up....

Live & Practice: Family Friendly Cities 2018

Liz Funk

When deciding where to practice, physicians weigh many factors: What health systems operate hospitals and clinics in the area, opportunities for career growth, what the patient population is like, and proximity....

Need a vacation?

Bruce Armon

In the world before COVID-19 (which seems like a LONG time ago), people looked forward to exotic vacations and traveling. No matter whether you now plan to travel far or stay close to home, it remains important....

A Physician’s Guide to Employment Contracts

Bruce D. Armon

- From "Oh, The Places You’ll Go!" by Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss had it right. The journey relating to a new job can be just as exciting as the job itself. For residents and fellows in their final year of traini....

The art of contract negotiation

By Jon VanZile

Kristie Rivers, M.D., FAAP, was like a lot of young physicians when she got out of medical school in 2005: She knew a lot about her chosen specialty, pediatrics, but almost nothing about the business of medicin....

New York Times features nonprofit clinic

PracticeLink

ran a fascinating feature this week on nonprofit health clinic Puentes de Salud, or "Bridges of Health," which provides health care and social services to Philadelphia’s undocumented, unin....

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