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PracticeLink.com FALL 2014
WORK: Penn Highlands Healthcare in
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
RESIDENCY: Capital Health System,
Trenton, N.J.
Compere is an Internist who enjoys
playing soccer and basketball, spending
time with his family and watching movies.
What's your advice for residents
beginning their job search?
Start the job search early. Don't wait
when you are at the end of the final
year of your residency to look for a job.
You will have less time than you think to
explore other opportunities. Keep your
options open, and don't focus on only
one location because sometimes you
will be pleased to find a better offer or
quality of life somewhere else. Lastly,
involve your family and choose the offer
that will be best for you and your family.
What surprised you about your
post-residency job search?
There are plenty of opportunities, but you
don't know which one to choose. It's very
time-consuming, as you need to travel to
many places for interview. Also, the wide
gap between salaries from state to state.
What do you wish they had taught in
med school but didn't?
More training in the business aspect
of heath care, and more lectures
about the cost of health care because
we are the future of health care.
How did PracticeLink help you in
your job search?
I signed my contract with Penn Highlands
Healthcare, which I found on PracticeLink.
Wilkerson "Will"
Compere, M.D.
com. From PracticeLink, I was also
able to get a list of opportunities
that provided loan assistance.
Any other advice?
Be positive and honest. Know that
you are in control. If you are not
interested in an offer, be polite
and let them know so they can
move on to the next applicant.
Make sure everything they promise
is written into your contract.
Start early, and be confident. All
the late nights you spent studying
during medical school and all the
calls during residency will pay
off. Be proud of everything that
you have accomplished.
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"I signed my contract with Penn Highlands Healthcare, which I found
on PracticeLink.com. From PracticeLink, I was able to get a list of
opportunities that provided loan assistance." —Will Compere, M.D.
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