Author | Kronhaus, Alan K. author |
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Title | Choosing Your Practice [electronic resource] / by Alan K. Kronhaus |
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1990 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6637-3 |
Descript | X, 161 p. 10 illus. online resource |
1 Dilemmas of the Job Search -- State of medicine today -- Neophyte physicians and their mistakes -- โCaseโ studies -- Defining the problem -- Bad news/good news -- 2 The Costs of Career Mistakes -- Hard costs -- Opportunity costs -- Emotional costs -- Final statement -- 3 Know Yourself -- Level I: Personality type -- Level II: External factors -- Rules of the road -- Finding out more about what you want -- 4 Know the Job Market -- Geographic imbalance -- Specialty imbalance -- Too many physicians? -- Market area profile -- Other assessment maneuvers -- Diversification of practices -- Trend toward group practice -- Practices from which to choose -- 5 Matching What You Want With What Is Available -- Fact versus opinion -- Long-term versus short-term perspective -- Trade-offs and compromises -- Summary -- 6 Where to Look for a Job -- Developing your options -- Classified advertising -- Society and residency program placement services -- Private placement services -- Targeting and networking -- Locum tenens -- 7 How to Evaluate Specific Opportunities -- Practice size (number of physicians) -- Specialty m -- Legal structure -- Method of payment -- Shared expenses and compensation of members -- Other variables, issues, and considerations -- 8 Understanding and Negotiating an Agreement -- Principled negotiating -- Employment agreement -- Timing the negotiations -- 9 Conclusion