NEJM CareerCenter

• Physician Executive Career Options Abound

  In the health care sector, physicians are assuming an ever-increasing range of management and leadership positions.

• Physician Compensation Update: It’s a Mixed Picture

  Industry market forces, national policy developments, and the economy are all having an effect.

• Physician Shortages in the Specialties Taking a Toll

  Effects of the increasing undersupply are palpable in recruiting, not just patient-access difficulties.

• Physician Compensation Models: Big Changes Ahead

  As with the health care delivery landscape, economic realities and policy changes are reshaping the way doctors are paid.

• Part-Time Physician Practice on the Rise

  Once viewed as either untenable or undesirable, part-time and flex-time arrangements are becoming more common.

• Social Media and Physicians

  As usage grows among doctors, benefits, challenges, and liability concerns are emerging.

• Dealing with Medical Education Debt

  New debt management resources and expanding loan forgiveness options are helping physicians cope with increasing debt levels.

• Writing Compelling Physician Cover Letters

  The cover letter is usually the first bit of written communication from job seekers that hits the desk of a hiring physician, staff recruiter, or human resources professional.

• Interviewing Skills for Job-Seeking Physicians

  How to Conduct Yourself Before, During and After the Interview.

• Locum Tenens: Lifestyle, Opportunities Attracting More Physicians

  Physicians at all stages of their careers are exploring the flexible, portable practice option.

• Specialists: The Newest Entrants in the Hospitalist Movement

  Obstetrics and the surgical specialties are among those experimenting with hospitalist staffing structures.

• Palliative Medicine Career Paths

  The fast-growing specialty offers a variety of career paths, and no small measure of personal and professional gratification.

• Physician Employment Contracts: Recent Developments Spell Good News, Problem Areas

  Contracts are becoming more physician-friendly in some aspects, but trends in income structures, liability, and performance data “ownership” may pose problems for the unwary.

• Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs Taking Hold

  Despite the myriad philosophical concerns and practical considerations, the movement to connect physician performance to pay structures is moving forward.

• Moving On: Issues to Consider When Making a Career Move

  Myriad issues, from legal and practical considerations to personal details, need to be addressed when leaving a practice.

• Physician Compensation Models: The Basics, the Pros, and the Cons

  Compensation models have become less complex than they were in the 1990s, but it’s important to know the basics when evaluating practice opportunities.

• Exploring Military Physician Careers

  The U.S. military offers diverse, financially attractive, and lifestyle-friendly career opportunities in medicine.

• Physician Volunteer Work

  One of the main reasons physicians choose to go into the medical profession is because of a desire to improve the health and well-being of others. This impetus also figures as a primary motivator for physicians who decide to pursue volunteer work.

• Anatomy of a Physician Employment Contract

  Understanding the basic elements of an employment contract can help physicians emerging from residency evaluate job offers.

• Avoiding Physician-Employment-Contract Pitfalls

  Non-specific, vaguely worded provisions can create problems down the road.