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How To Find the Best Emergency Medicine Jobs

By David Beran, DO - October 23, 2024

If you're searching for ideal emergency medicine jobs, it helps to prioritize key characteristics such as location, employment type, and patient volume. To find your perfect fit in a new physician career, do your research upfront and plan for a life, not a job.

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Understand Your Priorities For a Meaningful Job Search

By Helen Shirts - October 9, 2024

Understanding your own priorities is key to a meaningful job search. For best results, prepare early, define your career goals, and tailor your approach to find the ideal medical practice and location for long-term success.

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Should You Apply to Positions You Are Under-Qualified For?

By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - June 29, 2022

You've found a job posting, but you're not so sure you meet the requirements to apply. On one hand you don't want to miss this opportunity, but on the other you don't want to waste your time. So the question stands, should you apply? Well, it depends.

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What to Expect at a Site Visit

By Shani Saks, DO - November 30, 2021

You've been invited on a site visit to a medical facility you're thinking about joining. While you'll likely be given a tour and rundown of the organization's values, culture, and expectations, you should also be conducting your own research on the facility prior to this visit. To help prepare you for all you need to know, we've compiled a list of what to expect from a typical site visit.

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8 Signs You Should Avoid That Potential Employer

By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - September 1, 2021

While financial incentives are a big motivator for jobs, it can be a nightmare working for a bad boss. Therefore, it is important to recognize red flags in the interview process and beyond when vetting a new employer. Here are 8 tips that you might want to pass over on that prospective job offer.

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Alternative Health Care Careers for Those Who Need a Break from Patient Care

By Tammy McKinney, RN - April 29, 2021

For those who need a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday patient care, there are many alternative career options open to healthcare workers. From insurance specialists to authors, there are many viable options available to those with a medical background.

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How to "Reference Check" a Potential Employer

By Riia O'Donnell - February 9, 2021

33% of new hires admit to quitting their jobs within the first 90 days. When you sit down to be interviewed, you must consider that you're also interviewing the company for yourself to see if they're a good fit for your expectations. Here are three best practice tips on how to "reference check" your employer before signing any contracts.

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5 Mistakes I Made Accepting an Attending Contract

By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - March 14, 2017

The final year of any residency is a time of accelerated independence, moonlighting, and an intense search for that first job as an attending. This decision is critical as one embarks on a life-long

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Job Options for Physicians Are Endless, but Frequent Changes Aren't Wise

By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - January 24, 2017

The frequent changing of rotations and departments delivers a fresh experience that has immense appeal for residents. Shifting one's mindset to the routine of life as an attending physician requires adjustment,

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Job Options for Physicians Are Endless, but Frequent Changes Aren't Wise

Physician Turnover Costs & Causes, Healthcare Recruitment Challenges Continue

By Michael Jones - October 27, 2016

Emergency medicine physician Dr. Travis Ulmer blogged about some of the reasons why new physicians often don't stick with their first jobs.  The main points to this blog post have to do with new physicians

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