Choosing Your Practice

**Choosing Your Practice** is a practical guide for physicians who are making the transition from training to private practice or from one practice to another. The author, a clinician as well as a manager of medical services, offers his colleagues guidance on conducting an intelligent search for the practice, community, and associates that are best for them. Useful strategies also are given for evaluating offers and negotiating agreements with prospective associates. Front Matter....Pages i-x Dilemmas of the Job Search....Pages 1-22 The Costs of Career Mistakes....Pages 23-31 Know Yourself....Pages 32-61 Know the Job Market....Pages 62-82 Matching What You Want With What Is Available....Pages 83-92 Where to Look for a Job....Pages 93-107 How to Evaluate Specific Opportunities....Pages 108-128 Understanding and Negotiating an Agreement....Pages 129-150 Conclusion....Pages 151-153 Back Matter....Pages 155-161