2012 AMA Group Practice Career Fair

Advocate Medical Group is a physician-led medical group providing primary care, specialty services, medical imaging, outpatient services and community-based medical practices throughout Chicagoland and Central Illinois. The state's largest medical group with more than 900 primary and specialty care physicians in approximately 200 locations, Advocate Medical Group is part of Advocate Health Care, the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest.

Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 10 acute care hospitals, two children's hospitals, five Level I trauma centers, two Level II trauma centers and one of the area's largest home health care companies. Advocate's three major teaching hospitals train 600 residents/fellows per year in Advocate Health Care–sponsored programs and provide more than 1,600 medical student rotations annually. Advocate is a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.

Aurora Health Care is an integrated, physician led, not-for-profit health care provider offering services in more than 90 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. We are Wisconsin's most comprehensive health care provider; our patients enjoy care that is coordinated across a comprehensive network of facilities, services and providers. Our 15 hospitals, as well as our clinics, offer a wide array of primary and specialty physicians, diagnostic services and wellness programs. We also offer the latest technologies, including a single electronic health record system that provides better clinical and service quality for every patient.

Aurora recently was named the top performing health care system in the United States in the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration project sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Premier, a national health care alliance. Aurora received 254 awards during the six-year demonstration project. Helping people live well is what drives Aurora Health Care.

Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic is currently regarded as one of the top four hospitals in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report. Today, with more than 1,300 beds on the main campus and 4,400 beds system-wide, Cleveland Clinic is one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the country.

Cleveland Clinic has been delivering innovative health care since 1921. In over 90 years we have done some remarkable things. From performing the world's first coronary artery bypass in the 1950s to assisting in America's first facial transplant a few short years ago, we are proud that our remarkable care has always been reflected by monumental firsts.

For your career, this means more opportunities to grow at the frontlines of medicine and working with colleagues that consistently push beyond boundaries to achieve better outcomes for all patients around the globe. As we begin our next 90 years of outstanding care, we invite you to consider the impact you can have on our groundbreaking work when you choose to make your first day at Cleveland Clinic the next in an astounding line of firsts.

Founded in 1915, Geisinger Health System serves more than 2.6 million residents in 44 counties as a not-for-profit, fully integrated health services organization dedicated to excellence in care, education, research and service. The physician-led system includes a multidisciplinary physician group practice with system-wide aligned goals, successful clinical programs, a sophisticated information technology platform, a robust research program, and an insurance provider—Geisinger Health Plan.

About the region
Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania offer a rich alternative to the hustle and bustle of city life. With a lower cost of living, excellent daycare programs, less crime and less traffic, our region provides a lifestyle that many people dream of. Pennsylvania boasts many of the countries top universities, with seven exceptional schools surrounding this area, providing sports entertainment, educational events and many cultural performances. New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., are all just a few hours away, making our region perfect for day trips to major metropolitan areas along the East coast. Pennsylvania's affordability, charm and central location make it a great place to call home.

Founded in 1915 by auto pioneer Henry Ford and winner of the 2011 Baldrige Award for performance excellence, Henry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation managed by Chief Executive Officer Nancy M. Schlichting and governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees, with volunteer-led advisory and affiliate boards providing additional leadership.

It is composed of five hospitals, 29 medical centers and one of the nation's largest group practices, the Henry Ford Medical Group, which includes more than 1,200 physicians practicing in over 40 specialties. The system's flagship, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, is a Level 1 Trauma Center recognized for clinical excellence in cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, sports medicine, multi-organ transplants and cancer treatment.

With more than 23,000 employees, Henry Ford Health System is the fifth-largest employer in metro Detroit, and amongst the most diverse. Generating more than $1.7 billion of annual economic stimulus, it proudly acts as one of Michigan's anchor institutions.

Henry Ford Health System is committed to improving the health and well-being of our diverse Michigan community.

Mayo Clinic offers outstanding opportunities to prepare talented learners to transform clinical care, research and education. The College of Medicine fosters a diverse learning environment creating the excellence required to prepare the health care workforce of the future.

Discover the unique experiences of the College of Medicine

• Mayo Medical School emphasizes a patient-centered focus, augmented by the expertise, compassion and traditions of Mayo Clinic to educate and prepare medical students to be physician leaders in 21st century medicine.
• Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education is an outstanding place for residents and fellows to advance their knowledge and skills in medicine and research.
• The art and science of medicine changes dramatically over the course of a physician's career. The Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development educates physicians from across the country and around the world in their continuing professional education efforts.

Established in 1946, McFarland Clinic, PC, is central Iowa's first and largest, physician-owned, multi-disciplinary clinic. Its growing network of 182 physicians serves residents in 11 Iowa communities and spans 26 specialties with a patient draw of 250,000. Its employees "…combine knowledge, skills, specialties, and ancillary services to collectively and efficiently deliver patient-centered, quality healthcare." State-of-the-art technology and physician excellence make McFarland Clinic a wonderful place to work. With one of the highest rankings in education and public health in the United States., Iowa is also a wonderful place to live! Ninety percent of the state's residents are covered by health insurance, and it's one of the least litigious states in the nation. Iowa consistently earns high marks in public safety, livability and happiness, making it an ideal place to live and work.

Our vision: "We strive to be the trusted choice for coordinated health care delivered by caring professionals dedicated to individual well-being."

Within The Permanente Medical Group Inc., physicians find recognition, stability, opportunity and independence. Through our leadership in the use of advanced technology, our creation of innovative solutions and our influence on health policy and reform efforts, Kaiser Permanente is helping to shape the future of health care in the nation. Beyond the practice of medicine, our physicians are provided with many personal and professional opportunities, including research, teaching and participation in leadership activities. In addition, our physicians can volunteer and donate their time to help the causes of hundreds of community health organizations. The Permanente Medical Group Inc. delivers:

• An enhanced compensation and benefits package, including potential shareholder status after three years of practice
• Leadership and management opportunities
• An integrated health care system emphasizing collaboration and decisions made by physicians
• Recognition by third party regulatory agencies and outside organizations as the quality leader
• A long-standing history of stability

We offer competitive salaries and a generous benefits package. Incentives may be available to you to compensate for experience, training and geographic choice. Discover how you can become a part of our new, innovative model or practice.

Founded in 1897, Scott & White Healthcare is a fully integrated, non-profit collaborative health system with 12 hospitals and more than 60 clinics providing care to residents across 29,000-square-miles in Central Texas. Scott & White is recognized as the largest multi-specialty practice in Texas and one of the largest multi-specialty group practice systems in the nation.

As the only Level I Trauma Center between Dallas and Austin, Scott & White has more than 13,000 employees, including 1100 physicians and scientists and is the principle clinical research and education campus for the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

Scott & White is led and managed by a diverse group of physicians who place patient centered care above all else, sharing a 115 year tradition of caring for patients with complex illnesses and combining their expertise in a wide range of medical disciplines to determine the most effective treatments.

Join Scott & White in our mission to provide the most personalized, comprehensive and highest-quality health care, enhanced by medical education and research.

Serious medicine.
Physician owned and led since our inception in 1940, Wenatchee Valley Medical Center (WVMC) is now 200 physicians representing more than 30 specialties serving a patient population of 235,000 in North Central Washington. In most specialties, WVMC is "it" for the region. We enjoy uncommon collegiality while still maintaining profitability and stability in a paperless environment with the latest technology. Many of our physicians also enjoy teaching through University of Washington, and our new affiliation with the 200-bed Central Washington Hospital brings even better patient-centered care to the region.

Serious fun.
With such great partners, when we're off, we're off enjoying a fulfilling lifestyle. With spectacular surrounding mountains, rivers and lakes, and thanks to our sunny, dry, four-season climate, we ski, golf, bike, boat, run, hike, fish, hunt … or just take a pleasant country drive! Kids thrive in good schools and our families enjoy diverse performing and visual arts. Traffic jams are non-existent. Life is simply good here.

Come join us. Become part of our primary care and specialty team who, together with our dedicated staff, practice a high caliber of medicine at eight clinic locations (Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Moses Lake, Omak, Cashmere, Tonasket, Oroville, and Royal City). We learn from one another, help one another, and refine our medical skills together.

Physician-owned and patient-centered since 1940.