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3 key factors to assess physician disability insurance options

Physicians, don’t overlook these important distinctions when evaluating your options for disability insurance.

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Physician pay is up, but with more strings attached

Physician pay increasingly hinges on bonuses and RVU targets, shows data from contract review and negotiation firm Resolve.

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How to ask about retention in your first physician job

Nearly 60% of physicians leave their first job within three years. Find out how to choose a post-training role that lasts.

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Is early-career physician turnover always a bad thing?

Find out why transitional jobs are common in medicine, and how sometimes a physician’s career grows best through change. 

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How to factor your family into your physician job search

When you’re choosing your first post-training physician job, your satisfaction may be driven by your family’s happiness almost as much as your own.

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Finding my place in medicine: Nariman Heshmati, MD, ob-gyn

AMA member Nariman Heshmati, MD, says interviewing can make it clear which job is the right one—if you know what you want and how to ask for it.

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Job interviewing tips for physician employment

Ace your physician job interview with our top tips, including how to prepare and how to broach the issues that matter most to you. 

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What’s the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact? How can it help you?

More than 200,000 licenses have been issued through this cross-state licensure initiative. Here’s what residents and other physicians should know.

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Misconceptions about finance that will put residents in the red

A physician’s training doesn’t cover financial planning. Discover four money myths every resident or fellow should know for a secure future.

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