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• Part-Time Physician Practice on the Rise

Physicians who are considering or actually making the shift to part-time practice are part of a growing minority. Today, more than one-fifth of the physician workforce practices part time or in nontraditional schedules, and based on recent trends and surveys, those numbers are expected to continue rising. Many practices are accommodating physicians’ requests to adjust their schedules or reduce their clinic hours, in large part because of market conditions. Physicians eyeing part-time practice should consider the impact on their partners and seek colleagues’ input to devise an arrangement that doesn’t unduly burden other physicians or office staff.

Trends

• Social Media and Physicians
• Physician Wellness
• Hospitalist Movement Still on Fast Track
• Women in Medicine
• Postponing the Fellowship
• First Year of Practice
• Ensuring — and Tracking — Physician Competence
• Palliative Medicine Career Paths
• Specialists: The Newest Entrants in the Hospitalist Movement
• Patient-Centered Medical Home Debuts

Practice Setting

• Locum Tenens: Lifestyle, Opportunities Attracting More Physicians
• Physician Volunteer Work
• Fellowship Track
• Military Medical Careers
• Here Come the Hospitalists
• Locum Tenens and Movable Medicine
• Differentiating Among Practice Settings

Compensation, Contracts, Insurance

• Dealing with Medical Education Debt
• Physician Employment Contracts: Recent Developments Spell Good News, Problem Areas
• Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs Taking Hold
• Physician Employment and Compensation Outlook for ’07
• Physician Compensation
• Coping with Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates
• Anatomy of a Contract
• Contract Pitfalls

Practical Job-Seeking Skills

• Background Checks
• Cover Letters
• Medical School Debt
• In-house Recruiters
• Search Firms
• Relocation Resources
• Interviewing Skills
• Networking Know-How can Boost Physician Job Search Success
• Moving On: Issues to Consider When Making a Career Move