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Palliative medicine, little known more than a decade ago, today is among the fastest growing medical specialties. More than 75% of U.S. hospitals have either established palliative care services or plan to launch the multidisciplinary teams, and outpatient services — both within and outside of hospice care — are on the rise as well. That growth, combined with increasing recognition of the important role palliative medicine physicians play in caring for patients with life-limiting illness, is translating into a wide range of career paths.

• Palliative Medicine Career Paths

Trends

• Hospitalist Movement Still on Fast Track
• Women in Medicine
• Postponing the Fellowship
• First Year of Practice
• Ensuring — and Tracking — Physician Competence

Practice Setting

• Physician Volunteer Work
• Fellowship Track
• Military Medical Careers
• Here Come the Hospitalists
• Locum Tenens and Movable Medicine
• Differentiating Among Practice Settings

Compensation, Contracts, Insurance

• 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