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Physician employment contracts haven’t changed markedly in recent years, but certain trends in contract terms, especially regarding compensation structure, job termination, and malpractice tail coverage, warrant close scrutiny today. On the positive side, non-compete clauses have become more physician friendly, but physicians should be on the lookout for potentially problematic terms in other areas. In particular, onerous salary-repayment requirements in income-guarantee agreements and termination clauses that particularly disadvantage physicians — especially regarding payment of tail insurance and ownership of performance data — should be carefully evaluated.

• Physician Employment Contracts: Recent Developments Spell Good News, Problem Areas

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 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