Physician Career Center
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Physician Resources & Links
Whether you are a recent graduate new to the profession or an old-timer with years of experience under your belt, as a physician, career associations can be a great way to move your physician career forward.
Click here for a newly updated list of physician career associations.
Stay informed of the latest regulations pertaining to your physician career. Familiarize yourself with the website of your state licensing board. Click here for a complete list of licensing authorities.
Enhance your physician career by attending a convention or trade show in your area of interest. These events provide a great opportunity to network with physicians in your field and learn more about the newest techniques, procedures, and devices. Click here for a list of conventions and tradeshows.
Physician Articles & News
As a nation, we do a pretty poor job of relaxing, but due to the stress associated with physician jobs, it is especially important for physicians to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. Even as patient loads continue to increase, physicians must carve out time to take a break - not only to maintain personal sanity - but also to ensure they avoid career burnout and can provide quality care to patients on an ongoing basis. Find out more in "Do Physicians Take Vacations?"
Paul Levy, President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has mastered the art of social media. Find out how he used his blog, "Running a Hospital," to dramatically increase the patient volume at BIDMC in "A Look at 'Running a Hospital.'"
Going Locum is a blog for locum tenens physicians. Whether you're a seasoned locum or a physician just thinking about working locums in the near future, this blog offers insight on today's economy and physician staffing, industry research on locum tenens trends, the best places and ways to practice locums and other topics of interest. Visit today and comment on your locum experience!
Going Locum
Are you stressed? Most Americans experience some level of stress in their professional and/or personal lives, but if you're a physician, your stress levels are likely off the charts! While surgeons were recently singled out as having one of the most stressful jobs in America, more and more data suggests that increased stress among private practice physicians is driving them to make significant changes. Find out how physicians are coping with the stressful nature of physician jobs.
Healthcare as an industry may not always be ahead of the web technology curve, but when it comes to social networking – healthcare providers and healthcare companies refuse to be left behind. In addition to Facebook and Twitter, physicians and other healthcare professionals are seeking out exclusive online communities specifically for their profession and/or industry. Keep reading about physician social networking sites.
Healthcare jobs in the United States have been growing for decades, and the most recent projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show no signs that healthcare job growth will slow any time soon. In the ten year period ending 2018, the BLS projects the healthcare and social assistance sector will add 4 million new healthcare jobs, and 144,000 of those are physician jobs. But how are physicians feeling about their futures? Find out more in the physician career outlook.
The essentials of practicing quality medicine are the same wherever a doctor or caregiver treats patients, but government medical facilities present some unique challenges and benefits. Read more about practicing at government medical facilities.
Physicians and the facilities they work for are fighting the economic downturn by using social media to connect with current patients and reach out to new ones. Read more about this trend in physician careers.
The growing number of medical applications for smartphones has the healthcare community buzzing. How are physicians using the latest mobile technology?
Find out in the Physicians and Smartphones Survey
While you don't have to have a medical degree to figure out how to view job postings on the internet, some of the finer points of searching for physician jobs online are often overlooked. This guide takes a closer look at how to optimize your online job search to enhance your physician career.
Agency & Employer Resources
Physicians will see thousands of job postings online, so how can you make sure that
your job stands out? Learn how to post jobs online.
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