This book is a guide for physicians leaving their residency and fellowship training programs. They are ill-prepared for the job choices awaiting them, and the few guides that exist focus on starting their own practice. Yet, in today's medical environment, most will choose to be employed by or join an existing institution. Many make a poor choice and 67 percent will leave that job within two years. This book is a must read for those doctors beginning their careers, as well as many now contemplating job changes. It provides a wealth of practical information about what to consider when selecting that new position.
Kirsten Evans, MD, PhD, FAAP is a Pediatrician who has individually advised many new physicians. She regularly has given seminars on career choices to physicians-in-training, reaching both American and foreign-trained physicians. She has been a teacher and clinician in academia, worked in private practice both solo and group, and served as a hospitalist/intensivist. She has seen the impact of career moves and geographical changes on physicians, their careers and their families. She is well aware of conflicts physicians may face, balancing their jobs, their own needs, and those of their families.