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Congratulations TMF!
17 May 2012The Medicus Firm had a great first quarter and exceeded its revenue goal! We helped our clients to successfully recruit more than 60 new physicians to communities in: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin! To celebrate, each [...]
LEAN Physician Recruiting
15 May 2012In the current state of the economy and of the healthcare industry, reducing overhead costs has never been so crucial to the long-term success and survival of a healthcare facility. Operating costs, of course, include all those associated with physician recruiting, such as internal/staff recruiters, third party search firms, travel, advertising/marketing, and more. There are [...]
When the Need is Critical
14 May 2012As you might imagine, we get often get brought into searches well-after they needed to be filled. Tensions run high. People are stressed and worried. We’re often looked to for a miracle. In a perfect world, we would like to have a little runway to get things underway and be able to work through our [...]
Student Loan Debt and the Physician Workforce
8 May 2012The average debt accrued by medical students has been estimated at $140,000 and up, with many graduates carrying over $200,000 in student loan debt as they enter into the physician workforce. Many of these debts are forgiven by state and federal government programs geared towards promoting healthcare professions, especially in areas of need. Additionally, some [...]
All Physician Candidates Are Free Agents: Unlike NFL Draft, No Guarantees in Physician Recruiting
2 May 2012What if, instead of hiring a physician recruiting firm, or a physician recruiter, you could just “draft” a doctor to fill the need in your hospital or community? The big news this week, at least for sports fanatics, is the NFL draft that was completed over the weekend. I’ll admit, I’ve never really cared much [...]
Physician Recruiting Industry Evolves for Better and For Worse
1 May 2012By: Jim Stone, President, The Medicus Firm It has been so long since I personally wrote a blog that I had to reset my password, which is kind of embarassing. I’m going to make an attempt to get back in the swing of things today with a post following up the annual NAPR conference (National Association [...]
The Role of the Real Estate Agent in Physician Recruiting
19 April 2012As part of the physician recruiting process, clients and employers often select a realtor to tour doctors around the community as an afterthought, if it’s given any thought at all. However, the role of the realtor should never be underestimated in regard to physician recruitment. A realtor can make or break a physician placement, even [...]
What if Overweight Doctors Were Denied Employment?
17 April 2012Earlier this month, a Texas hospital made news by placing weight limits on all new hires in the form of BMI caps (body mass index). Actually, the policy has reportedly been in place for about a year, but is just recently making headlines. Currently this is the only hospital that is known to enforce such [...]
2012 Physician Compensation & Relocation Survey Coming Soon!
13 April 2012It’s tax time! Do you know what that means!? It’s also time for our annual physician compensation survey. Our survey is one of the largest in the industry and is regularly featured in Modern Healthcare’s annual physician compensation each summer, and many other industry publications. The anonymous survey helps all who are involved in physician [...]
Happy National Doctors’ Day!
30 March 2012Happy National Doctors’ Day from The Medicus Firm! As a physician, do you feel you have much to celebrate this year? We hope you do, even though these have been challenging times for many in the healthcare industry. On this Doctors’ Day, many physicians’ careers are going through transition. A large percentage of physicians are [...]
