Residency is over before you know it. Start getting prepared for the rest of your career with some job finding tips and CV help below.

• Job Search Timeline

  • Start looking for jobs by July of your PGY-3 year (or PGY-4 year for Med-Peds residents).

  • You should have a goal of signing a contract by February at the latest.

  • Employers are desperately trying to fill their open positions and as they get closer to July they are more likely to hire someone (leaving fewer job openings for you).

• Where to Look

  • You can have a firm assist you (but know that they probably have motives as they don’t get paid unless you join the practice)

  • Identify a place/city/organization and contact HR at that location to inquire about jobs.

  • Use local contacts for Cincinnati (Dr. Eckman for UCMC and Dr. Lenchitz for PCN)

  • Review academic classifieds online or from journals

  • Reach out to ex-residents (Dr. Warm can help you identify a few!).

• Advice from Attendings

  • Decide on Community vs Academic Primary Care

    • Talk to attendings in both positions (your chiefs can help you!)

    • Think about arranging an IMPP elective.

  • Interviews

    • Try to meet staff and physicians in the offices you’re thinking of joining, and not just the ones that the employer arranges for you to meet.

    • Interview Tips (ACP)

  • Contracts

    • Have a lawyer or a firm specializing in physician contracts review your employment agreement.

    • You should pay attention to the restrictive covenant, jeopardy, probation, partnership, etc.

  • Salaries

    • Most primary care practices will offer you a fixed salary for X number of years. It is important for you to understand how your salary will be determined after that time period (collections? RVUs?) and if there are quality incentives or bonuses.

• Resources

  • Successfully Navigating the Physician Job Interview (JGME)

  • Questions to ask when job hunting (Dr. Mueller)

  • ACP Career Connection

  • Salary Calculator

  • ACP Residency Career Guidance

  • ACP Career Advice Videos

• Job Search Timeline

  • July - February of your PGY3 year (or PGY4 for Med-Ped residents).

• Where to Look

  • Use your program as a resource, network with hospitalists and program directors who may have contacts at other places

  • If you’re applying to academic programs, they often have their own websites to apply through. Those jobs are often double posted in other places:

    • NEJM Career Center

    • SHM Career Center

• Advice

  • Decide on Community versus Academic Hospitalist position

    • Seek out perspectives from hospitalists in each sector (your chiefs can help you with this!)

    • Take a community hospitalist Elective during your long block

  • Resources for application and interviewing tips:

    • Tips Landing Your First Job (The Hospitalist)

    • How to Ace the Interview (Today’s Hospitalist)

    • Want Help with Your Job Search (The Hospitalist)

    • How to Interview (Comp Health)

    • Searching for Your First Job (CHEST)

  • Compare Salaries

    • Glassdoor

    • Medscape Hospitalist Compensation Report 2019

• Contract Review:

  • We recommend having a lawyer review your contract. Some employers will work with your contract negotiations, but even if it is a set contract, it is very helpful to have a lawyer translate so that you understand everything you are signing.

    • Lawyers we’ve used for this process:

      • Orly Rumberg - https://woodlamping.com/attorney/orlyrumberg/

      • Alexander Foxx -https://www.santenhughes.com/lawyers/alexander-r-foxx/

• Cover Letter Tips

• Cover Letter Examples

• Curriculum Vitae Template