Todd Skertich is managing partner, Arlington Healthcare and founder, Adventures in Medicine and Physician Career Planning. He is the author of The Art of Physician Negotiation and co-aythor of Career and Life Planning Guidebook for Medical Residents. He can be reached on Twitter @adventuresinmed.
Todd is a 23-year veteran of national physician placement and a leading authority in physician recruitment. He has facilitated more than 2,000 permanent physician placements and helped negotiate over $600 million in physician guaranteed compensation.
He is founder and director of content strategies, Adventures in Medicine (AIM), an innovative online media platform designed to present medical residents and job-seeking physicians with high-quality career and life planning content and resources. Over the past decade, Todd has assembled a team of subject matter experts to create and co-author the book, Career and Life Planning Guidebook for Medical Residents, with over 150,000 hard copies distributed to residents nationwide. He has developed and provides more than 100 career and life planning resources through Physician Career Planning with tens of thousands of physicians accessing this valuable resource so far.
As a keynote speaker, Todd takes his experience, expertise, and guidebook directly to residency programs and employers.
Oftentimes, when thinking of “wellness,” people first think about the physical health of the human body. And while wellness does include a healthy body, it also encompasses mental health. Just like it is important to take care of your body, it is just as vital to take your mental wellness into consideration. According to Meagan W. Vermeulen MD, co-author of the Career and Life Planning Guidebook ...
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When entering a stressful and demanding career, it’s important for individuals to maintain their mental and physical health as they strive for a balance between their professional and personal life. There were times when I felt so defeated and worn-out by my job that I doubted my abilities as a physician. In retrospect, I understand that I was experiencing burnout and that I simply didn’t have the resources to work ...
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The best part of my job is interviewing residents and watching as gears begin to turn in their minds when I ask:
You're finally at the point in your career that you've been waiting for! Training has been strenuous, and you have spent many years of your life readying yourself professionally for this moment. It is now time for you to transition from a resident to an attending physician.
At this time, you may be tempted to jump right in and start working. I recommend taking a little time off for yourself first. ...
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After ten grueling years of training to become a physician, you can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. You may be receiving countless emails that advertise amazing starting salaries, sign-on bonuses, and/or loan repayments that almost seem too good to be true. Dozens of calls are coming in on a weekly basis from recruiters who want to help you find your dream job, and the prospect of ...
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