How the landscape of physician hiring is changing

The majority of new job openings for physicians are now as hospital employees, not in private practice.

This is the new reality for both residents facing the employment landscape and seasoned physicians looking for better opportunities.  In their 2011 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives, Texas-based national physician search firm Merritt Hawkins confirmed that private practice scenarios are giving way to doctors being directly employed by hospitals, large health systems, and medical groups.

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