Presented by Charles Johnson Paget III at the Panel: Finishing Residency; I’m Done! Now What? – Transitioning to Practice held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017
Keyword(s): academic, bariatric surgery, bariatrics, call, colorectal surgeon, contract, experience, general surgeon, lawyer, learning, loan forgiveness, mentor, minimally invasive foregut surgeon, MIS foregut surgeon, non compete clause, private practice, production, relative value unit, relocation, resident, rural surgery, RVU, salary, subspecialty, teach, teaching
Practice choices–4:00
Support during initial years–6:51
What’s in a contract–10:16
Perspective from your future partner or employer–13:13
Negotiating the contract–14:01
Final thoughts–15:54