Tips for Physician Job Searches

Here are some sites with advice on searching for a job after graduation:

Using Social Networking to Find a Job

Finding the Perfect Job

What to Ask when Recruiters Come Calling

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Demystifying Common Terms in Employment Agreements

FAQ's about Employment Contracts

Family Practice Management articles for new physicians & residents.

The Doctor Job Blog includes info on writing a CV and samples.

Two medical journals have job listing sites:
JAMA CareerNet

NEJM Career Center

For future reference, check out DoctorMap.org, the online job board for Board Certified Physicians, which is accessible only to physicians, with no recruiters.

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Anatomy of a Contract from NEJM Career Center

Avoiding Contract Pitfalls from NEJM Career Center

Contract Negotiations from AFP's Practice Management

Contracts: What you need to know from JAMA. A detailed 50+ page document that defines many terms.

Restrictive Covenants in Physician Contracts from JAMA

Physician Compensation Models from NEJM Career Center

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Chi: Visual Medical Dictionary

CureHunter is offering Chi: Visual Medical Dictionary provides auto-completion style instant lookup of diseases, drugs and therapeutic techniques. It also goes beyond regular dictionaries by displaying an ontology context tree and interactive network graph of related drugs, diseases and therapies. A sample entry for measles is illustrated below:



Interview with founder of CureHunter

Chest X-Ray Teaching Files

AAIM has a list of Tier 1 Reviews on various topics. The Chest X-Ray links include teaching files, tutorials and quizzes.

Chest X-Rays

University of Kentucky Medical Center's "Chest Radiology"

Score=36/38

University of Virginia's "Introduction to Chest Radiology"

Score=35/38

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' "Medpix Medical Image Database"

Score=35/38

Yale Center for Advanced Instructional Media

Score=32/38

Featured Library Book: Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith Moore

Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith Moore(2010) , Sixth Edition, provides clinically oriented anatomical information for study and practice. Comprehensive coverage of anatomy, presented as it relates to the practice of medicine, dentistry, and physical therapy.

The Sixth Edition features a modified interior design with new and improved artwork that further enhances the user-friendliness of the text. The clinical Blue Boxes are now grouped to reduce interruption of text and are categorized with icons to promote easier comprehension of clinical information. The Bottom Line summaries have been refined to clearly call out key points for quick study.

Look for this book in the quick reference section by the animal crackers at QM23.2 .M78 2010. The earlier edition is available to be checked out of the library, on the shelves at QS 4 M822c 1999.

American College of Cardiology Guidelines

The American College of Cardiology has an extensive list of guidelines for treatment of cardiovascular disease, including pocket guides and pocket cards.

Selected topics:

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: 2009 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2004 Guidelines and 2007 Focused Update for the Management of Patients With
Focused Update
Slide Set
Expert Interview Video

Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With
Full Text (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:e1–157)
Executive Summary (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:652–726)
Pocket Guideline
Pocket Guide Pull-Out Card

Valvular Heart Disease: Focused Update on Infective Endocarditis, ACC/AHA 2008 Guideline Update on
Focused Update

Valvular Heart Disease: 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With (J Am Coll Cardiol;52:e1–e142)
Guideline

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death: ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death (J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:1064-1108)
Guideline
Executive Summary
Pocket Guide
Press Release
Slide Set (Large file size, may take several minutes to download)

Featured Library Book: Clinical Electrocardiography, A Simplified Approach

Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 7th Edition goes beyond the simple waveform analysis to present ECGs as they are used in hospital wards, outpatient clinics, emergency departments, and intensive care units where the recognition of normal and abnormal patterns is only the starting point in patient care.

Look for this book on the shelves at WG 140.G616c 2006.