Choosing a Practice

Choosing a Practice: Coping with the Trade-Offs

Whether it is the first practice or a subsequent decision to move your practice, there are a number of decisions to make. Usually these decisions must be made at a time when you are under considerable stress. Heavy demands by the final year of training, preparation for exams, and responding to the enticements of the many recruiting efforts aimed at you heighten the drain on your time and energy.

The same is true if you are changing your practice. Working hard to keep up with the demands of a practice that has become problematic, while coping with personal and professional strain of moving your family and starting over may seem impossible. However, investing the time to organize your thoughts early in the process will make your life easier.

Analyze the four major factors:

  • What do you want in a practice?
  • Where do you want to do it?
  • How much do you want to get paid for it?
  • What will you be willing to compromise?
Seldom does a situation have it all. Before committing a time and energy to the interview process, you may wish to make a list of questions concerning each factor. Answering these questions will aid in prioritizing what to look for, as well as what will be your "trade-offs."

Everyone wants the perfect practice; thirty minutes to the mountains and skiing, twenty minutes to the ocean with pristine beaches, fabulous income, and of course within two hours each of your in-laws and your parents (close enough to get home on holidays, but far enough that they don't' stop by for coffee). Rarely is there a perfect blend of locations, income, and practice.





 
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  • Choosing a Practice: Coping with the Trade-Offs
Page Two
  • Practice
Page Three
  • Location
Page Four
  • Income
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