• QuickFlash – Important Info you need to Know!
• Sail to Success at the 2004 NAPR Convention
• Medical Students Say Malpractice Issues Are Affecting Career Decisions
• NAPR Services 2004 Annual Subscription Mailer
• How to Get a Good Seat on an Airplane
• Vendor Profile: JAMA & Archives Journals
• Discrimination by Sex or National Origin - Is your advertising language discrimintatory?
• National Conferences of Interest
Contact Us:
- Mike Broxterman, Convention Committee Chair
Mark Your Calendar for the 2004 Annual Convention!
“Sail to Success”
April 21-24, 2004
Attend the NAPR 2004 Convention to:
The high-quality educational sessions are designed to stretch your thinking to include new possibilities and horizons. Two tracks will be offered: Business Development and Recruiter Skills. So, no matter what your role is in the recruiting profession, you’ll be sure to leave the Convention armed with solutions you can implement with confidence when you return to the office.
At the 2004 NAPR Convention, you’ll find both personal and professional development opportunities in sessions to be presented by successful practitioners who are willing to share their winning secrets with you.
Here are just a few of the areas the program will address:
As we prepare for our Annual Convention in San Diego, we want to again thank our Vendor/Exhibitors for their past and present support of our association. With their generous sponsorship of our receptions, breakfasts, luncheons, breaks and speakers, it helps keep our costs lower enabling more members to attend. It is a win/win for all involved. This in turn allows our vendors to showcase their products and services to more firms and we as members obtain valuable information from companies that can help us be more successful in our day to day operations. Our vendor/exhibitors include companies involved in relocation, medical journals and publications, mailing lists, attorneys, software companies, website design, background checks, physician and nurse licensing, and internet job boards. If you know of a company who may be interested in becoming a Vendor/Exhibitor member, please contact NAPR headquarters or Vendor Chair, Joan Pearson at 800-657-0354.
Loews Coronado Bay Resort
San Diego, California
Thank You to our Vendors and Exhibitors
Medical Students Say Malpractice Issues Are Affecting Career Decisions
An AMA survey found that roughly half of the nation’s medical students consider medical liability problems when choosing a specialty, while 39% choose states where they intend to practice based on similar considerations.
Almost two-thirds of medical students responding to the survey (74%) said they were very or somewhat familiar with problems related to escalating malpractice premiums.
Surveyed medical students identified several specialties as high risk, including emergency medicine, ob/gyn and general surgery. Respondents also identified 19 states as “crisis states” because of their medical liability problems.
Thirty eight percent of medical students said their professors had discussed medical liability concerns with them. Specific topics of conversation included increasing liability premiums, the practice of defensive medicine, and which areas of the country faced the most severe liability problems.
The survey, which was conducted in the middle of last year, gathered responses from almost 4,000 students.
What Young Physicians Earn-And Owe
Recent data from the Association of American Medical Colleges show that the average debt load of recently graduated U.S. medical students rose more than 5% last year, to a median of $109,457. Here’s a look at other numbers that affect both medical students and residents.
Graduates with debt: 82.1%
Medical student debt
Resident income
Source: 2003 AAMC Survey of Housestaff Stipends, Benefits and Funding
Reprinted with permission:
Bill Thomas
$100,000 and up: 58%
$150,000 and up : 25.4%
$200,000 and up : 7.5%
PGY1: $38,238
PGY3: $41,628
PGY5: $45,193
Today’s Hospitalist
866-695-3870
bthomas@todayshospitalist.com
2004 Annual Subscription Mailer
NAPR Services, Inc. has downloaded its first mailing lists for the first batch of 8,000 physicians in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology and Orthopedic Surgery. This will be mailed not later than February 10, 2004.
You can still participate in this shining star of all NAPR mailing programs. By participating for only $385 per month for ten months, you could receive responses all year and even next year, as long as doctors keep responding.
NAPR Services 2004 Annual Subscription mailer has targeted the MOST HIGHLY DESIRED specialties for you to have the MOST HIGHLY MARKETABLE CANDIDATES to present to your clients. SIGN UP NOW!
Monthly mailers in all specialties with lots of new candidate responses every week of the year … what more could you ask for?
Questions? Need sign-up forms? Call or email Victor Fernandez at NAPR Headquarters – 800-726-5613, vfernandez@kmgnet.com.
NAPR Ethics Committee
The current Ethics Committee is comprised of a chairperson and 10 members. The Committee members include the President of the NAPR, and represent both firms and inhouse recruiters. When a formal complaint is filed, a member of the Committee is assigned as the investigator and attempts to elicit information from both the complainant (the organization filing the complaint) and the respondent (the organization against which the complaint was filed). The facts are presented to the Committee and a recommendation is made as to the validity of the complaint. Sanctions are then imposed which can range from a Caution to Expulsion.
From January through December of 2003, a total of 37 issues were reviewed; 8 complaints were filed and adjudicated; 18 additional complaints were made but were never formally filed and 9 inquiries were made to solicit advice on various topics such as appropriate referrals and procuring cause. Of the 8 complaints decided by the Ethics Committee, one was appealed to the Board of Directors of the Association which upheld the Ethics Committee’s decision.
Because changes in the Code of Ethics, approved by the NAPR membership in April 2003, require that the name of any firm sanctioned for Probation for a period of 6 months or more, be published in the next regularly scheduled NAPR Newsletter to the membership, one organization had its name published during the year 2003.
The role of the Ethics Committee is to educate. Our members have agreed to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and Procedures for Professional Conduct as a condition of membership. The Association encourages calls to NAPR Headquarters (407-774-7880) or to the Chair of Ethics (203-778-3333) for advice and/or consultation.
Industry Trends Survey
If you did not have time to access the survey but are curious what the hottest specialties are in recruitment, what recruiters in our industry are being paid or what are the hottest journals, you can purchase a copy of the 100+ pages of data from NAPR Headquarters. NAPR members can purchase the industry trends survey for $100 and non-members can purchase the survey for $195 dollars. Call 800-726-5613 for an order form.
How to Get a Good Seat on an Airplane
Has your company recently cut back on travel expenses? Are you being asked to use the lowest fares available? Here are some tips on getting a comfortable seat on a plane, no matter what fare you pay:
—adapted from Fortune magazine
Vendor Profile: JAMA & Archives Journals
An Interview with Thalia Moss, Sales Manager for Classified Recruitment, CME and Product/Service Advertising
By NAPR Headquarters Staff
What do JAMA & Archives Journals do?
JAMA & Archives Journals have a social responsibility to improve the total human condition and to promote the integrity of science. While adhering to the highest ethical standards in medical journalism, the editors strive to produce publications that are timely, credible, and enjoyable to read. All ten journals publish original, important, well-documented, peer reviewed articles on a diverse range of medical topics. They provide physicians with continuing education in clinical and basic science to support informed decision making. In particular, JAMA’s broad scope and worldwide audience enables physicians to remain informed in multiple areas of medicine. Each Archives Journal focuses on developments specific to its specialty field.
What is your position there?
Thalia Moss is the Sales Manager for Classified Recruitment, CME and Product/Service Advertising. Her main responsibility is to help recruiters, physicians, and other advertisers identify the most cost effective way to advertise available career opportunities, product and services to physicians. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to maximizing the effectiveness of marketing efforts through targeted advertising plans; identifying trends in print and internet advertising; and hiring, training and leading the classified advertising sales staff into the future.
What services or products do you provide that would be of interest to physician recruiters?
JAMA & Archives Career Opportunities deliver a diverse audience of job seekers to physician recruiters. JAMA reaches over 330,000 MDs and DOs weekly in virtually every specialty and practice setting. Archives Journals are read by clinicians and academicians in 9 key fields, including heavy-demand and hard-to-fill specialties. These respected journals showcase your available positions to highly qualified candidates through a variety of cost effective advertising options. Whether you’re filling a job opening, publicizing a meeting, or selling a practice, product or service, we have affordable options from which to choose.
Please provide a brief profile about yourself.
Thalia Moss has been in management and sales for over 20 years and has served in the advertising industry for 7 of them. Prior to joining the AMA, she was employed in management and sales positions by various firms in retailing (Wal-Mart, Kids R US, Children’s Place, GAP and Carson Pirie Scott & Co., as well as United Airlines).
For more information, contact Thalia Moss at 800-262-2260 ext. 1 or
Discrimination by Sex or National Origin
The NAPR is the premier physician recruiting association in the US and for that matter the world. Because of our pre-eminent status, the Association monitors the ads placed on the World Job Bank to ensure that the phrasing is in compliance with the laws of our country. As a note of interest…some of our current World Job Bank ads are borderline discriminatory.
Certain sentences and/or phrasing was taken from the listed ads and given to NAPR attorney. She provided a general a general guideline as well as a response to the individual phrases which follow below:
"Other than a small exception for bona fide occupational qualifications, it would violate anti-discrimination laws to advertise a position and to list and/or suggest a preference, limitation, or specification based on a legally protected characteristic such as sex or national origin. Thus, stay away from the gender issue in any ads.
The national origin question is a little harder. To advertise for only American medical school grads and trainees is getting dangerously close to the line. Obviously, you could assert that this requirement applies regardless of an applicant's national origin (including American). But, it definitely would weed out far more applicants who are not
American. (Also, it would mean you could not consider someone who went to school at Oxford.) It would be better to let everyone apply and then sort out the most qualified. That way, a red flag is not raised, and you can then make the decision based on a number of factors including, among other things, quality of education."
Richard Glehan, Ethics Committee Chairman
Watch your mail boxes. If you were one of the 93 firms which accessed and completed the Physician Recruitment Industry Trends Survey, you will soon be receiving a copy of the survey results.
thalia_moss@ama-assn.org
Phrase: "Join 4 female physicians in established private practice…"
Attorney: No, as this simply advises the sex of the current women. However, it would be better not to advertise the gender because it is a fine line.
Phrase: "Because there is no female OB in the community, females are encouraged to apply."
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "Join an all female private practice."
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: “Thriving practice of 4 female MDs looking to add another.”
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "Join a busy group of 7 female OBs…"
Attorney: Better not to advertise gender.
Phrase: "All female group…"
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "Join an all female group of OB/GYNs…"
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "Client prefers American Medical Trained physicians…"
Attorney: Technically no, but I advise not to advertise as such.
Phrase: "Medical Health Center in seeks a board certified/eligible American trained general surgeon to join a group of 3 other general surgeons."
Attorney: Technically no, but I advise not to advertise as such.
Phrase: "Multi-specialty group seeking American trained OB/GYN for offices."
Attorney: Technically no, but I advise not to advertise as such.
Phrase: "Qualifications are BE/BC, MD or DO, all American training, state licensed or in process…"
Attorney: Technically no, but I advise not to advertise as such.
Phrase: "American trained candidates only."
Attorney: Technically no, but I advise not to advertise as such.
Phrase: "If you have stellar American training…"
Attorney: Technically no, but I advise not to advertise as such.
Phrase: "All American Medically Trained."
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "Will look at either DO or MD, either BE or BC, must be AMT."
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "He/she needs to be board certified in Family Practice and be all
American Trained (including medical school)."
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "American Medical School trained physicians who are MD's or DO's
who have done an allopathic residency program."
Attorney: Yes
Phrase: "Must be BC/BE American or Canadian trained MD."
Attorney: Yes
NALTO Annual Conference - March 26, 2004
Jamey Morgan, NALTO President
Make your plans now to attend the NALTO Annual Conference in Chicago on Friday, March 26th! There will also be a Welcome Social on Thursday night.
It is a great opportunity to keep updated on current issues affecting the locum tenens industry and network with colleagues. You won’t want to miss the informative sessions being planned.
NALTO membership has grown. Members are finding that NALTO is becoming the source for information on key issues for running a lcoum tenens staffing business. We continue to learn from each other, as well as outside consultant speakers, in order to keep our individual businesses competitive. NALTO is the only educational forum for locum tenens topics.
Make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to get involved and keep current on your industry. Call NALTO Headquarters (407-774-7880) for registration information and forms.
National Conferences of Interest
2004
AA of Orthopedic Surgeons
2004 TAPC Southern Region Conference
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Hospital Association
American College of Radiology
American Gastroenterological Association
Websites that offer upcoming conference information:
www.nejm.org/meetings:
The Journal of the American Medical Association lists monthly meetings as well.
If you have questions or comments about NewsFlash, please contact:
Bill Kautter at bkautter@kmgnet.com (800-726-5613) or Public Relations Chair Sally Cavenaugh at scavenaugh@med-edge.com
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This eNewsletter is automatically sent to all NAPR members as an added, free benefit of membership. Non-NAPR Members are invited to subscribe to this newsletter by contacting Judy Clark at jclark@kmgnet.com.
The National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR), headquartered near Orlando, FL was founded in 1984, for the purpose of creating a national organization through which professional physician recruiters could work together to maintain standards of excellence within the industry and ensure the highest degree of quality in recruitment services. Today, the NAPR represents over 380 members, including recruitment firms, in-house staff physician recruiters, as well as contract staffing and management, trying to make a difference in the physician recruiting industry.
NAPR, P.O. Box 150127, Altamonte Springs, FL 32715-0127, 800-726-5613.
March 10-14, San Francisco, CA
April 29 – May 1, Dallas, TX
May 2004
May 2 – May 4, Washington, DC
May 8 – May 13, Washington, DC
May 16 – May 19, New Orleans, LA
You can get most dates from this web site.