Issue link: https://viewer.e-digitaledition.com/i/324591
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc. | Gundersen Clinic, Ltd. | 9770_1113 La Crosse, Wisconsin EOE/AA/LEP Our new state-of-the-art hospital opens up new opportunities for physicians looking for an exciting career change. Consider a move to physician-led Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, Wis. Gundersen employs nearly 500 specialists and primary care physicians. We are ahead of the curve on environmental issues, technology, research, medical education and patient outcomes. You'll find a balanced lifestyle in a vibrant community with many recreational opportunities. Discover a landscape of opportunities. To learn more, contact Jon Nevala at (608) 775-4224 or jpnevala@gundersenhealth.org. gundersenhealth.org/medcareers WHERE A LANDSCAPE OF OPPORTUNITIES AWAITS NEW HOSPITAL C HANGING JOBS IS normal for young physicians, but a pattern of job-hopping can make them less attractive to potential employers. In 2012, physicians in their second and third years of practice changed jobs at a rate of 12.4 percent, according to a survey by Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association. Physician recruiter data reveals three- quarters of physicians swap practices w it h in t h ree yea rs of complet ing residency. One early switch does not ref lect poorly on a physician. If your curriculum vitae (CV) includes several short stints at different practices in a Peripatetic Physician? Are You a By Thomas Crocker career of a decade or less, however, interviewers may balk at investing in you for fear you won't requite their loyalty. Landing a job in a city in which you've always dreamed of working or at a university whose prestige could enhance your career may be a tougher task if the competition is fierce and you're perceived as a job-hopper. The growing physician shortage, and the resulting high demand for physi- cians, may make job-hopping less of a stigma in medicine than in some other professions, but young physi- cians should still avoid falling into a two-years-and-out pattern. The key, says M i c h a e l J o n e s , w h o b l o g s a t HospitalRecruiting.com, is evaluating the degree to which a job caters to your present and future priorities. If it seems likely you'll be as happy at a practice or hospital five years from now as you may be today, you'll be less apt to want a change a year or two in — and your CV will reflect your staying power. ■ M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Minnesota | 2 7