choosing your replacement: a Candid Interview with a Physician-Search Recruiter
The moment you can ‘afford’ to quit is precisely when you can’t afford to quit.
Back in 2020, CMT sat down with Craig Fowler, Founder and President of a physician search and recruiting firm, the Athenic Group.
In summary … Some Physicians look like they’re retired on Facebook living it up with fun trips, dinners with their spouse and making the most of the time they have to spend precious moments with those grandkids! What we don’t see is the 4-days a week they’re spending still treating and seeing patients in the hospital or in a practice.
The moment you can afford to quit is precisely when you can’t afford to quit, as we discussed in this episode.
“Sure, you can indeed ‘afford’ to quit — and it’s even human nature to focus on a finish line,” notes Craig. “But some of the happiest physician retirees never fully allowed themselves to feel finished. Leaving the practice of medicine is sometimes thought of as a finish line when in reality it’s a starting point. I encourage Physicians searching for a replacement, hiring someone to continue living out the mission and vision you established in your community to avoid creating a finish line, quitting, or all out retiring — unless that’s what you purposefully desired to do.”
ABOUT
Craig Fowler, Founder & President of the Athenic Group, which helps Hospitals, Medical Practice Owners, UCs, Nurses, PAs, Doctors and others solve their healthcare recruiting challenges through dedicated Physician Search and the training and development of your recruiting the right medical staff to fit in well in your practice environment and remain committed for years to come.
Craig is a 20+ year veteran of the physician recruiting industry; including holding senior leadership roles with several of the largest retained physician recruiting firms in the country. He is a former President of the National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR) and is a sought after speaker and trainer on physician recruitment processes and trends.
He has also received accolades from respected healthcare organizations and associations such as: TEAMHealth, Tenet Healthcare, Piedmont Healthcare, Memorial Hermann Hospital, UT Chattanooga, Medical College of Georgia, Physician Hospitals of America, American Academy of Private Physicians, Concierge Medicine Today Forum. Some of his media credits include: NBC News, New England Journal of Medicine, Becker’s Healthcare, Neurology Today, MGMA, NAMPC, Concierge Medicine Today, NAPR, and AAPPR (formerly ASPR).
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