Gender Inequality in the Healthcare Industry
A recent article from Modern Healthcare sheds light on the ongoing gender pay gap in healthcare. The disparity is prevalent regardless of ranking in the chain of command; women CEOs of hospitals earn 22% less than their male counterparts, and male nurses on average earn $5,000 more annually than female nurses (even though they comprise just 5% […]
Quality Hospice Physicians Are in High Demand
Quality Hospice Physicians Wanted At Jordan Search Consultants, we’ve seen a major increase in hospice physician searches in recent years. This trend comes as no surprise considering only one in 10 people who need hospice and palliative care receives it, according to the World Health Organization and Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance. Studies also find between […]
Interview Advice from an Executive Search Consultant
Interview Advice for New Physicians After over a decade of conducting executive searches for healthcare and higher education institutions across the nation, when it comes to interviews, we’ve seen it all. We’ve sat on the employer’s side of the table throughout every stage of the hiring process, from question development to candidate evaluation, and we […]
Independent Academic Medical Centers: Q&A with Kimberly Pierce-Boggs
Throughout the country, independent academic medical centers (IAMCs) are providing patients with quality care and students with superior medical education and research opportunities. Though these institutions maintain major medical school affiliations, they operate independently of medical school governance and consequently face challenges and opportunities unique to those of traditional academic medical centers. To gain […]
Independent Academic Medical Centers: Q&A with Kimberly Pierce-Boggs
Throughout the country, independent academic medical centers (IAMCs) are providing patients with quality care and students with superior medical education and research opportunities. Though these institutions maintain major medical school affiliations, they operate independently of medical school governance and consequently face challenges and opportunities unique to those of traditional academic medical centers. To gain […]
Jordan Search Consultants Acquires Health Search New England
St. Louis-based healthcare, executive, and higher education search firm acquires Bangor, Maine-based recruitment firm to expand to New England markets St. Louis, MO—Jordan Search Consultants (JSC), a healthcare, executive, and higher education recruitment firm, announces the acquisition of Health Search New England (HSNE), a search firm specializing in the recruitment of healthcare providers throughout the […]
Reducing Burnout in Residents and Fellows
Residents and fellows have staying power. They work extremely long hours—often without taking the time to sleep or eat. They are constantly surrounded by trauma and illness. They sacrifice time spent with friends and family to perfect their craft and pursue a dream. Becoming a physician is not for the faint of heart—and it is […]
The Rising Need for Psychiatrists
As a healthcare recruitment firm, we’ve recently seen a tremendous increase in psychiatrist searches. In fact, psychiatry is currently the third most recruited position in the country, falling just behind family medicine and internal medicine. Why? The answer is twofold. Psychiatry is becoming progressively more important in society. Becker’s Hospital Review states that one out […]
Will we see new models of physician compensation in 2017?
Are healthcare regulations and incentives about to disrupt physician compensation models again? Although there are many models of physician compensation in effect, each with its own rewards and risks, the uncertainty following the U.S. presidential election has made it necessary for physicians and medical systems to take a wait-and-see approach as to what comes next. […]
How Physicians Decide Which Specialty to Pursue
Choosing a specialty is a major step for an aspiring physician. For every student who enters medical school already knowing which type of medicine they want to practice, there are many others who are undecided and open to the myriad possibilities. Fortunately, the medical education process allows students to ‘test drive’ different specialties before selecting […]
