“What motivates me is forming close, working relationships with clients. When we’re working together in partnership and they achieve the results they want— it doesn’t get any better than that.”
Allison’s true passion is working side-by-side with physician leaders and their administrative partners to support leadership growth and development. She blends her coaching expertise with a wealth of hands-on experience leading physician strategy efforts within several healthcare organizations including practice management, physician and staff recruitment, new practice development, and provider retention.
Recent Posts and Articles
PHYSICIAN RECRUITING: The Irony of Endocrinology
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA It’s ironic that one of the fastest-growing health concerns in the U.S. is being treated by one of the most-dwindling specialties. According to Andrew Stewart, M.D., chief of the endocrinology division at the University of Pittsburgh in the...
New Physician Orientation – “You Know the Ship; They Don’t”
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA “Remember, you know the ship; they don’t.” That one line from the movie Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks, jumped out at me. For those who haven’t seen it, the film recounts the harrowing story of the Maersk Alabama, the cargo ship that...
Managing Physician Recruit Turnover Risk
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA The AMGA/Cejka study has been consistently tracking annual physician turnover at about 6-7%. That translates into losing about 1-2 physicians for every 20 recruited into your medical staff. There is real cost associated with turnover. It’s...
Physicians Recruit Physicians
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA When selling a practice opportunity, no voice is as strong as the physician’s voice. During the recruitment process, physicians...
Successful Onboarding Infographic
After your recruitment team lands a great physician the next big step is onboarding that physician. We have put together an infographic with some good items to remember. Click on the image to view it full size, also feel free to download a PDF of the infographic HERE....
Physician Engagement: Hearing the Meaning in their Stories
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Stories are a really helpful communication tool. Not only because they can effectively capture attention when sharing information with others - we can “hear” more through stories as well. When someone tells you a story, they’re not only...
Influencing Up: Working with your Internal Leadership
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA As recruitment and relations professionals, we often consider selling in our interactions with physicians – getting them to say “yes” to a practice opportunity or to make a referral. But we’re also continuously selling with our internal...
One Thing for Physician Recruitment Success
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA I admit I’m a productivity “junkie.” I grab anything I can get my hands on that offers tips and techniques to “get more done.” But what...
Reform’s Impact on Physician Recruitment
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA News about health reform’s impact is abundant with information about accountable care, health exchanges, patient-centered medical homes, clinical integration and more. Yet, the impact on physician recruitment typically goes unmentioned....
Leading from the Middle
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Internal stakeholders can be our greatest strength or management challenge. Whether its hospital leaders or the medical staff, we have to give them our attention, direction and guidance to be successful. In two issues of Leading Physician...