“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 Recruitment: 6 Essential Tasks Before Starting a Search
By: Allison McCarthy. MBA Having the right amount of detail to begin a physician search is critical. That detail is what enables us as physician recruiters to effectively describe the position to prospects and candidates. Many of us are sending questionnaires and...
Onboarding for Practice Acquisitions
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA CVS President Larry Merlo recently touted strong 2015 returns in the retail sector of the company’s business portfolio. But, he cautioned that the original 2017 projections may get scaled back to focus on CVS’ integration with Target. CVS...
Physician Recruitment: Making our Case
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Think of your favorite crime TV show. Whether it’s Law & Order, CSI or Criminal Minds, there is a recurring theme – finding the right people and asking the right questions to “make a case.” We have a similar obligation in physician...
Getting Physician Recruits Beyond the Deal
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA My husband and I moved into a new development a few years ago. Thinking back on that experience, our salesperson – Lorraine – guided us in selecting our specific lot, home model and internal features. Once we signed the contract, we were...
The Medical Staff Development Plan – A Roadmap for Physician Recruitment
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Today, many of us rely on GPS systems to get us from one place to another. We tap the...
Physicians Have Career Aspirations Too
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Over 244,000 physicians have found positions in hospitals, due to a variety of reasons: changes in lifestyle, decreased interest in owning a business, levels of regulation, and more. Meanwhile, hospitals are seeking out physicians as a...
A Must Read for Transitioning Physicians
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA How do successful professionals leave their businesses in good shape and exit on a high note? In his recently released book, Finish Big, Bo Burlingham admits that it’s not easy, and most small business owners have a hard time “letting go.” ...
Physician Recruitment: Time to Rekindle that Relationship with Marketing
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Today, we need to differentiate our organization for physicians just as we need to do for consumers. That means answering the question “Why us?” As the market continues to tighten, recruiters need to partner with marketing to create that...
Collaborating with Colleagues: The Key to Physician Recruitment Success
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA These days, the words, “If only…” resounds within physician recruitment. If only… “Practice management would communicate their open positions sooner...” If only…"Marketing took a more active role in creating physician recruitment promotional...
Leadership Support for Physician Recruitment
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA One of the themes we heard at the recent ASPR (Association of Staff Physician Recruiters) Annual Conference was the challenge in getting leadership to fully understand the complexity and resource intensive nature of physician recruitment. Too...