Wrapping it up: End of Year Recruitment Program Assessment

By Allison McCarthy, MBA, Principal OK, you’ve done it all. Over the past year, you have: Managed all search components for a significant number of recruitments Streamlined the on-boarding process for new recruits joining the organization Revamped prospecting...

Developing the Right Mix for Successful Recruitment

Author: Allison McCarthy, MBA Originally published in the July 2003 issue of SHSMD E-CONNECT, the author updated the content in March 2009 to reflect the increasingly competitive recruitment environment. In today’s marketplace, recruiting qualified candidates...

Engaging the Medical Staff as Part of the Physician Recruitment Team

by Allison McCarthy, MBA There is no better “messenger” of our physician recruitment pitch than a member of the medical staff. But they can also be our greatest challenge. We can spend as much time managing medical staff angst as we do prospecting for candidates. Is...

Getting Your Internal Team In-Sync

By Allison McCarthy, MBA Many called them cursed. The Boston Red Sox hadn’t won a World Series for 86 years. But the 2004 team finally did it. That season, it wasn’t about a single player providing the edge. It was the synchronization of all the players that delivered...

Senior Leaders Contribution to Recruitment Success

Author: Allison McCarthy, MBA If you’re recruiting physicians to your organization, then you probably feel challenged daily by internal disconnects that hinder your progress. More than likely you deal with one or more of them daily. And for many of these issues,...

Gaining Practice Support for Your Practice Development Plan

By Ann Maloley, MBA Buy-in from the internal practice team can make all the difference in the success of a practice development strategy. At the start of the hospital-employed physician relationship, there’s a good chance there will be some anxiety about this new...