Workplace culture, proximity to family important to retina fellows seeking a practice
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A questionnaire found that the majority of retina fellows planned to go into a retina-only private practice.
At the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting, Alex Melamud, MD, MA, shared results from a questionnaire completed by 25 fellows from around the country.
Specifically, 33.3% of fellows planned to enter private equity retina-only private practice, followed by 28.6% who were going into a non-private equity retina-only private practice.
Overall, 40% of fellows were considering or had already signed with a group in the $300,000 to $400,000 starting salary range, with 32% offered more than $400,000.
The most common vacation packages were 4 weeks (52%) and 5 weeks (24%) in the first year.
“One of the most interesting findings was job search and interview experience,” Melamud said. “We asked, ‘When did you begin contacting potential employers?’ The majority of fellows started looking in their first year.”
The questionnaire revealed that 40% of fellows began their job search in the second half of their first year, 28% in the first half of their first year, 24% in the first half of their second year and 8% during residency.
Fellows reported that observing physician-staff interactions and workflow in the clinic and operating room as well as one-on-one interactions with physicians in the practice were most important during the interview experience.
“Among the most important factors when choosing a job were practice culture and fit (24%) as well as proximity to family support systems (24%),” Melamud said.
Some of the factors that fellows reported looking for in a job included scribes, good support staff and clinic flow, efficiency of the practice, work-life balance, fair compensation and income potential, practice culture and fit, degree of administrative burden and potential for practice growth.
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Melamud A. What retina fellows look for in a practice. Presented at: American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting; July 17-20, 2024; Stockholm.
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