Real Advice for Dermatology Career Progression
Here is the best advice we could find to help make the transition from residency to the real world of dermatology a little easier.
The dermatology practice has grown more complex since I graduated residency and began practice in 1984. But it has also become more dynamic. We all have learned to grow and evolve with the changes. However, it could have been a little easier if I had known a few …
Here is the best advice we could find to help make the transition from residency to the real world of dermatology a little easier.
The dermatology practice has grown more complex since I graduated residency and began practice in 1984. But it has also become more dynamic. We all have learned to grow and evolve with the changes. However, it could have been a little easier if I had known a few … Continue reading "Real Advice for Dermatology Career Progression"
If you’ve started a practice, or thought about doing so, you may have developed a checklist: office space, equipment, technology, insurance providers, product lines. And then comes the momentous task of staffing your office. Hiring and firing are two integral parts of both starting and running a practice. It can be extremely challenging to find the right people who will work well for the office … 
As a resident thinking about how to move forward with your career, or a new practitioner getting off and running, would you like to know what special pearls of wisdom KOL's in the industry would share?
Our nine Next Steps Correspondents had their ears to the ground at the 2017 ODAC Dermatology Aesthetic and Surgical in Miami. They asked ODAC faculty just that.
"I think that one of the mo … 
What has been the greatest difficulty you've come across in starting and maintaining your own dermatology practice and in the business of skin care?
What about practice growth?
The greatest difficulty remains the ongoing challenge to find team members who share the same vision. It is so difficult to determine who will come on and be a productive and integrated team member. While every job inte … 
Leading change and building your team by hiring exceptional employees
Building a successful practice requires many skills that are not typically developed during one’s medical education: developing a sound business plan, cultivating a set of core values that are shared by your staff, identifying the best persons to hire and matching them with appropriate job duties, among many others. While m … 