Greetings!
I'm new to this website, having found it today and signing up immediately. This is fabulous.
I am a family physician in Canada, graduated residency in 2004. I have had a number of experiences including locums (rural and urban), military contract work, and hospitalist work. I joined a multiphysician practice in 2006, only to return from a 5 month maternity leave and lose my clinic time to a new (male) hire. I was pissed but as a contracter, had no rights to retain my practice! Long story short, I'm looking to set up a clinic in the next year, and my vision is to have a multi-physician practice DESIGNED for GPs who want to work PART time (eg. 6 physicians to fill 4 full-time equivalent slots). My perception is there is a need for this time of working environment for family physicians, whether due to parenthood or other interests outside of a clinic. For example, I currently work about a 0.6 or 12 clinic days per month plus 7 days straight as a hospitalist. Ideally, the 3 physician per 2 FTE model would allow us flexibility, coverage for evening clinics or call, and locum coverage for holidays.
That's my vision! I'm really excited about it because of the opportunity to create a patient-centered clinic but one designed to make doctors happy too.
Any thoughts, ideas, warnings out there? I'm okay if you shoot holes of reality into my fantasy idea. I haven't invested a cent yet at this point
Thanks!