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Why Time-to-Fill Is Not Telling the Full Physician Recruitment Story

When a physician search takes longer than expected, the first question is often, “Why is this taking so long?”

Why Physician Recruitment Funnels Break Down Before the Interview Stage

A physician opens your email, reviews the opportunity and shows some interest. Maybe they click through to the job. Maybe they reply with a question. Maybe they start an application.

The Shift to Lifestyle-First Recruiting Is Reshaping Physician Hiring

For years, physician recruitment strategies followed a familiar formula.

The Future of Recruitment Is Not AI vs Human It’s AI + Emotion

A lot of organizations are asking the same question right now. “How will AI change recruitment?” All of us at PracticeMatch are doing the same but the better question is. “What part of recruitment should AI actually own?”

The 0.4-to-1 Reality: What the 2026 Physician Recruitment Market Means for Healthcare Employers

Physician recruitment teams are facing a very different market than they were just a few years ago.

Recruiting New Residency Graduates: What Employers Should Know

For many healthcare organizations, recruiting new residency graduates is an important part of building long-term physician workforce stability. Early-career physicians bring recent training, long-term growth potential, and the opportunity to build lasting relationships within an organization.

Physician Recruitment Funnel: Why Job Views Aren’t Turning into Applies

Healthcare organizations are putting more effort than ever into job visibility. More postings, more promotion, more reach.

Helping New Hires Land Well: Recruiter Touchpoints from Offer Acceptance Through Day 90

In healthcare recruitment, the accepted offer often feels like the finish line. The search is complete, the contract is signed, and everyone moves on to the next open role. But from a retention and relationship standpoint, that moment is far closer to the starting line than the end.

Immigration: What Physician Recruiters Need to Know Right Now

Immigration has always been a complex part of physician recruitment, but right now it feels especially unpredictable. Rules are shifting, timelines are uncertain, and even experienced recruitment teams are finding it harder to confidently guide candidates and hiring leaders through the process.

Building Better In House Recruitment Teams For The Market We Are In

By now, the conclusion should be clear. The organizations that will win in the next phase of physician recruitment will not be the ones that simply demand speed. They will be the ones that build recruitment teams and systems designed for complexity, and then give those teams the visibility and alignment to execute consistently.

When Speed Becomes The Enemy How Time To Fill Metrics Create The Wrong Behavior

Time to fill matters. It always will. But time to fill can also become a blunt instrument. When it becomes the dominant metric, it can drive behavior that makes hiring outcomes worse, not better.

Building Stronger Physician Pipelines: The New Provider Sourcing Approach

If physician recruiting feels tougher than it did even a year or two ago, you are not alone. Many teams are doing more outreach, juggling more open roles, and moving faster just to keep pace, yet the pipeline still feels thinner than it should. In our webinar, we unpacked why that is happening and what to do about it.

The Time To Fill Slowdown Is Not A Recruiting Failure It Is A Market Signal

If you lead physician recruitment today, you do not need another reminder that the market is tight. You live it. You are carrying heavier search loads, covering harder specialties, navigating tighter budgets, and trying to maintain a candidate experience that still feels human in a process that has become increasingly complex.

What's Next in Healthcare Hiring: 2025 Lessons & 2026 Directions

In February, Jennifer Henley, COO of NAS Recruitment Innovations, part of M3 Talent Solutions Organization, discussed the past lessons and future plans in healthcare hiring with four panelists from top healthcare organizations across the nation. In this webinar, we shared experiences and opportunities from the past year and discussed new strategies for how to maximize impact in healthcare recruitment measures for 2026.

Building Better Physician Recruitment Teams in Today’s Reality

Salary Transparency and Pay Conversations in 2026: What Physician Candidates Expect to Hear

The physician hiring landscape has changed quickly, and compensation conversations have changed with it. In 2026, candidates expect salary and pay structure to be addressed early, clearly, and without hesitation. What used to be a late-stage topic is now a normal part of the first conversation. Transparency has become a sign of organizational maturity and a way to build trust from the start.

Career Fair Mastery for Physician & APP Teams: A Pre, During, and Post-Event Playbook for Recruiters

Career fairs continue to be one of the most powerful ways healthcare organizations connect with physicians, residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers. Whether you’re meeting candidates at a national specialty conference or participating in a virtual fair, these events create opportunities for real conversations, something digital outreach alone can’t always provide. 

The Physician Workforce Sustainability Crisis

The U.S. healthcare workforce is under unprecedented strain — and physician recruiters are feeling the downstream impact every day. Rising burnout, persistent staffing shortages, and misaligned retention strategies are no longer abstract industry concerns; they are actively shrinking candidate pools, extending time-to-fill, and driving physicians out of clinical practice altogether.

The Cost of Vacancy: Why You Can’t Afford to Delay Your 2026 Physician Hiring Strategy

In the world of healthcare recruitment, time is more than money, it’s care delivered, revenue protected, and organizational stability maintained. As we enter 2026, recruitment leaders face renewed pressure to address physician shortages, rising burnout rates, and increased competition for top talent. The longer a role stays unfilled, the greater the toll on your bottom line, your team, and your patients.

Finishing Q4 Strong: December Hiring Trends Every Healthcare Recruiter Should Expect

Finishing Q4 Strong: December Hiring Trends Every Healthcare Recruiter Should Expect

Why Physician Candidate Experience Matters—From First Hello to Relocation Success

In today’s competitive physician recruitment environment, the organizations that win aren’t just the ones offering strong compensation or signing bonuses—they are the ones delivering a thoughtful, seamless candidate experience from first contact through relocation and onboarding. The way a physician feels throughout the recruiting journey influences not only whether they sign the offer, but whether they stay long term.

Avoiding Recruitment Nightmares: Common Pitfalls in Healthcare Hiring and How to Steer Clear

Recruiting physicians and advanced practice providers is a high-stakes exercise. Each vacancy represents lost revenue, additional strain on care teams, and a ripple effect on patient access. To ground the impact: a single physician can generate roughly $6,517 per day; with a median time-to-fill near 126 days, one opening can easily exceed $821,000 in lost revenue before you factor in overtime, locums coverage, or delayed service lines. The message from the session was clear; most recruitment “nightmares” are preventable when you tighten a handful of fundamentals.

How can AI Help? Exploring the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Physician Recruitment and Beyond

Artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of healthcare recruitment faster than many expected. What once sounded like science fiction is now an everyday tool for recruiters looking to connect with physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) more efficiently. In the recent PracticeMatch webinar, How Can AI Help? Exploring the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Physician Recruitment and Beyond, presenters Lauren Rooney and Steve Jacobs explored how AI can simplify daily tasks, streamline communication, and make the recruiting process more effective for healthcare organizations.

What Physicians Are Worried About and How Employers Can Respond

What Physicians Are Worried About and How Employers Can Respond

Recruiting Through the Holidays: Don’t Slow Down—Speed Up

As the year comes to a close, many recruitment teams face a familiar dilemma: should efforts slow down until January, or is it worth staying active during the holidays? While it can be tempting to hit pause, doing so often means losing valuable time in an already competitive hiring market.

Foreign-Trained Physicians: Partners, Not Competitors

The American Workforce Movement and the Reality of Healthcare Access

The Rising Cost of Provider Recruitment: What Employers Need to Know

The Rising Cost of Recruitment: What Employers Need to Know

Navigating the Healthcare Staffing Shortage: How Employers Can Adapt and Overcome

Across the nation, healthcare organizations are confronting an urgent and growing challenge: there simply aren’t enough providers to meet the needs of patients. From large health systems to rural clinics, staffing professionals are navigating an increasingly complex and competitive hiring landscape—especially when it comes to physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and nurses.

Orchestrating Serendipity: Why Multi-Channel Marketing Matters in Physician Recruitment

Have you ever stumbled across your new favorite song on a random playlist? Or discovered a perfect local restaurant thanks to a friend’s Instagram story?

Why Strong Vendor Partnerships Matter in Physician Recruitment

How collaboration, accountability, and shared goals drive better recruitment outcomes

Why Accurate Data Is the Foundation of Smarter Physician Recruitment

As artificial intelligence continues to shape the recruitment landscape, one truth stands out: AI is only as effective as the data it relies on. In an environment where algorithms guide candidate sourcing, matching, and communication, recruiters in the physician space need access to data that is accurate, current, and complete.

Supercharge Your Physician Recruitment Strategy with PracticeMatch Licensed Emails

In today’s hyper-competitive healthcare recruitment landscape, sourcing and connecting with the right physician candidates, especially practicing providers requires more than traditional job postings and cold outreach. To attract and engage top medical talent, healthcare organizations need access to data that’s accurate, comprehensive, and actionable.

Mid-Year Recruitment Check-In: What’s Working - And What Needs Attention?

Mid-Year Recruitment Check-In: What’s Working - And What Needs Attention?

The Primary Care Shortage: What Healthcare Recruiters Need to Know

The Primary Care Shortage: What Healthcare Recruiters Need to Know

Strengthening Rural Healthcare: Effective Recruitment Strategies for 2025

Strengthening Rural Healthcare: Effective Recruitment Strategies for 2025

Rethinking Physician Recruitment: Adapting to the AI-Driven Candidate Journey

Rethinking Physician Recruitment: Adapting to the AI-Driven Candidate Journey

Decoding Physician Recruitment 2025: What Healthcare Hiring Teams Need to Know Now

As the healthcare workforce continues to evolve, physician recruitment leaders are being challenged to rethink their strategies. In our latest webinar, Decoding Physician Recruitment 2025: What We’re Seeing Now, Lauren Carrell, Manager of Client Sourcing at PracticeMatch, shared real-time market insights and actionable recommendations for navigating today’s most pressing recruitment hurdles.

Spring 2025 Recruiter Podcast: Unlocking Physician-Recruiter Engagement Secrets!

In the newest episode of the PM Podcast, client account managers Gary Vaincoeur and Lauren Rooney share powerful insights from our recent physician focus groups. Want to discover exactly what makes physicians respond to recruiters? This episode has you covered!

Physician Workforce Forecast: What Recruiters Need to Know for Mid-Year 2025

Physician Workforce Forecast: What Recruiters Need to Know for Mid-Year 2025

Navigating Extended Hiring Timelines: Strategies for Physician Recruiters in 2025

Navigating Extended Hiring Timelines: Strategies for Physician Recruiters in 2025

Inside the 2025 Residency Match: What Physician Recruiters Need to Know About This Record-Breaking Year

The 2025 Residency Match has officially gone down as the largest and most competitive in U.S. history. According to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), 43,237 residency positions were offered this year—a 4.2% increase over 2024. In parallel, more than 52,000 applicants registered for the Match, making 2025 a record-setting year for both available slots and demand.

From Residency to Practice: How to Evaluate Your First Physician Job Offer

After years of training, overnight shifts, and high-stakes exams, you’ve made it. You’re on the cusp of becoming an attending physician—and with that transition comes a milestone moment: your first job offer.

The Primary Care Dilemma: Shortages Deepen Despite Record Medical School Enrollment

Even as the number of U.S. medical graduates continues to grow, the primary care workforce remains critically undersupplied—particularly in rural and underserved communities. According to recent reports, over 90% of rural counties lack a sufficient number of primary care physicians, and only 9% of doctors nationwide choose to practice in rural areas.

Record U.S. Medical School Enrollment in 2025: What It Means for Physician Recruiters

Medical school enrollment in the United States has hit an all-time high in the 2024–2025 academic year, marking a pivotal moment for the healthcare workforce pipeline. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), nearly 100,000 students are now enrolled in MD and DO programs across the country. While this growth offers promise for future physician supply, it also raises new questions for recruiters facing persistent shortages and bottlenecks in the post-graduate training system.

Reflecting on Evolving Student Loan Benefits for Healthcare Organizations: Modern Education Benefits That Drive Retention & Impact

Highlights from the Webinar by Jason DiLorenzo and Jovica Djurdjevic of SavvyFi

March Madness: Make Your Recruitment Strategy a Championship Winner

In today’s highly competitive healthcare hiring landscape, mastering full-cycle physician recruitment can be the difference between success and frustration. Our recent webinar, “March Madness – Make a Championship Run in Full-Cycle Physician Recruitment,” was packed with insights and strategies to help recruiters enhance their hiring game.

Unlocking Physician Sourcing Success: Best Practices from the PracticeMatch Team

Unlocking Physician Sourcing Success: Best Practices from the PracticeMatch Team

The Evolving Dynamics Between Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers

The Evolving Dynamics Between Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers

Which Physicians Are the Happiest? Insights for Physician Recruiters

<span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW26064418 BCX0&quot;>Gaining insight into physician satisfaction across specialties can help refine recruitment and retention efforts. A recent survey by Medscape, highlighted in Becker's Hospital Review, reveals that 76% of physicians believe achieving happiness and a well-balanced life is possible within the medical profession. However, this perception varies significantly across specialties. For instance, 94% of allergists and immunologists affirm this possibility, while only 63% of emergency medicine physicians share this view. (</span><span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW26064418 BCX0&quot; data-ccp-charstyle=&quot;Hyperlink&quot;>Becker's Hospital Review, 2025</span><span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW26064418 BCX0&quot;>).</span>

Navigating 2025 Legislative Changes: What Physician Recruiters Need to Know

As we step into 2025, physician recruiters are facing a shifting legislative landscape that could significantly impact how healthcare providers are recruited and retained. Understanding these changes is crucial to ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified physicians while maintaining compliance with new regulations. At PracticeMatch, we are committed to keeping you informed and helping you navigate these updates with ease.

Renewing your Employer Brand for Physician Recruitment

As the calendar turns to a new year, the world feels full of fresh possibilities. It&rsquo;s a time for reflection, goal setting, and making meaningful changes. For physician recruiters, January offers the perfect opportunity to reassess and strengthen an essential, often overlooked tool in the recruitment arsenal: your employer brand.

Why Speed Matters in Physician Recruitment: A Recruiter's Perspective

In today's fast-paced healthcare environment, physician recruiters face the challenge of navigating an increasingly competitive landscape. The efficiency of your recruitment process isn&rsquo;t just important&mdash;it&rsquo;s critical. We are increasingly hearing back from job-seeking physicians that they are frustrated by the duration of time it takes to hear back from recruiters. Delays in hiring can lead to increased costs, decreased productivity, operational disruptions, and even reputational damage. For physician recruiters, the stakes are high, and time truly is of the essence. To stay ahead, it's essential to adopt streamlined and effective recruitment strategies.

Proactive Provider Recruitment Strategies for 2025

The healthcare recruitment landscape continues to be shaped by demand fluctuations, extended recruitment cycles, and a persistent need for skilled providers. The 2024 AAPPR Physician and Provider Recruitment Benchmarking Report highlights several key trends, suggesting that physician recruiters will need to adopt a proactive approach to meet the evolving challenges of 2025.

PMRC24: Physician Panel Recap

Our annual recruitment conference, PMRC24, just wrapped up in Clearwater Beach, Florida. We had the privilege of hosting a panel comprised of 6 candidates. Check out what we saw and heard from these candidates below and view the video for yourself!

PracticeMatch & UrbanBound Partnership Announcement

PracticeMatch and UrbanBound Partner to Offer Streamlined Recruitment &amp; Relocation Solutions

How to Build Relationships with Residency Programs

As the Manager of Program Relations at PracticeMatch, my primary focus is to forge meaningful connections with program coordinators. My role involves ensuring that these coordinators are well-informed about our career fairs, available resources, and the value PracticeMatch can offer to their programs. This helps them in turn share our information and recommend us to physicians. My approach to building relationships with program coordinators is informed by my previous experience as a physician recruiter. While my messaging has evolved, the insights I gained from that role continue to guide my current strategies.

Growing Physician Leaders, Creating Stronger Executive Teams

Healthcare organizations must proactively address the impending leadership gap by investing in robust leadership development programs for physicians. These programs are essential for fostering organizational stability, enhancing retention, and ensuring that the next generation of leaders is well-prepared to step into executive roles.

Generating ROI and Impact at Physician Specialty Conferences

The PracticeMatch team has been on the road in 2024, exhibiting at a majority of national specialty conferences across the country. Physician specialty conferences have been a core part of our strategy for introducing physicians to our offerings and encouraging them to attend our career fairs and find their dream jobs on our popular job board. Specialty conferences allow physicians to earn CME credits, stay current with medical advancements, and network with prospective employers and peers, mentors, and leaders in their field.

The Actual Cost to Recruit a Physician in 2024

Recruiting a physician is an investment in the future of your healthcare organization. While it necessitates a significant financial outlay, securing the right candidate from the outset fosters substantial cost savings in the long run.

Where Have all the OBGYN Physicians Gone?

Where Have all the OBGYN Physicians Gone?

Pioneering Healthcare Recruitment Strategies for 2024

In an evolving healthcare landscape, the strategic recruitment of physicians and healthcare providers is paramount in 2024. Our analysis explores the latest trends in healthcare recruitment, revealing how innovations such as AI, telehealth, and changing workweek structures are reshaping the field. We provide actionable insights and advanced strategies for healthcare organizations aiming to excel in recruitment and retention amid these dynamic times.

Rethinking Physician Recruitment: A Call to Interaction

Relying solely on email marketing for physician recruitment is a narrow strategy for such a broad and complex goal. While email is an essential component of any recruitment strategy, it's important to reframe how you approach it. Conventional recruitment marketing revolves around a compelling Call to Action (CTA). However, at PracticeMatch, we suggest evolving this into a Call to Interaction. This shift in mindset can elevate your physician recruitment efforts, pushing beyond the traditional recruitment channels and fostering deeper engagement.

Mastering Physician Recruitment: Best Practices for Crafting Effective Emails and Texts

In the competitive landscape of healthcare recruitment, effective communication is paramount. Crafting compelling emails and texts is not merely about outreach; it's about establishing meaningful connections with potential physician candidates. This guide provides actionable strategies to enhance your email and text outreach, ensuring your messages resonate with top-tier physician talent.

The Critical Role of Employer Branding in Healthcare

Employer branding transcends being a mere trend; it's an essential strategy. More than font, logo, and color palette, an employer brand encompasses both the aesthetic attributes of your organization and the way it makes candidates feel.

Leveraging AI to Enhance Physician Recruitment

As the demand for qualified physicians continues to rise, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool in physician recruitment. By integrating AI-driven technologies, healthcare organizations can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their recruitment efforts. This article explores key ways to leverage AI for a streamlined, data-driven recruitment process in 2024.

Sourcing Top Physician Talent in 2024: Why Quality Data Matters

The physician shortage in the United States has reached critical levels. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the U.S. could experience a shortfall of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, affecting both primary care and specialty care. This growing gap in physician supply makes recruiting qualified physicians more important than ever for healthcare organizations. However, outdated and inaccurate physician recruitment data continues to hinder talent acquisition strategies.

Stark Law and Physician Recruitment

Navigating Stark Law in Physician Recruitment: A Comprehensive Overview

Understanding the Critical Challenges Affecting Physician Supply in America

The United States faces a growing challenge: a mounting physician supply shortage. With an aging population and increased demand for healthcare services, the current physician workforce is stretched thin. This blog post delves into the factors contributing to this crisis, from medical education bottlenecks to regional disparities, and explores innovative strategies and policy initiatives to help address the shortage and sustain the physician supply pipeline.

6 Strategies for Successful Rural Physician Recruitment in 2023

Recruiting physicians and other providers for positions in rural areas continues to be a challenge. Rural populations continue to face deficits in access to healthcare. For these populations, it means a need for more skilled health professionals. There are specific considerations associated with healthcare recruitment in these areas. As a trusted physician recruitment solutions vendor, we aim to help you reach your organizational goals. With that said, we will explore strategies for successful rural recruitment that will help you stay ahead of the curve and attract the best talent for your organization.

PracticeMatch Has News: More Data, Better Data, and Streamlined Physician Recruitment Solutions

After careful consideration and strategic evaluation, we will be migrating the Profiles data over to PracticeMatch. This decision was not taken lightly, and it was made with consideration for the long-term health and sustainability of quality data within the physician recruitment landscape.

Navigating Changes in Physician Recruitment

In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, physician recruitment has evolved beyond traditional methods. To attract and retain top-tier talent, organizations must adapt to the shifting priorities of physician job seekers, leveraging technology and data-driven approaches to remain competitive.

PracticeMatch Welcomes Tyler Barkmeier to the Team

PracticeMatch is pleased to welcome Tyler Barkmeier to its team in the capacity of Regional Sales Director. Tyler brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the healthcare industry to his new role, and his appointment signifies a significant milestone for PracticeMatch.

Are you Where you Want to Be? Mid-Year Physician Recruitment Check-in

We are over halfway through 2023 and most of us are looking at our KPIs and goals wondering how we are going to meet or exceed them by the end of the year.

Physician Recruitment: More Complicated than just Using Job Boards

In today&rsquo;s competitive healthcare hiring environment, physician recruitment demands more than just posting on job boards. While job boards remain a valuable part of any recruitment toolkit, relying solely on them limits your ability to fill critical roles efficiently - and your competitors know it.

Best Steps When Evaluating a Physician Recruitment Tool

Recruiting top physicians is critical to ensuring quality patient care and supporting the success of healthcare organizations. In today's competitive hiring landscape, leveraging the right physician recruitment tool can streamline your efforts, attract top talent, and improve hiring outcomes. However, not all recruitment tools are created equal. To make the right choice, follow these key steps when evaluating physician recruitment tools.

How to Move your Relationship from Vendor to Partner

Clearly communicate your expectations regarding performance, deliverables, timelines, and ROI goals. Define key metrics and targets together, ensuring they align with your organization's objectives. This clarity will provide a foundation for accountability and mutual understanding. It is also critical that you allow your vendor to challenge your definition of success, but they need to provide facts on why.

How to Create a Strong Virtual Career Fair for Physician Recruitment

Planning a virtual physician career fair takes careful preparation and execution. With healthcare recruitment increasingly moving online, virtual career fairs are essential for connecting with top physician talent efficiently. Here&rsquo;s how you can build and manage a virtual career fair that delivers value to both candidates and exhibitors.

Why You (a Physician Recruiter) Need a Personal Brand

As a physician recruiter, you play a crucial role – you are responsible for helping healthcare facilities fill their staff with top talent. In today’s competitive market, however, it can be tough to find the right talent, and then in addition to that, retain that talent. Your role consists solely of making sure that each candidate you recruit is the perfect fit for the facility for which you’re recruiting. One guaranteed way that you can attract candidates is by developing a strong personal brand, and that’s what we’ll discuss in this article.

ChatGPT for Physician Recruitment

Physician recruitment is a complex and often time-sensitive challenge. With a growing shortage of physicians, recruiters are tasked with identifying and hiring the best candidates to meet healthcare demands. However, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing how recruiters approach this process. One of the most impactful tools is ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI. ChatGPT offers innovative ways to enhance recruitment efforts, helping recruiters save time, reduce costs, and attract top-tier talent.

Things You Should Know About the Nursing Shortage

The nursing workforce crisis isn&rsquo;t on the horizon &mdash; it&rsquo;s already here. As demand for care rises, healthcare employers face an urgent challenge: how to recruit, retain, and support nurses amid a shortage with deep structural roots.

How to Recruit Physicians in an Uncertain Economy

Recruiting physicians in an uncertain economy can be challenging for healthcare organizations, as economic downturns can lead to decreased job opportunities and increased competition for available positions. However, there are several strategies that healthcare organizations can employ to attract and retain top physician talent, even in uncertain economic times.

What You Should Know About Salary Transparency Legislation

For years, pay equity has been a hot topic in employment law. The next step toward actualizing equal pay for equal work across genders, races, and nationalities is to pass laws requiring disclosure of pay scales. LinkedIn News listed pay transparency as one of the &ldquo;ideas that will change the world in 2022.&rdquo; Employers operating in regulated locations, employing remote workers, and recruiting across the nation have questions about the details of the laws &ndash; What will these laws require? How will they comply with these laws? To whom will these laws apply? Some states and cities are regulated more heavily than others.

Why Physicians Aren't Changing Jobs

The healthcare recruitment landscape has been challenging recently, with fewer physicians showing interest in changing jobs. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labor shortages, and now an uncertain economic outlook have made many physicians hesitant to consider new job opportunities. Below are key factors driving this trend, along with strategies to address these challenges in physician recruitment.

How to Recruit During a Recession

Economic downturns create hiring challenges across all industries, and healthcare recruitment is no exception. As experts predict economic uncertainty in the coming years, recruiters must prepare for shifts in candidate behavior, budget constraints, and increased competition for top talent.

Ideal Characteristics of a Recruiter

We know that recruiting candidates in any field can be a challenge, and we&rsquo;re here to help!

Traits to Look for in a Physician Candidate

Recruiting candidates for any position can be a difficult task, so we’re here to make it a little simpler. If you’re unsure where you should start in the candidate search process, PracticeMatch can help!

The Best Podcasts for Recruiters

Recruiting goes beyond just matching candidates with job openings&mdash;it's about ensuring the right talent finds the right opportunities. Whether you're new to recruiting or a seasoned professional, the following podcasts will provide essential insights to help refine your strategies and stay ahead of industry trends.

Employer Branding: Why It Matters More Than Ever

A company&rsquo;s reputation and branding play a role in attracting and retaining clients, but it is also crucial to create a strong employer branding for your hospital and/or healthcare system.

3 Reminders for Hybrid Conferences

As social distancing restrictions have lifted, hybrid conferences&mdash;featuring both in-person and virtual components&mdash;are becoming increasingly popular. Organizations like MGMA are now offering attendees the option to join either in person or online, with live and virtual exhibit opportunities. However, navigating the hybrid conference format presents unique challenges. Here are three essential reminders to help your team maximize engagement at both live and virtual events.

Revamping Your Pre-Pandemic Candidate Searches

With the United States slowly reopening, we are not going to just hop back into our daily pre-pandemic recruitment lives. I’m sure many of you are juggling not only working from home but new job responsibilities and tasks that came about from the pandemic. Your time is precious, so let’s focus on the best way you can strategically source through PracticeMatch.

Benefits of Hiring a Physician Assistant: The Growing Demand

The role of Physician Assistants (PAs) has seen tremendous growth over the past two decades. As key members of medical teams, PAs bring unique skills and benefits to healthcare organizations. Whether you're looking to boost productivity or improve patient satisfaction, hiring a PA can have a transformative impact on your practice. Below are just some of the many benefits associated with integrating a Physician Assistant into your medical team.

Do's and Don'ts for a Site Visit

As the saying goes, &quot;You never get a second chance to make a first impression.&quot; This is especially true when hosting a site visit for a potential physician recruit. The site visit is often the turning point in a candidate's decision-making process. To help you make the most of this critical opportunity, here are some essential do's and don'ts to ensure your site visit is a success.

Physician Marketing Strategies

Physician marketing strategies are constantly evolving, driven by technological advancements and changes in how healthcare professionals engage with information. In the past, organizations relied heavily on print advertising to spread the word about open positions, but today, digital marketing has become a crucial component of recruitment strategies. Digital marketing offers the ability to create highly personalized ads targeting specific demographics, such as medical specialties or geographic locations, through geo-targeted advertising. With many organizations competing for the same physicians, how can you make your healthcare facility stand out?

8 Ways to Use Emotional Intelligence in Physician Recruitment

Emotional Intelligence (EQ), a concept developed in the 1960s and popularized by psychologist Daniel Goleman in 1995, focuses on understanding and interpreting human behavior. For physician recruiters, leveraging emotional intelligence is essential in sourcing top talent, improving team dynamics, and ultimately enhancing patient care.

Normalizing Virtual Physician Recruitment

Virtual Career Fairs have changed the way physician recruiters have connected with active job searching physicians. Before COVID 19, physicians could connect with recruiters across the nation at in-person career networking events such as career fairs.

4 Tips for Successful Virtual Interviews

Provider recruitment is the backbone of any healthcare organization, as hospitals and clinics rely on skilled providers to operate effectively. A critical step in the recruitment process is the interview, and with virtual interviews becoming increasingly popular, it&rsquo;s essential for recruitment teams to adapt. Virtual interviews offer flexibility, especially for remote recruitment teams, but they also require specific preparation. Here are four tips to help your team conduct successful virtual interviews that leave a positive impression on candidates.

Tips to Make Your Organization More Attractive to Top-Level Talent

Recruiting and retaining top-level talent is challenging in a market where organizations are continually vying for a candidate&rsquo;s attention. To attract the best candidates, it is essential to set your organization apart from the rest by showing candidates why you should be their employer-of-choice. To help enhance your profile consider utilizing some of these tips.

Healthcare Industry Forecast

The American healthcare industry is projected to experience continued expansion as the U.S. population ages and demand for healthcare services rises. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), healthcare employment is expected to grow 13% from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding approximately two million new jobs. This growth underscores the ongoing need for skilled healthcare professionals across various sectors.

Tips to Help Create Gender Salary Equality in Your Organization

As more women enter the medical workforce, the call for equitable compensation grows louder. Gender pay disparities persist across specialties and experience levels &mdash; even in fields where women are the majority. For physician recruiters and healthcare administrators, addressing this issue isn't just ethical &mdash; it's essential for talent retention, employer branding, and organizational integrity.

Nurse Practitioner Retention Strategies

While recruiting Nurse Practitioners (NPs) is essential, focusing on retention is equally critical to avoid costly turnover and maintain continuity in patient care. Here are the top strategies healthcare organizations can implement to enhance NP retention based on the latest insights from 2024:

Compensation Trends for Your Top Recruiting Physician Assistant Specialties

Attracting top-tier Physician Assistant (PA) talent is more challenging than ever in today&rsquo;s competitive market, where demand often exceeds supply. Offering a competitive compensation package is essential to hiring and retaining PAs, particularly in high-demand specialties such as Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Gastroenterology.

Steps to Take Now to Keep Your Physician Pipeline Full

Building and maintaining a robust physician pipeline has never been more critical or challenging. Workforce shortages, shifting career priorities, and evolving care models all contribute to a competitive landscape. For physician recruiters and healthcare sourcing professionals, the key is proactive planning and adaptable recruitment strategies.

New Virtual Healthcare Recruitment Strategies to Keep You Safe During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a major shift in physician recruitment, pushing healthcare organizations to adapt to a virtual-first approach. Even as in-person interactions return, virtual recruitment remains a cornerstone strategy for connecting with top-tier physician talent nationwide. Here are key virtual recruitment strategies that help healthcare recruiters attract and evaluate candidates effectively, while saving time and enhancing the candidate experience.

The Top 6 Factors Motivating Physicians to Make a Career Move

Physician retention is a critical piece of the recruiting puzzle. Organizations with good Physician retention enjoy many benefits, not the least of which can be financial, as the cost of replacing a Physician can run around $500,000. To help enhance your retention rates, consider the top factors that Physicians say motivates them to leave an organization and how you might address them to prevent any future departures.

5 Tips to Help You Recruit Rural Orthopedic Surgeons

Recruiting top-notch orthopedic surgeons is a challenge in any setting, but filling vacancies in rural areas requires even more tailored strategies. From competitive pay to community advantages, here are five effective tips to help you attract quality orthopedic surgeons to rural positions.

Tips to Help Screen for the Best Physician Manager Candidates

Hiring top-notch Physician Managers can be especially challenging considering that their primary training is rooted in medicine and not in business. This makes knowing what to look for in a potential hire even more important, as they can lack the managerial training necessary to be the most effective manager for your organization.

Tips to Help Market Your Healthcare Position to Millennial Physicians

Millennials are shaking up job markets around the world with their increasing numbers and changing ideas about how the employer-employee relationship should work. To successfully recruit this population, it is important to know what they are looking for in a job and how to best accommodate these expectations.

A Top Place to Find Experienced Physician Assistant Candidates

Healthcare provider shortages continue to challenge recruiters across the U.S., especially when it comes to filling essential roles like Physician Assistants (PAs). One crucial, often-overlooked pool of experienced PAs are those working secondary jobs. According to the 2022 NCCPA Statistical Profile, about 11% of the 159,000 certified PAs currently work a second clinical job. This group offers a rich source of highly qualified, experienced candidates who may be more open to new employment opportunities.

Top Challenges and Priorities Facing Recruiters This Year

Recruiting top-level talent can be a real challenge. Dynamic markets, staffing shortages and economic changes all require recruiters to be fleet-footed and able to change their priorities to meet evolving challenges.

Recruiting Female Physicians

Women now represent a significant &mdash; and growing &mdash; segment of the physician workforce. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), over one-third of actively practicing physicians in the U.S. are women, and today&rsquo;s medical school cohorts are majority female (AAMC &ldquo;2023 Physician Specialty Data Report&rdquo;). For healthcare organizations focused on sourcing candidates in healthcare, understanding what drives female physicians' career decisions is critical.

The Top Reasons Why Your Physicians Are Leaving

Losing physicians is expensive &mdash; turnover costs can range from $250,000 to $1 million per physician, depending on specialty. With 36% of doctors considering a career move in the next two years, understanding why they leave is vital for any retention strategy.

Top Reasons PAs Are Leaving the Job

Physician Assistants (PAs) play a critical role in healthcare delivery, helping to reduce patient wait times and improve care outcomes. However, retaining PAs has become a growing challenge, with 5% of PAs planning to leave their current job within a year (MGMA). The cost of turnover is significant, and healthcare organizations need to address the underlying factors driving these departures to reduce disruption and maintain continuity of care.

2019 Physician Recruiting Forecasts

Physician shortages continue to be a major challenge facing healthcare organizations today. Aging Baby Boomers, retiring Physicians and increases in patient demand all contribute to further strains on an already taxed US healthcare system.

Do You Have The Top Incentives Rural Physicians Are Looking For?

The healthcare industry faces a persistent shortage of physicians, particularly in rural areas, making recruitment a challenging yet essential endeavor. Rural physicians are in high demand, and attracting top talent requires offering competitive and desirable incentives.

Insight Into How Your Competitors Handle Physician Screening and Site Visits

In today's competitive healthcare landscape, understanding how peer organizations manage physician recruitment processes is crucial. The 2023 AAPPR Internal Physician and Provider Recruitment Benchmarking Report provides valuable insights into current practices in physician screening and site visits, helping recruitment professionals refine their strategies.

How Will Healthcare Shortages Affect Your Physician / AP Recruiting

Recruiting in today’s healthcare landscape requires a deep understanding of provider shortages and how they shape hiring trends. As the demand for primary care and psychiatric specialists continues to rise, recruiters must adapt to attract and retain top candidates.

Why Are Physicians Unwilling To Recommend Their Profession?

The American healthcare landscape has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and with it, physician attitudes toward their work have also shifted. Increasingly, physicians are expressing reluctance to recommend the profession to others - a troubling trend with implications for healthcare recruiters and sourcing specialists nationwide.

Holiday Recruitment Efforts

The holiday season brings thoughts of family time, relaxation, and taking a break from the hectic schedules that healthcare professionals endure. It&rsquo;s easy to assume that recruiting efforts should take a backseat during this period&mdash;after all, aren&rsquo;t most healthcare providers more focused on winding down than searching for new opportunities? However, the holidays might be the perfect time to stand out from other recruiters and connect with prospective candidates.

Physician Recruitment Process Chart

The physician recruitment process is complex and often filled with avoidable challenges. Without a structured workflow, recruitment teams can face missed deadlines, candidate drop-off, and costly delays. A clearly defined physician recruitment process chart helps establish internal standards, improve communication, and create a better candidate experience.

Top Cities For Healthcare Jobs

Healthcare practitioners and technicians are essential to the functioning of the American healthcare system, offering a wide range of professional services across various specialties and regions. While some areas of the U.S. face significant healthcare personnel shortages, others boast thriving employment markets for healthcare professionals. If you&rsquo;re looking to advance your healthcare career, consider these top cities with the highest levels of employed healthcare workers.

Physician Recruitment and Retention Strategies: Tips for Those Hard-to-Fill Healthcare Vacancies

In today&rsquo;s healthcare environment, filling hard-to-fill physician roles requires more than traditional recruiting efforts. With increased competition, hospitals and healthcare systems must adopt innovative strategies that attract top physicians while also focusing on retention to reduce turnover and maintain quality care. Here are some actionable approaches to boost your recruitment and retention outcomes.

Using Social Media for Recruiting in Healthcare: How Effective Is It?

Everyone, including healthcare recruiting professionals love to discover shiny new objects. We constantly crave the Next Big Thing. We get bored of stuff, even great stuff, much more quickly. If it's new, it MUST be better, faster, bigger, and cooler than whatever has been done in the past, right?

Understanding Millennials: Recruiting Through Social Channels

As Millennials make up a growing share of the physician workforce, adapting your physician recruitment strategies to meet their preferences is more critical than ever. One key insight? Millennials are digital natives, and their career decisions are strongly influenced by what they see on social platforms.

Tips for Retaining Top Notch Employees

Employee retention strategies are essential in today&rsquo;s highly competitive healthcare job market. Losing a top team member not only affects morale but also impacts an organization&rsquo;s bottom line, given the significant time and financial resources needed to find and train a replacement. Here are proven strategies to help retain your top talent and reduce turnover in your healthcare organization.

Healthcare Recruiting Tips That Can Make the Difference

In the competitive landscape of healthcare, finding and hiring the right physicians and Advanced Practitioners (APs) can be challenging. However, by employing effective recruiting strategies and focusing on organizational branding, you can set your organization apart. Here are some essential healthcare recruiting tips to help you attract top talent and grow your team.

America's Aging Physicians: Forecasting States In Need of Doctors

As Baby Boomers&mdash;born between 1946 and 1964&mdash;continue to transition into retirement, the healthcare system faces a critical challenge. Many senior physicians are retiring, further exacerbating the nation&rsquo;s physician shortage. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects that the U.S. could face a shortfall of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, with shortages in both primary care and specialties. This demographic shift requires recruiters to anticipate where demand will be greatest and find strategic solutions to fill these gaps.

Having Problems Recruiting Physicians? Avoid This Costly Healthcare Recruiting Mistake

It&rsquo;s essential to align on a shared vision when working on organizational-level recruitment initiatives. Silos in priorities-between board members, administrators, and physicians&mdash;can derail even the best-laid recruitment plans.

Locum Tenens Hiring to Fill Holiday Vacancy

While the holidays are filled with joy and celebrating, it can also cause temporary financial hardships with holiday purchases and overindulgence. According to a MagnifyMoney survey, more than 50% of us fund our holiday purchases on credit cards and take an average of 5 months to pay it off.

The Questionnaire Results That May Change The Way You Recruit Physicians

Physician recruitment is never easy, and it&rsquo;s especially challenging when sourcing Family Medicine physicians for rural communities. Whether you're recruiting for a regional hospital or a small-town clinic, aligning with candidate expectations is crucial.

Top Healthcare Recruiting Mistakes to Avoid

Healthcare recruiting is a challenging job that requires strategy and persistence. To successfully place a candidate you must employ a variety of techniques to get the job done as quickly as possible. Time is money, and no one has time to use strategies that aren't effective.

A Quick Look at The Future of Physician Recruiting

Recruiting physicians in today&rsquo;s competitive healthcare landscape presents unique challenges. Shifting healthcare policies, physician shortages, and changing workplace dynamics demand that recruiters adapt to a rapidly evolving environment. By leveraging data-driven insights, physician recruiters can better target their efforts and gain a competitive advantage. Understanding the trends shaping the future of physician recruiting is critical to filling vacancies effectively and supporting the growth of healthcare systems

Why You Should Be Recruiting Physicians With MBA's

The last 20 years has seen an emergence of the business side of medicine in healthcare. Physicians used to spend the lion share of their time caring for patients but changes in the healthcare landscape have required change. Today, Physicians must be knowledgeable about how to run both the clinic and the back office.

6 Tips for Recruiting Millennial Resident Physicians

Millennials (aka Generation Y), are a much talked about generation that is coming of age and playing a big role in today's workforce. These men and women were born after 1980 and are currently the target recruitment demographic for Medical Residency positions around the U.S.

Trumpcare and Hospitals: How Medicaid Changes Could Affect Your Organization

There is a lot going on in the area of healthcare reform right now. The proposed changes, commonly called Trumpcare, can upend the American healthcare landscape as we know it today. As with any changes, not all have positive outcomes. Proposed changes to Medicaid and the possibility of increased numbers of uninsured individuals require organizations to think proactively about possible reform effects.

First Annual Salary Survey of NPs and PAs - 2017

In February of 2017, PracticeMatch conducted a national survey of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in a variety of practice settings, experience levels, and medical specialties.

Top Characteristics in Long Term Physician Hires

Retaining great Physician talent is a tough game. Effective recruitment involves not only getting a great candidate in the door but having them stay. It is imperative to utilize effective screening tools when hiring a Physician to ensure that you are getting the best candidate for the opportunity. These Physician characteristics are associated with increased long term retention and should be kept in mind when evaluating your next hire.

Things to Consider When Hiring an Advanced Practitioner

With the growing shortage of healthcare providers in the U.S., many organizations are increasingly turning to Advanced Practitioners (APs), including Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs), to fill vital roles. Advanced Practitioners are qualified to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients, providing cost-effective care in various specialties. If you're considering hiring an NP or PA for your practice, here are key factors to consider for a successful recruitment process.

The Most Overlooked Recruiting Tools in Your Organization: Employee Referrals

In an industry where finding and keeping top physician talent is increasingly challenging, one of your most powerful recruitment tools may already be inside your organization: your current employees.

Mission Impossible? Physician Recruitment and Retention

It's a recruiting dream... The physician that is a perfect fit, the staff loves them and they stay with the organization working up to their retirement day. The reality is that recruits like these are not commonplace and the bottom line is when a Physician leaves an organization there are many losses. Losses in staff morale, revenue, coverage, patient satisfaction and funds invested in recruiting and training their replacement can hit an organization hard. While there is no magic formula for recruiting and retaining Physicians, there are a few techniques you can employ to increase your chances of success.

One-Third of Advanced Practice Clinicians on the Move

As healthcare employers across the country compete to hire top-tier talent, demand for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) continues to rise. These advanced practice clinicians now enjoy a wide array of career options - and healthcare organizations are feeling the pressure to refine their sourcing strategies.

Top Tips for Rural Recruitment

Recruiting a physician for a rural location can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. But with the right approach, you can turn this challenge into an opportunity. Here are the top tips and strategies used by experts to successfully attract and retain physicians in rural areas. These insights from current healthcare recruiters and physicians provide practical guidance for overcoming the unique challenges of rural recruitment in today’s competitive healthcare landscape.

How to Use LinkedIn to Find the Perfect Candidate

There&rsquo;s no single &quot;silver bullet&quot; for physician recruitment. Every search is unique, and successful recruiters rely on a variety of tools to connect with the right candidates.

6 Tips for Recruiting During the Primary Care Physician Shortage

It's no secret there's a massive shortage of primary care physicians in the United States. Unless the situation changes, there will be a shortfall of 20,400 PCPs by the year 2020, according to the US Health Resources and Services Administration. For hospitals and physician recruiters, &quot;There's an arms race across the country for primary care providers,&quot; says Brett Walker, MA, FASPR, Director of Physician & Advanced Provider Recruitment at Indiana University (IU) Health, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

What Do Physicians Really Want From Recruiters?

As the saying goes, "80% of success is showing up." That saying may be mostly tongue-in-cheek but there's a lot of truth to it. For physicians on the job hunt, they say that a successful recruiter is one who will at least "show up"&ndash;this simply means that you:

Retaining Millennials in Healthcare

Millennials&mdash;born between 1981 and 1996&mdash;now represent the largest living generation, with over 72 million individuals. Many of these Millennials, now in their late 20s to early 40s, are healthcare professionals, making them essential to the future of the sector. However, they are distinct from their predecessors in values, expectations, and work style. If healthcare organizations want to attract and retain these professionals, they must adapt to meet Millennial priorities. Here&rsquo;s what leaders need to know.

Five Fundamental Tips to Maximize Your Recruiting Process

Want to learn how to make the most of your job postings, how to streamline your search, how to source more (and more appropriate) physicians&mdash;and how to stay smiling while doing it all? Here, two recruiting experts share five tried-and-true tips for busy physician recruiters.