MSPAC Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Hi all- I am a new grad with two offers in family medicine at two community health centers in the same city: Offer 1 Base Salary 105K Stipend None Term 3 years Annual Raises 2.5% Signing Bonus 25K Patients to see annually 4200 Extra work shift 55/hr Retirement 403(b) 2% Offer 2 Base Salary 100K Stipend** 20K ** Stipend requires going to a clinic that is a 30-45 minute commute one-way Term 2 years Annual Raises None Signing Bonus 10K Patients to see annually 4800 Extra work shift 60/hr Retirement 403(b)4% All other items the same for CME days and $, medical/dental/vision, productivity and relocation bonuses, malpractice, etc I tried to negotiate with Job 2 about base salary stating "the other clinic's offer is more competitive" and citing my background experience but they said no in order to remain fair and preserve equality to all new providers. I was thinking about sending Job 2 an email specifically giving the specifics of Offer 1 including base, patients seen annually, and annual raises. Would sharing those specifics be considered bad form? Am I sounding greedy? Would you do something completely different? What would you do? I would appreciate anyone's response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepa588 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 IMO, both offers are solid, but offer 1 is better in the long run. You get an annual raise, sign-on bonus, and less patients, but I wouldn't sign a 3 year contract as a new grad. I would rather negotiate with offer 1 about that and also get the retirement to 3% and take that. It is a great offer. As far as offer 2 is concerned, I doubt they would increase your base pay and I think it is a fair offer as a new grad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacydavid Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I agree that as a new grad a 3 year contract is possibly too confining - my first year out of school I learned so much! And I haven't crunched the numbers, but how many patients is that per day? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1234 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Too many patients per year. I saw 4300 last year in FP and that almost done me in... I work 4 1/2 days per week. I would go with offer 1 if it was me. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimyhtixela Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Too many patients per year. I saw 4300 last year in FP and that almost done me in... I work 4 1/2 days per week. I would go with offer 1 if it was me. Good luck!Were you a new grad too? How many MAs did you have? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1234 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I had 2 years of FP, so yes I was new. I have 2 MAs, 1 referral coord., 1 front desk, and 1 part time lady (helps out with phones, charts, etc). I have more staff for my solo practice than a lot of people have and it was still VERY difficult. On paper it does not sound bad, but let me tell you it was. You will learn over the first couple of years of practice, you have to think about med refills, imaging review, lab review from past patients that week prior, insurance "stuff", talking with other providers on phone, walk ins, and charting....with all that plus seeing patients it gets hard. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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