challenges facing health care professionals today.

WHERE WE HAVE PRESENTED

Merritt, Hawkins & Associates has presented seminars before dozens of health care professional organizations, including



PRESENTATION TOPICS

If your health care organization would be interested in a seminar conducted by Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, please consider some of the topics we currently are addressing. If you are interested in these topics, or if you would like us to present on some other issue, please contact Stephanie Godwin, our Director of Educational Services, at 800-876-0500 or stephanie.godwin@mhagroup.com.

WILL THE LAST PHYSICIAN IN AMERICA PLEASE TURN OFF THE LIGHTS?

Recently published studies indicate the U.S. will experience a shortage of up to 200,000 physicians by the year 2020. What factors are combining to create the most severe shortage of doctors in recent memory? How will the shortage affect both those who recruit physicians and the patient population? What can be done to ensure that the U.S. has the supply of physicians it needs? Our consultants examine a critical health care issue on which we have been repeatedly published and cited over the years.

FIVE HABITS OF TRULY EFFECTIVE PHYSICIAN RECRUITERS

Let's face it. Time's can be tough in physician recruitment when demand is high and there are not enough candidates to go around. But there are proven strategies you can employ that will increase your chances of success. This program covers five key behaviors and strategies hospitals and medical groups can use to get results.

GENERATION X PHYSICIANS - WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT MATTERS

The only place you will find Marcus Welby these days is on Nickelodeon. Physicians today are likely to be female, foreign-born, and focused on quality of life. How are doctors today different, and what does it mean for both recruiting and medical staff development? This program looks at these provocative questions and formulates some answers.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVALUATING PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES

Physicians today have a lot to think about when it comes to selecting a practice opportunity. Is there a true need for another physician? What are prevailing incentives? How can you tell if the practice is truly a good match? This program explores the questions physicians should ask and the steps they should take in assessing the physician practice market today and in assessing particular practice opportunities. It is appropriate for both residents and established physicians.

DETERMINING COMMUNITY NEED - HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO ADD A DOCTOR?

Staff physicians, board members and the federal government all ask the same question today regarding physician recruiting: "How do we know there is a need?" Complying with government regulations and answering this strategically important question requires a defined, credible method for calculating community need for physicians. This program examines the latest methods and options for determining the number and mix of physicians a community requires.

RECRUITING PHYSICIANS ONLINE - NET KNOWLEDGE IS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS

Is the Internet the answer in physician recruiting today? What's the secret to web based physician recruiting? How much should you invest in it? What are the top sites? What should you include on your site? This program examines these and other questions that can help recruiters get the most out of Internet recruiting.

For more detailed outlines of these and other presentations, please contact Stephanie Godwin at 800-876-0500 or stephanie.godwin@mhagroup.com