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If you're rounding out your physician job search and have been offered a physician employment contract, congratulations! At this time of year, many physicians are signing their physician employment agreements and looking forward to beginning work. Maybe you've had your physician contract reviewed by a physician lawyer, and you're confident that it's just the way you want it. Maybe you haven't taken the step of having a physician lawyer review your contract, but you'd still like some helpful tips anyway. One particular dilemma that especially comes to light this time of year is the "payment gap". You're finishing up your residency or fellowship, and you'll start your new job maybe sometime in August or September- maybe you're taking a few well-deserved weeks off before you begin. Well-deserved, they may be, but we all know they come at a price. Where is your income going to come from during your time off before you start your job?
If you enlist the help of a physician contract lawyer, they will likely readily assist you with this dilemma. While each and every physician employment contract is different and all circumstances and possible outcomes are unique, it may be possible to maneuver the salary offered to you to help you out as you finish up training. Even if you were not offered a signing bonus or moving expenses reimbursement, it may be possible to adjust your salary in such a way to offer you some initial compensation up front.
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