It's All in the Family!

A 2009 national survey of pediatric hospitals and medical colleges conducted by MillicanSolutions, Inc. in partnership with the Association of Administrators in Academic Pediatrics found that only 6% of respondents included the spouse on the first visit with a prospective candidate; while the majority, 85%, included the spouse on the second visit, and 9% waited until the third. When probed further about the reasoning behind waiting until the second visit, respondents stated their first priority was to determine if a candidate was qualified and met the stated criteria.  The spouse was a secondary priority-whether intentional or not-and represented added cost to the organization…Read More