Red Carpet Experience!

As in real estate, the power mix in medicine has dramatically shifted to the candidates in what used to be a sellers market.  Quality candidates, especially those in high demand subspecialties, are now in the driver's seat and children's hospitals are left with little leverage....Read More

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

Reduce Your Physician Recruitment Costs, Offer Rejections, and Physician Hours Utilization

The 2009 MillicanSoltutions National Survey of Departments of Pediatrics and their children's hospital partners, found that "family/spouse concern" was the number one reason given by almost 50% of the 170 physician candidates who rejected a job offer. Family/spouse concern was also the number one greatest recruiting challenge cited by the 34 Chairman of Pediatrics and other key executives who responded to the survey…Read More

Organizational Checklist: The Proven Key To Successful Physician Leadership Recruitment

Successful physician leadership recruitment begins with an organization that is well prepared and has well thought out plans for its future growth. These organizations understand the importance of taking time to honestly assess their current situation and then committing to deliver the necessary steps to ensure success prior to launching a recruitment initiative. At MillicanSolutions, we work with a select number of children's hospitals who continually attract Top 10% Talent because they always take the necessary time to preplan and never fail to implement what we refer to as the "Organizational Check List." The List contains the critical pre-search elements that should be in place to increase the likelihood of success in your recruitment efforts.…Read More