What a Prospective Associate Needs to Know About a Practice He/She is Joining

This is the type of information an associate should ask, and the senior doctor should be prepared to answer as the interviewing process and negotiations proceed, before a final associateship contract is signed.

1. Review for me the main characteristics you are searching for in an associate.
2. Will the current staff remain employed and can they support another doctor or will more staff be added?
3. Is the entering associate to absorb patient overflow or build his/her own patient base?

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