Recruitment Trends Shaping the Future of Cardiology

Very good.

Well, I guess the first question we'll ask is what do you see driving competitive cardiology job market right now.

I think you and I have spoke about this.

It is, it's tough.

You know, we talk about recruiting at the local level.

So for us here in Albany, New York, and then we also talk about the platform level across our various sites and you're heavily involved in that.

But the overarching message is that there seem to be fewer and fewer cardiologists out there.

So we're all fighting for the same candidates.

Now that's a great position to be in if you're one of these candidates.

So a new fellow coming at a training, you're highly sought after, there's lots of people that could use your services.

And there's been a bit of a slowly progressive bidding war now with salaries, compensation, things of that nature to help bring people you know, to us and differentiate us from other practices and other platforms.

Would you say that encompasses the major shortfall is just a sheer numbers game?

I would agree wholeheartedly.

I think for several years we've been hearing and knowing that it was coming, but I think now that we're here and for a while now, we're seeing it.

And so As a practice, we're having to do things differently.

We're having to think differently.

We're having to make sure we communicate very well with physicians.

Like I said before, whether you're a new graduate or you've been out of practice for a while, communicating how we are different and better in many regards.

And that's a little bit of a challenge to make sure that the physician hears it and understands it.

Very good.

Well, I guess the first question we'll ask is what do you see driving competitive cardiology job market right now.

I think you and I have spoke about this.

It is, it's tough.

You know, we talk about recruiting at the local level.

So for us here in Albany, New York, and then we also talk about the platform level across our various sites and you're heavily involved in that.

But the overarching message is that there seem to be fewer and fewer cardiologists out there.

So we're all fighting for the same candidates.

Now that's a great position to be in if you're one of these candidates.

So a new fellow coming at a training, you're highly sought after, there's lots of people that could use your services.

And there's been a bit of a slowly progressive bidding war now with salaries, compensation, things of that nature to help bring people you know, to us and differentiate us from other practices and other platforms.

Would you say that encompasses the major shortfall is just a sheer numbers game?

I would agree wholeheartedly.

I think for several years we've been hearing and knowing that it was coming, but I think now that we're here and for a while now, we're seeing it.

And so As a practice, we're having to do things differently.

We're having to think differently.

We're having to make sure we communicate very well with physicians.

Like I said before, whether you're a new graduate or you've been out of practice for a while, communicating how we are different and better in many regards.

And that's a little bit of a challenge to make sure that the physician hears it and understands it.