Avoid these common mistakes in your first doctor employment contract

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Join us for an insightful episode as we navigate the complexities of negotiating your first employment contract as a doctor. Our guest, attorney Ethan A. Nkana, shares invaluable advice on avoiding common mistakes, understanding salary ranges, and effectively advocating for your value. We'll discuss the importance of having multiple job offers, critical contract clauses, balancing student loan debt repayment, and negotiating non-salary benefits like education loan debt assistance and work-life balance.

Ethan A. Nkana is an attorney.

He discusses the KevinMD article, "How rookie doctors crush their first contract."

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