Jamison Elected President-Elect
Tammy Jamison was elected NAPR President-Elect by members of the newly elected NAPR Board of Directors. In addition to serving on the Board for the past several years, Jamison served on several NAPR committees, including Chair of the Newsletter Committee and most recently, served as Vice President of NAPR. Jamison assumed her duties immediately following the NAPR Annual Business meeting.

Other Officers Elected
Marc Bowles was elected NAPR Vice President by the Board of Directors. He has also served on the Board for several years, most recently as Secretary/Treasurer. Patrice Streicher was elected Secretary/Treasurer and most recently served on the Board of Directors as Public Relations Chair.

Awards Presented

Distinguished Service Award: Rich Glehan was presented the NAPR Distinguished Service Award, the highest award given by NAPR, for his devotion to and leadership of NAPR. This inherent trait that we share – the drive to strive for perfection – is one of the main reasons our Association continues to prosper, and the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award personifies these traits. Rich has been involved with and actively committed to this organization since the mid-1980s, serving on the Board, many committees, as well as President in 1990-1991. Rich continues to leave his mark on our Association with his creativity, perseverance, and vision for the future.

President’s Award: D.R. Richards and Pat Doyle-Grace received the President’s Award for unselfishly giving of their time, knowledge and creativity to support NAPR and its mission. These two individuals have shared their time and expertise with NAPR for several years and are still willing and able to contribute immeasurable value and precious time to our membership. Both seem to have their radar honed in on exactly what the membership wants and needs in the education arena.


Outstanding Committee Chair Award: Patrice Streicher received the Outstanding Committee Chair Award for her hard work and dedication to the Public Relations Committee. Ms. Streicher has spent untold hours over the past couple of years as the woman behind the “Physician Practice Search Guide.” The Guide has been distributed to over 1,000 resident program directors all over the country and we are confident this publication will carry the NAPR message far and wide.


Vendor Appreciation Award: The NAPR Board of Directors voted to present the 2008 Vendor Appreciation Award to Doc-in-a-Box Software for its continued support of NAPR through sponsorships, exhibits at the meetings, and advertising in several NAPR publications. Bob Epstein, Doc-in-a-Box Software, had to leave early and was not available to accept the award.

Patrice Streicher, Anne Folger & Jim Stone Elected to NAPR Board of Directors

She worked on CHW’s strategic planning committees and received excellent exposure to the challenges of healthcare organizations across their 38 hospital system. She has been with Health Future, a consortium owned by 7 Oregon hospitals and healthcare systems since 1998. She developed their Recruitment Program and was later promoted to Executive Director. While in that position she also continued to expand and enhance the recruitment services program.

Jim Stone: Before co-founding Medicus Partners, Mr. Stone founded and sold Executech to a private partnership. He is Managing Partner and Co-founder of Medicus Partners in Dallas, Texas. Since 2001, Medicus Partners has grown from a two-person, self-funded start up to a well-respected and growing firm employing more than 30 people.

Mr. Stone has worked in physician search on a national level for 13 years and works with physician groups, hospitals and health systems to provide physician recruitment services. Jim also serves as a member of the Ethics Committee for the National Association of Physician Recruiters.

Mr. Stone served in a number of capacities with the MHA Group. He began his career cold calling doctors in Merritt, Hawkins and Associates’ research department and quickly progressed through the firm and served as Director of the Pacific Northwest region and then started the MHA Group’s InTech Healthcare division where, as Vice President, he oversaw all research, recruiting and business development functions.

Patrice Streicher: Ms. Streicher has more than 20 years combined healthcare experience in physician recruitment and patient care delivery systems. In response to her success as a physician recruiter and consultant, she was promoted to Vice President at Fox Hill Associates in 1997.

In 2004, Patrice was inducted into the Manchester Who’s Who for her outstanding professional and academic accomplishments. The National Register’s Who’s Who included Patrice in their 2005-2006 edition, which is registered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Among Patrice’s academic achievements, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Public Relations from Carroll College in Wisconsin. While at Carroll College, Patrice was the sole recipient of the Thesis of the Year Award for her study “A Competitive Edge: Effective Compliance Gaining Strategies in Physician Recruitment.”




National Association of Physician Recruiters 2008-2009 Board of Directors

President
Martin Osinski, American Medical Consultants, Inc.

President-Elect
Tammy Jamison, Lehigh Valley Hospital

Vice President
Marc Bowles, CPC-PRC, The Delta Companies

Secretary/Treasurer
Patrice Streicher, Fox Hill Associates

Immediate Past President
Jo-Ann M. Toldt, CPC-PRC, TeamHealth

Other Board Members
Susanna Brown, D&Y

Pat Doyle-Grace, CPC-PRC, Cejka Search/MRA

Anne Folger, Health Future

Jim Stone, Medicus Partners

Susan R. Waldron, CMPE, Medicus Management Resources

NAPR Services, Inc.
Sandi J. Brewer, Carolinas HealthCare System

Internet/Website
Jo-Ann M. Toldt, CPC-PRC, TeamHealth

Ethics
Rich Glehan, The HealthField Alliance

Education
D.R. Richards, TIVA HealthCare, Inc.

Vendor Profile: Medworking
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Membership Committee Update:

NAPR/MGMA Survey Update

The MGMA/NAPR Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey for 2007 data has ended with more than double the placement responses from last year (well over 4,500). This excellent response helps to add credibility and statistical accuracy to the data provided. The final report will be coming out shortly and all those firms that participated will be receiving a copy in the mail. 

The 2008 survey form will be online shortly. The plan for this year is to make it a perpetual survey whereby you will have the choice to input your placements as they occur rather than waiting until the end of the year to submit them. You can either enter them online or via an Excel spreadsheet or hard copy. The cut-off date for 2008 data is projected to be January 31, 2009. Your continued participation is appreciated. 

If you have additional questions regarding the survey or how to participate, please contact NAPR Headquarters at 407-774-7780.

Public Relations Committee Update

The PR Committee completed its yearlong collaboration to author the “Physician Practice Search Guide.” In February 2008, the Guide was sent to Internal and Family Medicine program directors nationally. The NAPR invited these directors to share copies of the Guide with their colleagues and training physicians. Over the last month or so, NAPR Headquarters has received requests from various programs and physicians for additional copies, as well as permission to incorporate chapters of the Guide into training workshops for their physicians.

Currently, the Committee is working with Headquarters to add the Guide to the NAPR website. Upon completion of this project, physicians who register on the World Job Bank will be able to download a full copy or chapters of the Guide.

As for our members, the voting members were mailed a complimentary copy of the Guide. We have received requests from some members to obtain additional copies of the Guide. In response to member and physician requests, additional hard cover copies are available through headquarters on a cost basis of $5.00 plus shipping/handling.

The Committee is currently working on new exciting projects. Talented and creative members interested in joining the PR Committee should contact Patrice Streicher at pstreicher@foxhillassociates.com.

Miss Deeds

Two days later I got a call from "Recruiter B" at another recruiting firm (also an NAPR member and with which we have a contingency contract) regarding the same candidate. I told "Recruiter B" I had the name, but she asked if I had a formal CV to which I replied, “no.”  "Recruiter B" then asked when the original referral was made. When I said, “two days ago,” "Recruiter B" said that since I did not have a formal CV, that "Recruiter A’s" referral was invalid and because it was not received within one business day (invalidating "Recruiter A’s" first referral) that "Recruiter B’s" referral was valid since she was e-mailing the candidate’s formal CV to me as we were talking.

Was "Recruiter B’s" claim to the candidate valid?

This issue seems…
Technical

Dear Technical,

The real issue is the second recruiter is incorrectly splitting hairs. There are several points here.

First, a valid referral (after the candidate’s name is cleared) must be in writing and be received within one business day which are the key operative words here.

Second, the Code of Ethics calls for the written submission of a CV. Here is where some confusion reigns. A CV can be formal or informal. By definition it is “a summary of one’s personal history and professional qualifications…” Therefore any referral which contains the foregoing information is valid as long as it is in writing.

Third, it is true that when making a verbal referral, the CV information must be forwarded within one business day which "Recruiter A" did, thereby entitling her to the fee.

Referrals can be complicated. I am very glad you have taken the time to get a better grasp of this sometimes confusing issue. Your understanding of the Code and your requirement that firms adhere to it will alleviate many potential conflicts.

Cordially yours,
Miss Deed

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