Contract Negotiation for Early Career Neurosurgeons

The video component contains eight separate recordings, featuring expert speakers from a variety of practice models and geographic locations. The podcast episode complements the video with personal contract and interview experiences discussed by Dr. Ian Dunn, MD, FAANS, and Dr. Russell Lonser, MD, FAANS. The infographic offers a snapshot of interview etiquette, such as attire and communication.

Course Description: Contract negotiation is an integral step toward beginning your career as a neurosurgeon. There is an expected level of professionalism in neurosurgery from the way you present yourself – including how you dress and how you speak. Most early career neurosurgeons do not receive formal training in this area.

This course is designed to prepare you to negotiate your first — or second — employment contract and successfully handle yourself during the interview process, including what to wear, what questions to ask and not to ask and how to make a lasting, positive impression. Remember, you are not only interviewing with the doctor across the table, but with the entire health system. Build a relationship with both.

By the end of this course, you will be able to identify standard and nonstandard components in an employment contract, recognize workplace and health system factors that influence employment contracts and understand the role of the negotiation process in building a working relationship.

Target Audience: residents and early career neurosurgeons