Physician Career & Opportunity Assessment
Clarify what matters before you compare opportunities.
A practical reflection tool for residents, fellows, and physicians considering their next career step.
Identify the professional, personal, and family priorities that should guide your decision.
Physician Career & Opportunity Profile
Your Priorities
- Clinical interests
- Practice setting
- Location and community
- Lifestyle and flexibility
- Family considerations
Tradeoffs to Consider
- Competing priorities
- Flexibility vs. income
- Location vs. specialty options
- Clinical vs. non-clinical time
- Short-term vs. long-term goals
Questions to Investigate
- Key questions for employers
- Topics for further research
- Information to gather
- People to speak with
- Areas to explore on site visits
Suggested Next Steps
- Consider top priorities
- Investigate key questions
- Compare specific opportunities
- Identify additional information
- Plan your next steps
Turn reflection into a practical plan.
Use your priorities to prepare better questions, investigate opportunities, and compare choices against what matters to you.
What you’ll explore
Professional priorities
Practice setting, clinical interests, support, schedule, and career direction.
Personal and family needs
Geography, community, relationships, lifestyle, and flexibility.
Tradeoffs and next steps
Consider competing priorities and identify what to investigate next.
See what a Profile can look like.
This fictional example shows how responses can be organized into priorities, tradeoffs, and practical questions for your search.
Physician Career & Opportunity Profile
Your Priorities
- Clinical interests and setting
- Schedule and flexibility
- Location and community
- Family and personal needs
- Career direction and growth
Tradeoffs to Consider
- Priorities that may compete
- Potential compromises
- Factors to weigh by opportunity
- Short-term vs. long-term impact
- Questions to explore further
Questions to Investigate
- Questions for potential employers
- Information to gather on site visits
- People to speak with
- Topics to research in more detail
- Red flags to watch for
Suggested Next Steps
- Key areas to focus on
- Next questions to ask
- Opportunities to explore
- Additional information to collect
- A plan for moving forward
How it works
Complete the Assessment
Reflect on your priorities and circumstances.
Receive your Profile
Review a summary based on your responses.
Guide your investigation
Use the Profile to prepare questions and compare opportunities.
Sample format shown. Final reporting and delivery details are being refined.
Your next step starts with clarity.
There are no right or wrong answers. Begin with what matters to you.