Contracting Questions

dont do it before you go to school, you dont know if that is the anesthesia that you want to do until you train and get an idea of what you like. you dont want yet another commitment hanging over your head.

I agree, don't make a decision just yet. You don't know what kind of cases you want to do, in addition to the fact that you will have better leverage once you graduate. For example, just a few months ago, I spoke with a group that was offering only 107,000 to start with 20,000 for school in return for 2 years of work. I just spoke to this group a couple of weeks ago and the base salary is now up to 120,000 and that's only cause I found out from a classmate. Basically its all what you negotiate. Start high and plan on meeting somewhere in the middle. Most places only make you take call once every 4-5 weeks. There are sign on bonuses and quarterly bonuses. Also, how one's salary increases should be discussed as well. Also, remember that you can ask for tuition reimbursement once you graduate. Go to gasworks.com there are plenty of employers offereing up to 30000 in reimbursement with 5 weeks paid vacation and no call, CME paid, Malpractice paid, relocation paid, etc...... So don't jumpt the gun!!!!!!!!!!!!