title: Getting the right training and job.
abstract: The authors discuss the factors to be considered in selecting locations in which to train and to practice, and in conducting successful interviews and site visits. The advantages and disadvantages of different types of surgical practice (ie, solo vs group) are also reviewed, as are issues surrounding negotiations related to contracts, benefits, and covenants.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, W12, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Deschamps.claude@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deschamps
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D032982:Contracts / Q000592:standards; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D014830:Vocational Guidance