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It’s hiring season at my compnay, ExtraMD, a “local locums.”  My group of doctors has too much work to cover, so it’s time to add to the stable.  I finally realize that I need to have more doctors that I think I need.

But how to find good, caring doctors that want to enjoy medicine, life, and a balance in between? How to find physicians that put integity as a core value?  How to find physicians that do what they say they are going to do?

Here’s what I have tried so far, and accompanying results:

Craigslist.org: best response from this.  Two physicians interested, will be interviewing one on Friday.

Linkedin: no response

Sermo: no response

Bounty offered for referral: two responses, no interviews.

Mass emails to my friends and acquaintences: no responses.

On the docket for more recruiting: a post card mailing, advertisement on the Colorado Medical Society site, placing ad on medical job websites.  My best results have come from referrals from my friends, but that well seems to be dry.  Any thoughts on how you have successfully recruited the right doctor for your practice?