Articles: professional-practice.
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In order to run a small business effectively you must be in financial control and this means that you have to be aware how the business is performing. If you wait until your accountant has got out the annual accounts valuable time has been wasted in making necessary decisions and corrections to poor trends in your business so monthly/quarterly records are required. ⋯ You can also ask the question 'what happens if...?' and get the answer in seconds. But even without a computer, financial control can be easily maintained if you are prepared to spend a couple of hours each month with your practice figures.
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Comparative Study
Career and practice profiles of Alberta medical graduates (1973-85) practising in Alberta.
This collaborative study examined the career choices and practice locations of the 940 (58%) of the Alberta medical students graduating between 1973 and 1985 who remained in Alberta. Of the 686 practising graduates slightly less than two-thirds were in family/general practice; the remainder were in a specialty. More women (76%) than men (60%) had chosen family/general medicine. ⋯ Approximately 20% of the practising graduates chose to locate in small towns or rural areas. Accessibility to consultants and opportunities for continuing medical education were reported as vital prerequisites for more physicians to move to smaller Alberta centres. These findings provide a starting point for studies designed to determine how Alberta medical school graduates are contributing to patient care within the province.
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We report the results of a 1982 pilot survey of pediatric rheumatology physicians and fellowship training programs in the United States. All physicians indicating in the ARA directory that they could care for rheumatic diseases of children were surveyed, with a response rate of 57.6%. ⋯ The survey provided basic information concerning training and practice characteristics of respondent physicians and the sources of funding, size, and emphasis of the fellowship programs. Specific attention is given to indicators of demand for pediatric rheumatology services.