Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to identify key turnover benchmarks and retention trends as highlighted by the Cejka Search and AMGA 2010 Physician Retention Survey; describe how to favorably position and build their primary care model in an era of healthcare reform, physician shortages, intense competition, and generational shifts; implement techniques that will provide a competitive advantage in successfully recruiting and retain primary care physicians and advanced practitioners; and evaluate the incentives, compensation models, and practice structures that can are the pillars of a sustainable primary care enterprise.

Lori Schutte is President of Cejka Search, a national physician and executive search organization providing services to the healthcare industry for more than 30 years. She is an industry expert, having published articles in healthcare and business publications on the topics of physician recruitment, retention and leadership development.