Resources
Guides for physicians and advanced practice providers weighing their next move: practice models, pay and contracts, and visas. We add new guides regularly.
Tools
wRVU pay calculator
See what an offer pays at the volume you expect, how pay changes if your volume is higher or lower, and how two offers compare.
Practice models
Private Practice vs. Hospital Employment: How to Compare Physician Offers (2026)
Pay, ownership, autonomy and non-competes: what differs between a private-practice offer and a hospital-employed one, and the questions to ask each employer.
Direct Primary Care for Physicians: How DPC Works (2026 Guide)
How Direct Primary Care works for physicians—the membership model, panel sizes, income, why it’s growing, and whether DPC is the right move for you.
Pay & contracts
Physician Compensation Models Explained: Salary, Productivity & Value-Based (2026)
Salary, productivity (wRVU), value-based, and hybrid physician pay models compared—pros, cons, and how to choose the right fit for your career.
How wRVUs Work: A Physician’s Guide to Productivity Pay (2026)
What a wRVU is, how it converts to pay, how productivity contracts are structured, and what changed for 2026—a clear guide for physicians.
The Physician’s Guide to Contract & Salary Negotiation (2026)
What’s negotiable in a physician employment contract—salary, wRVUs, signing bonuses, non-competes, and call—plus how to negotiate and when to revisit your deal.
Navigating Healthcare Job Offer Negotiations
Stipends, loan repayment, sign-on bonuses and more: what to weigh in an offer beyond base pay, for physicians and APPs alike.
Student Loan Repayment & Forgiveness for Physicians: 2026 Programs
PSLF’s 2026 changes, NHSC and state loan repayment, and employer programs—how physicians can tackle student debt. A clear 2026 guide.
Visas & international medical graduates
Visa Pathways for International Medical Graduates (2026 Guide)
J-1 vs. H-1B during training, the two-year home-residency requirement, and the Conrad 30 and HHS waivers—plus how to build your timeline backward from your start date.
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