Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Experts to Highlight Key Trends in Physician and Healthcare Executive Recruitment, Leadership and Compensation


Cejka Search Presents Expertise in Physician Recruitment and Retention Strategies, Approaches for Academic Leadership Development, and Physician Executive Compensation

St. Louis, (September 16, 2009) – Cejka Search, a national physician and healthcare executive search firm, has been instrumental in providing expert presenters and support for recent and upcoming forums this fall. These include those hosted by: Association for Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR); Southwind Health Partners LLC; Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC); Medical Group Management Association (MGMA); HealthLeaders Media; and the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE). To view select content available in the Cejka Search Healthcare Executive Library, visit www.CejkaSearch.com/resources/healthcarelibrary/default.htm.

Association for Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR) 16th Annual Educational Forum, Minneapolis, MN, August 30–September 2, 2009
Cejka Search was recognized for supporting ASPR as a Gold Level Corporate Contributor and participant in ASPR’s 2009 Annual Forum, “Beyond Titles, Toward Impact – Recruiters as Organizational Leaders.”

Southwind Physician Leadership College, Nashville, TN, September 16-18, 2009
Brian McCartie, Vice President Business Development, and Randy Gott, Senior Vice President, Southwind Health Partners L.L.C., will present “Keys to Successfully Recruiting and Retaining Physicians in the Physician Enterprise” on September 17, 2009. McCartie and Gott will discuss current healthcare market realities and provide strategies for effective physician recruitment and retention in a hospital employed environment.

Association of American Medical Colleges Roundtable for Executive Search Consultants Who Work with Academic Medical Centers, Washington, DC, September 23, 2009
Deedra Hartung, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, will participate in a roundtable discussion of “The State of the Leadership Search Process in Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals” on September 23, 2009. Hartung will share her professional expertise in the academic medical arena, focusing specifically upon best practice executive search methodologies and executive leadership development strategies.

Medical Group Management Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, October 11-14, 2009
Cejka Search is proud to be a Gold Affiliate Member of the MGMA. Brian McCartie, Vice President Business Development, will present “Ready for Retirement? How To Keep the Physicians You Have and Hire the Ones You Want” on October 12, 2009. McCartie will discuss strategies that enable hospitals and health systems to effectively recruit and retain physicians in a time of shortage, with a specific focus on contrasting what comparable groups are doing to keep pre-retirement physicians engaged, how Stark rules can help to attract top candidates, and advice for implementing a ‘how-to’ recruitment guide.

HealthLeaders Media ’09: The Hospital of the Future Now, Chicago, IL, October 15-16
Cejka Search is proud to sponsor for the second year this important industry event which provides attendees with actionable strategies in such areas as improving the patient experience, attracting top talent, and creating a culture of innovation. The event also honors the winners of the 2009 Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare Awards Program which recognizes outstanding senior healthcare leadership.


Southwind Institute for Senior Health Systems Executives, Optimizing the Value of the Employed Physician Enterprise, Nashville, TN, November 4-6, 2009
The Southwind Health Partners event is designed specifically for non-profit health system C-Suite executives and has a focus on strategic, operational and financial success factors for the employed physician enterprise. Brian McCartie, Vice President Business Development will participate in two roundtable discussions on “Recruiting Physicians to the Employed Physician Group.”

American College of Physician Executives 2009 Fall Institute, Tucson, AZ, November 14-19, 2009
Lois Dister, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, will facilitate an interactive panel presentation of key findings and recommendations from the 2009 Physician Executive Compensation Survey by Cejka Search and the American College of Physician Executives on November 16. Participants will engage with a panel of physician executives who will discuss the survey findings as they pertain to their organization’s objectives and strategic planning.


About Cejka Search
Cejka Search is a nationally recognized healthcare executive and physician search organization providing services exclusively to the healthcare industry for more than twenty-five years. Partnering with our client organizations to identify and present only the best healthcare talent, Cejka Search completes assignments across all levels of the healthcare continuum and is a market leader in providing flexible, innovative healthcare search and recruitment services. Cejka Search is a Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) company, a diversified leader in healthcare staffing services.

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