PracticeMatch Career Center Physician FAQ

The PracticeMatch Residents and Fellows physician database was created in 1989 to help medical facilities recruit physicians directly, instead of using outside physician search firms. PracticeMatch Services, LLC is located in St. Louis, Missouri and serves medical facilities and physicians nationwide. The database is accessed online and allows subscribing medical facilities to find physicians who are interested in finding a new practice position.

Our clients are medical facilities - hospitals, health systems, private practices, clinics & academic institutions throughout the nation who have their own in-house physician recruitment programs.

Our interviewing department actively interviews physicians from the top 40 specialties, based on client demand. We contact residents and fellows in their penultimate year of training so that we are able to obtain their information prior to the beginning of their job search. In addition, we typically interview over 70% of each class and must begin early in order to reach our goal each year. We also interview any practicing physicians who contact us to hear about new practice opportunities.

Our clients, the healthcare facilities, pay an annual subscription fee to use the database. There is never any cost or obligation to the physician.

No. Our Residents and Fellows Database clients recruit physicians directly. If you sign a contract to practice with one of our Residents and Fellows Database clients, we are not paid anything. Our clients are free to recruit as many physicians from the database as they need.

The interview typically takes five minutes or less. We question physicians about the type of practice desired, geographical preferences, educational background, and a few demographic questions. We do not want physicians to find just any job; we want physicians to find the best opportunities that meet their professional and personal needs.

Following the interview, the information is entered into the Residents and Fellows Database in CV-form and searchable. We E-Mail or mail a copy directly to the interviewed physician for review. If any changes are necessary, physicians can simply E-Mail or mail the changes to us, or call us directly at our toll-free number, 800-203-2941. Our clients will have access to the information and will be able to contact candidates about relevant positions. Physicians also receive an account and password to the PracticeMatch Career Center with which they can review open opportunities and electronically request information on interesting opportunities from our clients directly. Click here for a flyer on the Physician Career Center.

We obtain physician names from several sources. In some cases, it can be from public records. Sometimes it is information related to the residency and fellowship "match" process. In some cases, we follow a physician's career going as far back as medical school. Occasionally, we purchase information from other vendors. In all cases, our goal is to provide information and services to the physicians to help them with their job search.

Since there is no cost or obligation to the physician, the PracticeMatch Residents and Fellows Database is a free tool to aid in a job search. It allows our clients to see exactly what geographic locations, practice, and lifestyle preferences are of interest. This means PracticeMatch Residents and Fellows physicians do not waste their valuable time being contacted about opportunities that do not meet their standards.

No, PracticeMatch never sells your Residents and Fellows Database interview information to physician search firms. Subscribers to the PracticeMatch Residents and Fellows Database are exclusively in-house recruitment professionals at hospitals, health systems, clinics, and medical groups. Additionally, physicians are free to review all open opportunities they wish, which means that physicians can choose who to contact to request information about a particularly enticing opportunity.

Since only subscribing medical facilities have access to the database, physicians will not receive any junk mail. Physicians will only be contacted by our subscribing in-house clients directly, and/or contacted by E-mail when new opportunities are found that match the preferences given during the interview.