Barlow/McCarthy Blog
Check back often to hear from our talented team of consultants. Topics covered include: Physician Relations, Physician Recruitment, Practice Marketing, Medical Staff Development, Community Health Needs Assessments, etc.
Lessons from the Sea Sponge About Leadership and Growth
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Is being a sponge a good thing or a bad thing? If someone called you a sponge, would you consider it a compliment or an insult? It depends on how much you know about sponges. Adam Grant, author of Hidden...
The Art of Optimizing Physician Recruitment at Job Fairs
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Note: We are excited to be exhibiting at AAPPR 2024. If you plan to attend, please find us at booth 917. In a couple of weeks, we will again join our colleagues in the recruitment world for the AAPPR Conference in...
Embracing Challenges: A Path to Growth and Learning
By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com The role of a physician relations field rep or leader is woven with a myriad of challenges, each presenting an opportunity for personal and professional growth. By facing and overcoming these challenges, we truly...
Where Is the Hidden Potential?
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com I love books – especially those that provide illuminating nuggets. “Hidden Potential” by Adam Grant offers many enlightening ideas on maximizing one's capabilities. It is now one of my favorite professional...
Is Your Recruitment Team at Championship Level?
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Like many of you, I was glued to my TV watching the Super Bowl teams compete for the ultimate Vince Lombardi trophy. I was amazed with both teams – their determination, resilience and dedication to the sport was...
Making the Boss Look Good
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Are you a team player? I bet we all answer an emphatic “Yes!” when asked that question. But, does the answer change when we expand “team” to include the broader organization and more senior leaders? Lifting up...
Physician Recruitment: Time for a Reset on Job Postings
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com There comes a time in every job postings life when it needs a reset. Usually, we would say that is at least every 6 months, if it is a high priority posting you might prefer to do it every 3 months or even every...
Physician Relations: Best Practice Interview Skills for Hiring Great Field Talent
By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com This is a 3 part blog series on Interviewing and Hiring Great Talent. See below for the next 2 blogs in the series. We have all been there. You are hiring for a new or open role and the resumes start rolling in. As you...
Physician Recruitment with Market Shortage: Let’s Get Creative!
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Everyone feels it; healthcare is facing a critical shortage of physicians. As the demand for healthcare services continues to grow, the supply of qualified physicians is struggling to keep pace. Physician recruitment is...
Next Level Communication Strategies for Physician Recruitment
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Here’s hoping you had a wonderful holiday season! As we enter a new year many of us think about setting resolutions and trying to make changes to improve our life and our habits. If you are like me, those goals center...