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|Articles|January 31, 2012
Poll of the Week – Why Do You Stay in Private Practice?
Practice Notes blogger and family physician J. Scott Litton, Jr., recently wrote that many of his colleagues ask him why he stays in private practice.
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"Many of my colleagues ask me why I stay in private practice. Is it the autonomy that attracts young physicians to private practice? Is it the security that attracts physicians to be employed? For my practice, the pros still outweigh the cons.”
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