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The Physician's Contract Self-Defense Checklist

92+ questions your employer hopes you won't ask — covering every critical section of your employment agreement.

  • Covers compensation, productivity, bonuses, and benefits
  • Restrictive covenants, malpractice, and termination
  • Yes / No / Not Clear format for easy self-review
  • Scoring guide to assess your results
  • Same questions used in our professional analysis

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What the Checklist Covers

Every section of a physician employment contract that matters — with the exact questions to ask yourself as you read.

12

Compensation

Salary structure, relocation, clawbacks, non-clinical pay, review criteria

15

Productivity

wRVU formulas, thresholds, payment timing, benchmarking, transparency

8

Bonuses

Sign-on terms, retention, quality bonuses, caps, repayment triggers

10

Duties & Schedule

Call coverage, work hours, credentialing, clinical vs. admin expectations

12

Malpractice & Insurance

Claims-made vs. occurrence, tail coverage, disability, health, life insurance

14

Restrictive Covenants

Non-compete scope, geographic limits, non-solicitation, buyout options

14

Termination

For-cause triggers, without-cause notice, breach rights, post-termination duties

7

Miscellaneous

Confidentiality, assignment limits, relocation restrictions, policy standards

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Scoring Guide

Assess your results and know exactly what to do next based on your findings

How to Use It

1

Read Your Contract

Go through your employment agreement section by section alongside the checklist.

2

Mark Each Question

For each question, mark Yes, No, or Not Clear. Vague language counts as "Not Clear."

3

Assess Your Results

Multiple "No" or "Not Clear" answers signal gaps that could cost you. The checklist tells you what to do next.

A Preview of What You'll Be Asking

These are real questions from the checklist — the same ones used in our professional contract analysis process.

→Compensation: Is there a guaranteed minimum raise or cost-of-living adjustment?
→Productivity: If measured on wRVUs, do you have a clear understanding of how they are calculated?
→Sign-On Bonus: What are the repayment terms if the contract is terminated early?
→Tail Coverage: Is tail coverage fully paid if the employer terminates you without cause?
→Non-Compete: Does the restrictive covenant apply if the employer terminates without cause?
→Termination: Are the notice periods for without-cause termination the same for both you and the employer?

What the Checklist Can't Do

The checklist helps you ask the right questions. But it can't tell you whether your compensation is competitive, whether your non-compete is enforceable in your state, or which issues to prioritize in negotiation.

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