Oct 4, 2024
Recruitment & Retention Learnings from Conferences
Recruitment & Retention Learnings from Conferences
There seems to be a big gap between what employers think employees value and what employees ACTUALLY value.
Zhen Chan
Co-Founder
Just got back from an incredible week of attending two back-to-back conferences: AAFP Family Med Experience and AAP National Conference & Exhibition. As taxing as the trip was on one good ankle 😅, I'm energized by everyone doing their part in making healthcare better for physicians, patients, and communities.
One thing that stood out to me was just how critical the workforce needs are right now, with an emphasis on primary care and behavioral health. Many specialties are facing shortages, but family medicine, pediatrics, and mental/behavioral health are some of the highest areas of need, which leads to worse population health and overutilization of acute care services that could have been prevented. Those at the front lines and the patients are seriously hurting. The big questions on everyone's minds: How do we train more primary care clinicians, provide better access for patients where there are the greatest shortages, and keep those in practice not just from burning out and surviving, but happy and thriving?
Part of that last question comes from another theme I heard - the existence of a real mismatch between what employers (physician-employers included!) think employees value versus what employees actually value. This misalignment leads to increased challenges in recruiting and retaining high-performing healthcare teams. A special shoutout to Kimberly Brennan, MBA, CMPE from Palm Beach Pediatrics for an eye-opening talk on this topic at the AAP conference—I couldn’t agree more with the points made.
These challenges are exactly why we started Grapevyne. We want to help bridge the gaps, making sure job posts reflect what physicians value, and physicians match to jobs where they can truly thrive. At Grapevyne, we boost job post engagement by creating listings that understand what matters most to physicians and increase job post visibility by rewarding peer referrals—because sometimes the best candidates are just one conversation away.
How can you take part in this effort?
If you're a physician, I’d love for you to sign up for a Grapevyne account, and share what we’re building with other doctors too! And if you are part of a practice or group trying to solve the recruitment puzzle, consider adding us to your toolkit.
Working on creative solutions together, I know we can make the healthcare ecosystem work for everyone.
Just got back from an incredible week of attending two back-to-back conferences: AAFP Family Med Experience and AAP National Conference & Exhibition. As taxing as the trip was on one good ankle 😅, I'm energized by everyone doing their part in making healthcare better for physicians, patients, and communities.
One thing that stood out to me was just how critical the workforce needs are right now, with an emphasis on primary care and behavioral health. Many specialties are facing shortages, but family medicine, pediatrics, and mental/behavioral health are some of the highest areas of need, which leads to worse population health and overutilization of acute care services that could have been prevented. Those at the front lines and the patients are seriously hurting. The big questions on everyone's minds: How do we train more primary care clinicians, provide better access for patients where there are the greatest shortages, and keep those in practice not just from burning out and surviving, but happy and thriving?
Part of that last question comes from another theme I heard - the existence of a real mismatch between what employers (physician-employers included!) think employees value versus what employees actually value. This misalignment leads to increased challenges in recruiting and retaining high-performing healthcare teams. A special shoutout to Kimberly Brennan, MBA, CMPE from Palm Beach Pediatrics for an eye-opening talk on this topic at the AAP conference—I couldn’t agree more with the points made.
These challenges are exactly why we started Grapevyne. We want to help bridge the gaps, making sure job posts reflect what physicians value, and physicians match to jobs where they can truly thrive. At Grapevyne, we boost job post engagement by creating listings that understand what matters most to physicians and increase job post visibility by rewarding peer referrals—because sometimes the best candidates are just one conversation away.
How can you take part in this effort?
If you're a physician, I’d love for you to sign up for a Grapevyne account, and share what we’re building with other doctors too! And if you are part of a practice or group trying to solve the recruitment puzzle, consider adding us to your toolkit.
Working on creative solutions together, I know we can make the healthcare ecosystem work for everyone.
Just got back from an incredible week of attending two back-to-back conferences: AAFP Family Med Experience and AAP National Conference & Exhibition. As taxing as the trip was on one good ankle 😅, I'm energized by everyone doing their part in making healthcare better for physicians, patients, and communities.
One thing that stood out to me was just how critical the workforce needs are right now, with an emphasis on primary care and behavioral health. Many specialties are facing shortages, but family medicine, pediatrics, and mental/behavioral health are some of the highest areas of need, which leads to worse population health and overutilization of acute care services that could have been prevented. Those at the front lines and the patients are seriously hurting. The big questions on everyone's minds: How do we train more primary care clinicians, provide better access for patients where there are the greatest shortages, and keep those in practice not just from burning out and surviving, but happy and thriving?
Part of that last question comes from another theme I heard - the existence of a real mismatch between what employers (physician-employers included!) think employees value versus what employees actually value. This misalignment leads to increased challenges in recruiting and retaining high-performing healthcare teams. A special shoutout to Kimberly Brennan, MBA, CMPE from Palm Beach Pediatrics for an eye-opening talk on this topic at the AAP conference—I couldn’t agree more with the points made.
These challenges are exactly why we started Grapevyne. We want to help bridge the gaps, making sure job posts reflect what physicians value, and physicians match to jobs where they can truly thrive. At Grapevyne, we boost job post engagement by creating listings that understand what matters most to physicians and increase job post visibility by rewarding peer referrals—because sometimes the best candidates are just one conversation away.
How can you take part in this effort?
If you're a physician, I’d love for you to sign up for a Grapevyne account, and share what we’re building with other doctors too! And if you are part of a practice or group trying to solve the recruitment puzzle, consider adding us to your toolkit.
Working on creative solutions together, I know we can make the healthcare ecosystem work for everyone.
