The business of urology-your first job.

Young doctors nearing the end of their residency must begin to consider how to chart the course of their careers. Most residents will go into private practice. This requires a huge leap, from academia into the business world of medicine. Young doctors, long preoccupied with the clinical and academic aspects of medicine, are frequently ill-prepared for this process, having no insight as to what they can do to match themselves to the right practice or multi-specialty group. This article discusses the stages of this process, from initial geographic decisions to securing interviews, to assessing the health of a given practice, to the details of contract negotiation.