Healthcare Careers

Financial adviser David Alemian discusses steps physicians can take today to cut the effect of income tax on their retirement plans.

Each year, we present our Best States to Practice rankings based on metrics such as cost of living, physician density, and disciplinary measures.

Whether the Affordable Care Act, ICD-10, or the Stage 2 rules for meaningful use, look at these changes as opportunities, not obstacles.

Physician wealth management expert Scott Wisniewski explains the decision to sell a private practice with an eye toward retirement.

Legislation in three states is changing the way physician assistants interact with physicians and patients.

Here are the best states for physicians to practice medicine in for 2013.

Our Best States to Practice 2013 infographic gives you more insight on how each state stacks up in the six statistical categories we use for our rankings.

Anesthesiologist Daniel Perlin shares his perspective on practicing medicine in Washington, D.C.

Geriatrician Terri Eckert shares her perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Texas.

Anesthesiologist Christopher Young shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Tennessee.

Family medicine physician Beverly Roseberry discusses what's great and not so great about practicing in Vermont.

Internist Timothy McAvoy shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Wisconsin.

Radiologist Connie Innis shares her perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Washington.

Family physician Bill Parke shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Pennsylvania.

Internal medicine physician and gastroenterologist Narayanachar Murali shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of South Carolina.

Dermatologist Carlos Garcia shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Oklahoma.

Pediatrician Carla McKelvey discusses everything Oregon is doing in healthcare that others aren’t, and why it’s the best place to practice.

North Dakota is one of the most rural states, but that’s one of the reasons family medicine physician Aaron Garman likes practicing there.

North Carolina has the best of everything for physicians that make its challenges easier to bear, according to pediatrician Julie Schopps.

Physician Philip Briggs discusses the best and worst parts of practicing in New Mexico from his perspective.

Family physician Julie Anderson shares her perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Minnesota.

Urologist David Hald shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Nevada.

Rheumatologist Robert Valente shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Nebraska.

Surgical oncologist Paul Dale shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Missouri.

Family physician Lee Krantz shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Maryland.

Louisiana is as culturally rich as it is hot and humid, and cardiologist Robert Freedman rarely imagines practicing anywhere else.

Pathologist Deborah August discusses what she likes and what she would change about practicing medicine in Massachusetts.

Pediatrician Dan Dusleag shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Indiana.

Family physicians Deborah Winiger and William F. Hays share the best - and worst - parts about practicing medicine in Illinois.

General surgeon K. John Hartman, MD, FACS, discusses his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Iowa.