Anesthesiologists cannot be partners at one multispeciality group

[Pluto201]

Hi guys, I know one big multispeciality group that will not allow anesthesiologist to become partners. Is this the trend? Are we becoming just an employee making money for other doctors and businesses men? Is this discrimination against our speciality? Can we protest or complain to ASA? What can we do this is not acceptable.

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[AdmiralChz]

Ignore the job and move on. Plenty of jobs offer fair partnership and are hiring (like mine!)

 

[Mman]

Hi guys, I know one big multispeciality group that will not allow anesthesiologist to become partners. Is this the trend? Are we becoming just an employee making money for other doctors and businesses men? Is this discrimination against our speciality? Can we protest or complain to ASA? What can we do this is not acceptable.

Appreciate feedback!

It's hard to comment without details, but sounds like something that is not worth whining about. What do you mean by "multispecialty group"? I mean I've seen clinics that are just internal medicine, cards, GI, and pulm (all medicine subspecialties). Of course I can't join them.

The bottom line is we are a specialty based on service. We do not bring patients to a hospital or surgery center, merely improve the safety/experience of the ones that have already decided to come there. We cannot refer patients in to a clinic or hospital. Pain is a notable exception to my comments based on OR anesthesia.

 

[nimbus]

Hi guys, I know one big multispeciality group that will not allow anesthesiologist to become partners. Is this the trend? Are we becoming just an employee making money for other doctors and businesses men? Is this discrimination against our speciality? Can we protest or complain to ASA? What can we do this is not acceptable.

Appreciate feedback!

I know of a similar situation. All the doctors there are part of a multispecialty group except the anesthesiologists who are part of a separate large single specialty anesthesia group. The anesthesiologists there do very well. As long as the anesthesiologists are getting fairly compensated, who cares? There may be advantages to belonging to the MSG, but I would wager there are also disadvantages. Do the anesthesiologists who work there have their own independent entity or are they permanent employees of the MSG?

 

[Pluto201]

They are employed by multispeciality group but cannot be partners like the rest of the specialists


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[narcotics999]

Partner, the title? Who cares, as long as you are paid adequately, and the hours, calls, working environments are reasonable.

 

[deleted171991]

Partner, the title? Who cares, as long as you are paid adequately, and the hours, calls, working environments are reasonable.

Not becoming partner is just the beginning...

Partnership means voting rights and a voice you simply don't have as an employee.

 

[Southpaw]

Partner, the title? Who cares, as long as you are paid adequately, and the hours, calls, working environments are reasonable.

It’s very unlikely that owners of a business pay themselves less than the employees, especially in the business of medicine. Additionally, having control and a vote with regards to your practice environment should mean something to us all.

 

[DirtDocMD]

Some folks on here would say “Anesthesia is doing fine! Just take the $350k and be happy!!”. (The same as you would have made 20 years ago).Unfortunately, there’s always some schlep who will take the money. The appropriate answer would be “no anesthesia services will be provided to any proceduralists in this group, until anesthesiologists are given equal consideration”. Are they going to treat pathology and radiology the same??

 

[nimbus]

Which region is this?

 

[Pluto201]

Which region is this?

New York

 

[chocomorsel]

Not becoming partner is just the beginning...

Partnership means voting rights and a voice you simply don't have as an employee.

You and some of us here missed the memo. Who cares if we eat the surgeons S hit for breakfast lunch and dinner. Long as we are getting paid!!!! is all that seems to matter.

 

[deleted171991]

You and some of us here missed the memo. Who cares if we eat the surgeons S hit for breakfast lunch and dinner. Long as we are getting paid!!!! is all that seems to matter.

It's understandable. A lot of us see how well CRNAs are doing despite/because of their mercenary mentality, and that excellent patient care by itself doesn't bring a lot of income (but kissing surgical behind does). Unfortunately, that's the reality of the specialty, and whoever goes into it hoping to be (valued/treated like) a specialist physician will be sorely disappointed (you and I included).

On the other hand, in my area, a 1 week on - 1 week off CCM night job (i.e. 42 hours of overtime shift) pays slightly more than mommy track anesthesia. I'll take the surgical crap.