Finding a job in a different state

[BlackBantie]

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Currently I'm a faculty member at a medical school in the south. The job is fine and all but it's the location that I wish I could change. My husband and I would like to move up north and are considering PNW or Chicago. The problem is I have no professional contacts in those areas so I have no idea on how to go about looking for a job up there. I was able to find my current position due to networking and professional contacts so that's the only way I know how to find a job.

I've looked at the APA job site but I don't know how reliable/current that is. Someone told me to email the universities in those areas such as OHSU, UW, or a Chicago med school to see if they know of any openings. The thing is I'm not necessarily looking for an academic position, but I wouldn't mind one, so I don't know if that's the best route to take. I would prefer an inpatient position.

Does anyone have any advice on how to go about doing this?

 

[Shikima]

APA, careermd and practicelink are all good and reliable.

If there is a specific locality you'd like, get on google maps and search for the pinkish buildings which are hospitals and call the main line for being transferred to physician recruitment. Sometimes those hospitals will list jobs on their website too.

 

[doctorpilgrim]

Milwaukee has openings with Medical college of Wisconsin, better job market and malpractice environment.

 

[Trismegistus4]

Contact a few different locum tenens agencies. Lots of facilities that use locums are looking for someone permanent. If you tell them that's what you're looking for, they can make temp-to-perm positions a priority for you. Even if the first assignment you take doesn't turn permanent, it'll at least get you to the area, where you can become familiar with other institutions and possibly start to build contacts. I see lots of locums job ads for Washington state.