Hospital credentialing nonsense

[leaverus]

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So I'm applying for credentialing at a new hospital and haven't had to do so since after residency. After my last job, I took several months off (zero clinical activities, basically just enjoying life and burning through some savings). Apparently, accounting for that time by writing "personal leave of absence" is not good enough, because physicians aren't allowed to have lives outside of medicine of course. This intrusion into all aspects of my life is sickening but I understand I have to play their game. What lie(s) can I tell them that's "good enough" but is essentially unverifiable?

 

[PainDrain]

I wouldn't lie, simply state the truth. Tell them you wanted to take time off from clinical practice to travel and enjoy yourself. If you lie it only looks like you left and took time off for a small list of bad ****; such as substance abuse treatment, mental breakdown, burnout, or serious issues at your last gig.

 

[pjl]

Tell the truth, credentialing committees are made up of doctors that wish they would do what you did. Unless it was illegal 😉. I sit on our credentialing committee and there would be no issues related to a sabbatical provided there were no other marks against you.

Sometimes you are required to work one clinical day per x amount of time though, so for any thinking about doing this, find a gig where you can fill in a couple days a month at a minimum.

Otherwise, spending more time with your aging parents was a great way to spend the time, was it not?


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[jwk]

Just a helpful hint for those who will have to jump through credentialing hoops sooner or later...

Keep track of everything you do after high school as far as employers, clinical experience, facilities where you have worked or been credentialed, certifications, licensure, etc. Dates, names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. Everything. I keep track of my pertinent info on a very expanded CV that I can cut/paste/delete sections as needed.

Several years ago the hospital where I spend most of my time bought another local hospital and put their name on it. One would think credentialing at the new hospital was automatic because they're now part of the old hospital. Oh no - didn't work that way. I had to go back to the beginning of my career more than 30 years ago. Fortunately I've had only two primary employers, and probably about 10 facilities at which I've had privileges. But one of the employers ceased to exist 10 years ago, one of the surgery centers I worked at has been sold three times since I was there, yada, yada, yada.

 

[IHelpDrs]

When being credentialed all of your time has to be accounted for. Sorry to say this, but doctors have no privacy. I've credentialed doctors that have moved across the USA and have taken a month to do this. To make this point on the credentialing application I simply put down, move from this location to this location, included addresses and dates. In your situation, I would write the truth, put down your grandparents names and address and the dates you spent with them. If there was a specific reason, illness, moving, why you spent this time with your grandparents I would also put that down. It's important to keep track of all your time from the beginning of school through the rest of your life to keep everything documented. If you stay with a company for a long time there is always new 3rd party payers that require your information. Good luck with everything!!