Thank you, those numbers are better than I thought they'd be.
As I'm learning -- don't be shy -- Remember, as Michael Corleone said,"It's nothing personal; It's strictly business" ---
Don't go in there mealy mouthed with your hat in your hand, saying,"May I please, kind sir" -- You're an attending physician who's services are needed -- I guarantee you, you are worth at least $500K all told to any employer per year ---
Everything is negotiable -- I know of one guy that negotiated airfare back to his home when a practice moved him to another location to ramp up a clinic -- so every month, he flies home for a long weekend or his wife flies out and hangs out for a month/couple weeks -- on the practice's dime.
Don't forget the signing bonus, carefully look over the production bonus, who pays for CME and how much, who pays for professional licenses/cost of professional association dues and how much, do you get any paid time off to attend CME conferences, all that kind of stuff ---
I wound up getting my malpractice through the state medical association limited liability trust -- nice thing there is that I continued to keep the insurance at a lower level -- I use it for non-work related stuff -- i.e. I'm at a HS football game watching my children in the band and something happens where my services are needed, small stuff like that -- with my insurance, as long as I keep a policy, my tail is covered AND once I've had the policy for 5 years and am older than 50, they pay for my tail coverage without my paying any premiums -- I was 53 when I started to practice so I'm waiting on the 5 year mark....
Look at all your options and don't just take what they give you -- be prepared to walk away from the table if you have to -- as a physician, there are other jobs out there -- just ask cabinbuilder....
