Say whether the role is office, hospitalist, or both, and what the call looks like. Ask about board status and the panel size the person has carried.
A practice that copies a national midpoint will lose a candidate to the health system with a better package. Use this metro's median as a floor, and the 75th for someone who can carry a full panel on arrival.
License and training
Every state licenses physicians through its medical board. The usual path is an MD or DO, an internal medicine residency, and a state license. Employers usually want board certification too. Confirm your state board's rules before you hire or start.
Questions
Is a hospitalist an internist?
Most hospitalists trained in internal medicine. They care for patients during a hospital stay instead of in an office.
Do internists need board certification?
The state license is the legal requirement. Most employers and many insurers also expect board certification.
Metros
- Birmingham, AL
- Anchorage, AK
- Phoenix, AZ
- Prescott Valley, AZ
- Tucson, AZ
- Hot Springs, AR
- Jonesboro, AR
- Los Angeles, CA
- Oxnard, CA
- Riverside, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Santa Maria, CA
- Visalia, CA
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Denver, CO
- Bridgeport, CT
- Hartford, CT
- New Haven, CT
- Norwich, CT
- Waterbury, CT
- Washington, DC
- Deltona, FL
- Homosassa Springs, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Miami, FL
- Naples, FL
- North Port, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Albany, GA
- Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA
- Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Boise City, ID
- Champaign, IL
- Chicago, IL
- Rockford, IL
- Springfield, IL
- Bloomington, IN
- Indianapolis, IN
- Lafayette, IN
- Muncie, IN
- South Bend, IN
- Des Moines, IA
- Iowa City, IA
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Louisville, KY
- Lafayette, LA
- Portland, ME
- Baltimore, MD
- Hagerstown, MD
- Lexington Park, MD
- Salisbury, MD
- Boston, MA
- Pittsfield, MA
- Worcester, MA
- Detroit, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Duluth, MN
- Minneapolis, MN
- Gulfport, MS
- Jackson, MS
- St. Louis, MO
- Billings, MT
- Missoula, MT
- Lincoln, NE
- Omaha, NE
- Las Vegas, NV
- Reno, NV
- Manchester, NH
- Albany, NY
- Binghamton, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Glens Falls, NY
- Ithaca, NY
- Kiryas Joel, NY
- New York, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Syracuse, NY
- Watertown, NY
- Asheville, NC
- Charlotte, NC
- Durham, NC
- Fayetteville, NC
- Greensboro, NC
- Raleigh, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Bismarck, ND
- Fargo, ND
- Grand Forks, ND
- Cincinnati, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Toledo, OH
- Youngstown, OH
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Tulsa, OK
- Portland, OR
- Allentown, PA
- Harrisburg, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- York, PA
- Providence, RI
- Charleston, SC
- Florence, SC
- Hilton Head Island, SC
- Spartanburg, SC
- Chattanooga, TN
- Jackson, TN
- Johnson City, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Memphis, TN
- Nashville, TN
- Austin, TX
- College Station, TX
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Dallas, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Houston, TX
- Odessa, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- Tyler, TX
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Burlington, VT
- Roanoke, VA
- Seattle, WA
- Charleston, WV
- Huntington, WV
- Madison, WI
- Oshkosh, WI