Every page has the same sections: what changes, how each party at the decision is paid, the costs agreed now that land later, what is fixed and what moves, who sets each deadline, the tools in the order the decision uses them, and questions for a professional. Each claim names its source and the date it was checked.
Entering medical school and taking the first loans
Accepting a seat, and the federal and private loans that pay for it.
StudentsSources checked October 21, 2026
The Match and the residency agreement
Submitting a rank order list, matching, and signing the residency (GME) agreement.
StudentsResidentsSources checked October 21, 2026
From residency to the first attending contract
Signing the first attending employment contract.
ResidentsEarly careerSources checked October 21, 2026
When the salary guarantee ends
The first year paid on the productivity formula instead of the guaranteed base. Usually nothing new is signed.
Early careerSources checked October 21, 2026
A partnership track, a buy-in, or a practice sale
A partnership vote and buy-in, or an offer to buy the practice from a hospital, a corporate buyer or a private-equity firm.
Early careerMid careerSources checked October 21, 2026
Renewing an attending contract
Signing a renewed or amended employment contract.
Early careerMid careerSources checked October 21, 2026
Leaving a job or reducing hours
Giving notice, reducing hours, or setting a last day.
Early careerMid careerLate careerSources checked October 21, 2026
Parental, medical and caregiver leave, and coming back
Taking medical, parental, caregiving or mental-health leave, and returning to work.
StudentsResidentsEarly careerMid careerLate careerSources checked October 21, 2026