| Since the end of WWII, the US has experienced | | | | employees, like the Maine Recruitment Center |
| three distinct "baby boom" periods where the | | | | (MRC) in the state of Maine. Physician recruiting |
| number of babies born have exceeded 4 million | | | | agencies such as the MRC specialize in placement |
| per year; 1954 - 1964, 1989 -1993 and 2000 - | | | | services for local Primary Care Physician Jobs. |
| 2009. | | | | Their primary care job listings are continually |
| Within a few short decades North America's baby | | | | updated and generally reflect the most current |
| boomers from the first period, which accounts for | | | | primary care job opportunities for that market |
| approximately 25% of the total population, will | | | | State run primary care recruiting agencies like the |
| have reached retirement age. In fact, as early as | | | | MRC are also better equipped to not only match |
| 2012 the first of these baby boomers will be 65 | | | | the job candidate to the primary care physician |
| years of age! | | | | job, but to match the hiring practice and the |
| Statistics like these have a direct impact on | | | | community to the lifestyle needs of the primary |
| primary care providers. | | | | care physician and the physician's family. |
| Primary care givers such as family practice | | | | While job seeking primary care physicians may be |
| physicians, internal medicine physicians, | | | | highly motivated and driven to succeed, those |
| pediatricians, OB/GYNs and internists are generally | | | | with families for instance, are more likely to care |
| the patients' first point of contact. | | | | as much about where they raise their family and |
| As the importance of primary care escalates we | | | | the quality of life they can provide for their |
| are experiencing an increased need to find | | | | families as they are about the potential primary |
| qualified health care professionals who meet the | | | | care job. |
| requirements to fill Family Practice Physician Jobs | | | | Another benefit of state run physician recruiting |
| and OB GYN Physician Jobs plus positions for | | | | agencies is that they generally have on-going |
| internal medicine and pediatrics. | | | | working relationships with the hiring family |
| While many primary care physician jobs are | | | | practices plus community health centers (CHCs), |
| posted on online recruitment websites or with | | | | hospitals and private practices across the state. |
| national job banks, these should not be the job | | | | State run physician recruiting services are in the |
| seekers only avenue for finding primary care job | | | | unique position of understanding the needs of the |
| openings. | | | | hiring practice and marrying that to the needs of |
| Many US states now have state wide recruiting | | | | the primary care candidates. It's a win-win |
| services, many of them non-profit with salaried | | | | situation. |