THE TEXAS DOCTORS GROUP, INC.
…is a physician search firm that specializes in assisting physicians to relocate in cities and towns in Texas where there is a need for additional physicians, where other physicians will give you referrals, and where there is no professional animosity toward new physicians relocating in the area.

There is a great need for family practice physicians and for specialists in obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics and other specialties.

Our clients include physicians, hospitals, physician group and partnership organization, professional associations and community organizations. They frequently assist with travel expenses, office and professional overhead, housing, salaries or guaranteed income.

Need and Opportunity for Additional Physicians.
The ratio of practicing doctors in direct patient and primary care to the total population of Texas is one to 489. In small cities and town, the ratio of doctors to population is even smaller. Compare this to New York State’s ratio of one to 253! Newspaper articles and experts have recognized there is a shortage of primary care physicians and such shortage will continue well beyond the millennium. Yet Texas is increasingly an urban state, and except for far West and South Texas, it is hard to get far from a major city. A look at the map reveals over two dozen cities with over 100,000 population. Numerous smaller cities also are able to provide the best of facilities with the support systems you need. The Texas Department of Health and Human Service designated about 130 Texas counties as medically underserved areas.

Licensing Requirements.
Texas has adopted USMLE as the state licensing exam and grants reciprocity to all other states in the USA on the basis of FLEX, National Boards, or the USMLE. Foreign medical graduates, other than Canadian graduates, must pass FLEX, NBME, or USMLE and complete three years of graduate medical training (in Canada or USA) in one specialty to obtain a Texas Medical License. If one has not been examined in 10 years, one must pass SPEX or become certified or re-certified to obtain a license.

Professional Liability Insurance.
Malpractice premiums have risen in Texas as elsewhere. But, except for cities like Houston and Dallas, they compare quite favorably with the rest of the country. Premiums in smaller cities run much less.

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