Many students have questions about the advantages and disadvantages of being a locum, an associate or starting your own practice straight out of school.
I gathered some questions that students had and asked three of my friends with experience in these roles to answer them.
The chiropractors in this Q&A are
@aleconte_
@audrey_jnn
@samuelhiggsdc
To respect your time, here are some time stamps to the specific questions I asked them.
(12:50) why did you choose this route rather than another one?
(23:45) What were the challenges you faced that maybe you did not expect?
(27:37) What advice would you give to your past self on graduation day?
(33:11) How many hours were you expected to work during the week?
(37:45) Do you feel you were compensated well financially in this time?
(41:20) Do you consider that you are serving your personal purpose?
(47:31) What do you wish you spent more time on in school?
(49:32) How can we improve our communication during school?
(53:21) What were the start up costs to open a practice and how did you finance it?
(56:52) Start off small and build or open the practice as you envision it straight away?
(58:25) How did you negotiate salary?
(1:2:47) What are you glad you did in school that made it easier for you as a graduate
