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24 ORTHOPEDIC SECTION Physician Signing Bonus at $23k in 2015: 6 Things to Know By Laura Dyrda T here were more clinicians willing to sign re- location bonuses last year than in previous years, according to a Medicus Firm report and cited in Medscape. e survey examined data from more than 200 hospitals, health systems and medical groups. Here are six key notes from the report: 1. e average signing bonus in 2011 was $21,118, but jumped to $23,663 last year. In 2014, the aver- age signing bonus was $20,839, making the year- over-year jump more significant. 2. ere were 74 percent of clinicians who re- ceived a signing bonus in 2014, and that number decreased to 68 percent in 2015. e decrease is due potentially to job placement focused on physi- cian assistants, nurse practitioners and academic physicians who are less likely to receive bonuses than hospital-employed physicians. 3. e average relocation bonus was relatively flat over the past five years; in 2011, the relocation bonus was $12,306 and declined slightly fover the following years to $12,125 in 2015. 4. e most in-demand clinicians last year were family physicians, followed by internists and hos- pitalists. Orthopedic surgeons were number nine and gastroenterologists were number seven. 5. Medicus reported 92 percent of physicians re- cruited became hospital employees, health system employees or medical group employees. In 2014, 85 percent of the recruits became employees. Only 8 percent of the physicians recruited last year were placed into private practice. 6. irty-seven percent of the placements oc- curred in urban areas, compared with 31 percent in small cities and 32 percent in rural areas. In 2012 and 2013, only 25 percent of the physicians were placed in large cities. n Section rthopedic Featuring: • Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph • Dr. Freddie Fu • Dr. Frank Phillips • Dr. MaCalus Hogan • Dr. David Geier • Dr. Robert Bray • Dr. Neel Anand • Dr. John Regan • Dr. Jeffrey Carlson • Dr. Charles Theofilos • Dr. James Chappuis • Dr. Praveen Kadimcherla • Dr. Brian Gantwerker • Dr. Alden Milam Key Topics: • Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation • Key Trends in Outpatient Orthopedics • Independent Practice Management • Surgeon Scorecardw Dr. Arthur Ting Performs Surgery on Golden State Warriors Center at Fremont Surgery Center By Mary Rechtoris A rthur Ting, MD, performed surgery on Golden State Warriors' center Festus Ezeli at Fremont (Calif.) Sur- gery Center, according to NBA.com. Dr. Ting performed arthroscopic surgery on Mr. Ezeli's left knee. The surgery was deemed a success. Dr. Ting special- izes in orthopedic sports medicine and provides patients customized preventative programs, injury rehabilitation, reconstructive surgery and arthroscopy. After earning his medical degree from St. Louis University Medical School, Dr. Ting underwent his orthopedic surgery residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. Dr. Ting completed his fellowship at Kerlan & Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Inglewood, Calif. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and American Board of Arthroscopy. n