The Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs provides services in the area of physician recruitment and medical practice technical assistance to physicians, hospitals and community groups. The services include:

• Determination of practice feasibility and recruitment goals
• Critique of recruitment packages
• Constructive review of practice opportunity descriptions
• Identification and contact of physician prospects
• Listings in the Iowa Practice Opportunities Directories
• Development of recruitment materials
• Reference checks on physician candidates
• Reviews of employment agreements/contracts
• Consultations on practice management issues. (resource identification, patient satisfaction, locums sources, visiting clinics, satellites)