This presentation plans to explore and discuss a viable career path to an independent private practice model in medicine while describing real world experiences and key steps to become a successful entrepreneur of a start-up company.

At the end of this webinar participants will be able to: 

• Discuss keyways to leverage hospital relationships for your benefit and describe four different contractual agreements a physician can have with a hospital system and discuss the differences in each and ways to leverage opportunities with each relationship.
• Describe key steps and vital roles needed to start up a private practice in medicine.
• Describe a viable career path to an independent private practice model in medicine while describing key steps to become a successful entrepreneur of a startup company.

Allison Wyman, MD, FACOG, FPMRS is board certified and fellowship trained FPMRS physician who specializes in caring for women with bladder leakage and pelvic floor disorders.  She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Cleveland, Ohio at University Hospitals Case Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.  She then completed a three-year surgical fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida.  She was a faculty member at University of South Florida for five years and then recently started an independent private practice Florida Urogynecology Specialist to better serve patients and the surrounding referring physicians with a more patient focused care and improved patient access. She has extensive experience in minimally invasive surgical and non-surgical treatment options to offer women suffering with urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, and pelvic organ prolapse. 

Dr. Wyman has published over 25 peer-reviewed manuscripts, surgical videos, and awarded four grants to present her research work in pelvic floor disorders nationally. She has been recognized as a leader in the field and invited to provide national lectures and serve as a faculty member for national medical education courses.

The American Urogynecologic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Urogynecologic Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. AUGS mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all their educational programs. Furthermore, AUGS seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. AUGS is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME.

Faculty Disclosures

Allison Wyman serves as on the Advisory Board for Boston Scientific and as a speaker/faculty for Axonics and Teleflex.

All relevant financial conflicts have been mitigated.

Planner and Staff Disclosures

None of the other planners, reviewers, or AUGS staff have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.