Building Successful Partnerships
By the WDS Practice Advisory Committee From Dr. Sarah Harvey: The most important feature of a successful partnership is sharing the same values and goals for the practice. It is wonderful to have your own interests, but the values that govern your practice should align and you should be honest and upfront about goals for the future and whether they are compatible. From Dr. Una Miniter: An ideal partnership is mutually beneficial with a non-competitor who has a similar demographic/clientele. An obvious and key partnership is with major referring sources: primary care. For the first referral from an office, call personally with a plan and thank them for the referral. Meet and greet or attend happy hours with other doctors in your area so they can get to know and trust you. Communication is key. Maintain regular and consistent communication with major referral sources. Perhaps you have a med derm or cosmetic niche that other derms in your area do not have. Get to know your colle...