Negotiating your First Contract

Dr. Tieraona Low Dog is a mother, wife, herbalist, educator, researcher, and medical doctor. She has trained hundreds of medical professionals as the Fellowship Director at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Low Dog was appointed by the President of the United States to serve on a White House policy commission and has received many awards from academia, public health, and industry, and has lectured at over 600 conference. We are honored she agreed to talk to us today as she imparts some of her wisdom. Find out why nurse practitioners need to understand and learn about herbs and the power of what they can do, as well as explore the relationship between provider and patient as they navigate this journey we call life! Visit her website for more information: https://www.drlowdog.com/

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Nina and Carol explore the pitfalls of negotiating your first contract from first hand experience.  They discuss the expertise of Caroline Buppert who has written many books on this subject and has a You Tube video to help you navigate that contract and legal issues.  Have you thought about non-compete clauses, or "call duties", what about reimbursement for licenses some are very expensive such as the DEA license. This is a great episode!