Pros
I left my job as an independent contractor in SC to return to Upstate NY as a Team Health employed physician because of the benefits package and a higher hourly wage (at a time in my career where there was a necessity). This move achieved the goal required. It is an enjoyable working atmosphere, and I hope to remain at my job for the remainder of my career.
Cons
I am a Family Practice boarded physician, working in the ER at a facility which is striving to achieve 100% ED trained/boarded physician staffing. Having been in practice for over three decades in Family and Emergency Medicine, I feel like a bit of an outsider sometimes. I guess that's not always a bad thing. More than half of the patient's I see are at a Family Practice level of care.