Ethan Nkana founded his agency, Rocky Mountain Physician Agency, to honor his mother's legacy as an anesthesiologist by helping physicians like her earn the highest possible compensation in their employment agreements. With his JD and MBA degrees and over 15 years of hospital executive experience in physician contracting, hospital operations, and human resources, he has a deep understanding of the complexities of physician employment agreements. He has negotiated hundreds of physicians' contracts and his focus now is on helping physicians earn the highest salaries in the market while optimizing their entire benefits package. In today’s interview, Ethan describes his experiences helping negotiate contracts and how he addresses salaries, noncompete clauses, tail coverage, and other critical issues. And he explains why it is critically important to negotiate the best possible employment contract possible. You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/negotiate-a-great-contract/                                                               =============== You can learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba. Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.