We spoke with founder and CEO Ahmed Elsayyad about the growing importance of effective physician recruiting. He emphasizes what makes his company stick out compared to the competition, how they plan to further change the healthcare system and what kind of success he plans to have with Elsayyad Medical. In regards to his company, the medical field and the world’s physician shortage, here’s what he had to say: Elsayyad: There are two main ways EMG stands out from the competition: Elsayyad: We charge based on successful placement. We have a risk free model in which a client does not pay anything (no on-boarding or retainer fees) upfront. Hospitals and medical practices only pay after they have hired the candidate. We charge between $12-18k depending on provider type (NPs vs MDs), location, and speciality. Elsayyad: We recruit for all physicians. Finding a neurosurgeon is more difficult than a primary care doctor and as a result, requires more resources. This is why neurosurgeons are billed at a higher rate. Elsayyad: Our teams feels that there are many inefficiencies in the healthcare system. We would like to expand our services in the future. We are currently researching future expansion into the Virtual Scribe arena. Ideally, five years from now, we would be the one stop shop for medical services. Elsayyad: I studied Public Health at Johns Hopkins University and was shortly accepted into medical school during my sophomore year. Since I no longer had to worry about applying to medical school, I had much more freedom to explore other interests. During my Junior year, I found a local practice was having trouble recruiting physicians. I wanted to see if I could help. With a small budget, I was able to successfully recruit and place an infectious disease physician for that practice. After that, I decided to graduate early in order to launch EMG. Elsayyad: We have secured client contracts amounting to just over $400k. Some of our notable clients are One Medical, American College of Healthcare Trustees and Robert Wood Johnson. Also we have been mentioned as an expert on healthcare and recruiting on WebMD, Monster.com, Recruiter.com and more.
