Louisville Medicine Volume 63, Issue 11 | Page 20

and Lac Des Arcs, Alberta, our new home. After my first contact, I was placed in the hands of their Consultant for Internal Medicine Subspecialties to help me through all aspects of the process. She collected the usual CV and history of employment information, along with a picture and a list of references. Then she negotiated with the client healthcare company in Fargo, Essentia Healthcare, to set the terms for the dates I gave them. They agreed to the dates and the terms of pay, lodging and travel that are apparently standard for Weatherby Healthcare placements. These were in turn presented to me for approval. With agreement all around, the process of getting a North Dakota medical license and medical privileges at Essentia started. There was a requirement for a notarized copy of all my usual documents: medical school diploma, Nat [ۘ[