Dr. Karen Horton was a few years into practice, and six months pregnant with twins, when a legal letter arrived: her senior colleague was leaving. She had 48 hours to buy her out or walk away with no practice, no staff, and no patients.

In this episode of First Job M&M, San Francisco plastic surgeon Dr. Karen Horton walks through what went wrong in her first job: new consults that vanished from her schedule, a website that went dark, and an office stripped of its furniture and art. She also explains how she came out of it with the team she still works with today, and why it turned out to be the best decision she ever made. If you're heading toward your first job, this episode covers what to look for in a contract, why you need your own lawyer and banker before a crisis, and how to know your way out before you sign. 📚 Referenced: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara; Someone Has to Be the Most Expensive, Why Not Make It You? by Andrew Griffiths

Host: Liz Malphrus, MD

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Guest: Karen Horton, MD

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