Plastic Surgery Career Opportunities in Modesto Plastic Surgery
This webpage is written in the informal style of a blog and based on my
(Calvin Lee, MD) experience hiring candidates for our plastic surgery practice
in Modesto, CA (Surgical Artistry with Dr. Tammy Wu - Board Certified Plastic
Surgeon). Use this website at your own risk - many recommendations change
with the times. This webpage was written in 2006. This website is
not intended to nor does it create a physician patient relationship. We
have referred many candidates to this website to find their plastic surgery jobs
to the other plastic surgeons in Modesto. This page contains a listing of
Plastic Surgeons in Modesto.
If you're looking for a job or career with a plastic
surgeon or plastic surgical practice. Try looking at the below list that
I've compiled while interviewing candidates who wanted to work with Modesto
Plastic Surgeon - Dr. Tammy Wu. She just expanded to her 4th location in
the last 4 years of plastic surgery in the Modesto area. I hope this helps and best of luck in your job hunt.
I have met many great aestheticians, medical assistants, nurses, and medical
receptionists along the interview trail and here's a list that I hope will help
in this endeavor. Good luck in your search for a cosmetics and medical
related career. This website is provided and stored on the computer
servers of Dr. Calvin Lee (general surgeon), and Dr. Tammy Wu (plastic surgeon).
We hope you find what you are looking for regarding a job or career in Modesto. ENT (Ear Nose Throat / Facial Plastics) Surgeons also included in a separate
listing below. Another suggestion is to possibly look at dermatologist
offices, but I'm not too familiary with all the dermatologists in town. My own essay (diatribe?) on the job hunt / interview
process is down below on this rather long website (it seems like two separate
web pages). If you're reading this for the tips on the medical job
searching, scroll down and skip all the details on the contact info and
websites of the plastic surgeons. This isn't quite the place to be looking
for breast augmentation. We have
other websites for breast augs,
tummy tucks,
running with
breast implants, acupuncture,
veins, and
much, much more.
Listing and details of Plastic Surgeons / Cosmetic
Surgeons
Amirsheybani, Hamid, Modesto plastic
surgeon
Company: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center
Address: 1130 Coffee Road, Suite 5b, Modesto, CA 95355
A little further away, there's Dr.
Thomas B. McNemar
- Dr. McNemar is searchable on the web. He performs plastic surgery in
Tracy and San Ramon, CA. He has Plastic Surgery Offices in Tracy
and San Ramon.
Company: Pueblo Nuevo Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic
Surgery Associates
Address: 1334 Nelson Ave, Modesto, CA 95354
Telephone: 209-524-9904
Website: JamesrPayneMD,
www.jamesrpaynemd.com
Website design by: Dorn Design Group
Anderson, William - Turlock Facial Plastics Surgeon, ENT, Eterna Medi Spa,
Turlock
Here's a nearby Plastic Surgeon that advertises heavily in Modesto - Located
in Stockton, CA
John S. Silverton, MD, FRCS - Board Certified Plastic
Surgeon
Tel: (209) 952-2251.
Dr. Silverton has been in practice since
1976. 3133 W. March Lane Stockton CA 95219 2336
Other Modesto medical jobs available through these searches:
Other career websites with Modesto, CA listed (enter a search for Modesto,
CA)
http://www.sunrisebillingsolutions.com/ - not that they are looking for
medical billers, but there are links to billing and coding articles at this site
that might help with your job search if you're in the back-office specialty.
McHenry Medical Group
- Mchenry Medical Group job website (right now has listing for Dermatologist and
Gastroenterologist). Note: Dr. Calvin Lee used to work with the
McHenry Medical Group as one of their general surgeons.
Sutter Gould Jobs -
Sutter Gould Medical Foundation job website. Note: Dr. Tammy Wu used
to work with Sutter.
Or should I call them pet peeves from the other side of the desk.
I've sat at the other end of numerous interviews and read numerous faxes and
emails for Dr. Wu's Modesto Plastic Surgery practice. I'm only writing
this to help. Please feel free to write me regarding tips that I need to
help with the interview process, etc. I hope you enjoy reading about these
job hunting tips that I've collected from my experiences over the last year of
screening for jobs for our new practice Surgical Artistry, Inc. Keep in
mind that these are suggestions from me - one person/one doctor. Everyone
is different. But I'm sure you'll find advice here that will help you
navigate the medical interview job hunt process, and even land that plastic
surgery job if you so desire. I had no idea that a job in Plastic Surgery
in Modesto would be so highly coveted.
Cover Letter
Please include a cover letter with your resume. I've gotten plain
resumes by themselves that don't state the intention of the job. Thus,
I don't know what position you are interested in. If you are
interested in receptionist, please say so. If not, tell me about the
medical assistant job, and so on.
The cover letter is the letter I read the most. I look forwarding
to reading the cover letter. It gives me a chance to see how neat and
how well someone spells, etc. All these things are important to me.
Even if I can't spell, I would hope that my employee can spell better than I
can. This is why I need to hire help.
Definitely spell check. Plastic surgeons and surgeons in general
are perfectionists. Keep that in mind.
If you fax something, please fax it once, not 4 times - I dislike
wasting paper.
And fax it straight. Those diagonal faxes make my eyes go
cross-eyed, and I'm not an eye doctor.
It also pays dividends to re-read the original job description if one is
posted on a place such as
http://www.craigslist.org
Dropping In
Coming by the office in person is a plus. It shows super
enthusiasm, and you get to see more of what it would be like to work in our
office. However there are minor drawbacks: if our office is hopping
busy, then we might not be able to give you the warm welcome we would
normally want to. But it still shows your great enthusiasm, and we'll
remember that.
I've had several people drop into Dr. Tammy Wu's Modesto Plastic Surgery
practice and they were all offered a tour of our
facilities.
Addressing the interviewer with the correct title
Oh yes, very very important. Can I tell you that I lost immediate
interest when someone says: "So Cal, how much are you going to pay me
to work for you." Um.... let's start over. It works better if
you call me by a title, such as Doctor. Mister doesn't work so great.
I can just imagine the receptionist telling the people waiting. "Hey
there! Mister Calvin is running behind on the golf course, could you
guy please reschedule?" It doesn't give me the sense of
professionalism that I'm looking for in my staff. A better way to
rephrase the above: "Sorry for the wait, Dr. Lee is currently running
behind. We can reschedule you if you don't want to wait."
No need to call me Sir. I'm not that old (although plastic surgery
helps me look younger).
Summary: Don't call me "Calvin", don't call me "Mister", don't
call me "Hey you." or even "Ya" as in "hope to hear from Ya." Call me "Dr. Lee" Sounds obvious to some, but
obviously not to all comers. You can call me "Calvin" after you get to
know me better. At the interview or during the interview process, I
want to get a sense that you are professional.
Using Email
I love getting cover letters and resumes in email. It saves paper.
It allows me to file them. It gives me an e-mail contact number.
And most importantly, it shows the ability to use the computer.
Computer skills is a definite plus in today's medical world. Thus, use
it if you have the office's email address. It also gives you a chance
to see if the office is up to your computer skills and interests as well.
It works both ways.
If you get a letter back from the doctor (or practice), write back
again, to help refresh the memory of the doctor or practice that wrote to
you. It gives you a chance to stay on their minds. This is much
better than getting 4 faxes spaced over 2 weeks. You can write back
with different information, such as additions to your resume, or thanking
the practice for their time. Just some suggestions for keeping your
name on the minds of the practices.
Please DO NOT USE ALL CAPS! I have enough people yelling at me at
the office. I don't need your email to be yelling at me.
Sorry, I don't text message on the cell phone.
The Resume in general
Must include educational background.
Must include contact information - not good to forget about this.
Objectives are nice, but it doesn't really tell me much: Everyone
wants to have a nice job, everyone wants to do a good job, everyone wants to
have a chance at promotion, etc. A better description under objective
would be similar to what's in the cover letter (you're going to include one
- right?!): a description of the position you want.
Please type this on the computer. I wasn't very impressed with a
handwritten resume note. Keep it neat. The resume is sometimes
the first impression that I get of you. First impressions count.
Plastic Surgeons especially understand this concept.
List things on there that would be related to the practice such as
working for other doctor's offices.
List typing speed. Many Plastic Surgical practices in Modesto are
embracing the electronic medical record.
List any medical vocabulary courses in the past.
I was very suprised to see the number of people who replied that had no
medical background. If this is you, write in the cover letter about
why you want to transition into the medical field. If I see a resume
that has fast food and tire companies written on them, I'll want to see how
this would fit into a surgical practice. Fast food and tires with
surgery? Huh? Interest me! It could be a positive
possibility if there was a interesting explanation of the connection.
I don't care how long or short it is. It has to have information
that would help me decide on a future employee. My own resume is 10
pages long. I don't subscribe to the keep it one page or keep to two
pages max rule. I have colleagues (who call me "Calvin") who have
resumes that are 30 pages long.
Know what "CV" means. A medical professional such as me,
can sometimes use CV interchangeably with resume. It's the term we
call our own resume's. It stands for Curriculum Vitae. I didn't
make this word up: here's the
definition on the web. I still remember getting all confused when
I asked to see another copy of a candidate's CV and the response was:
"I don't have one." When she in fact had a resume, which is really the
same thing. Trust me, I know that a plastic surgeon loves their own CV
and will be asking other's for their CV.
The Interview
Ooohh, scary. (like the movies
Interview with the Vampire,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308411/,
although I've been called worse things). It's an interview with the
.... Plastic Surgeon (or in my case with the General Surgeon that's
interviewing for the Plastic Surgeon).
Well, it shouldn't be. It is a two way process. Half of the
interview is for me to ask questions, and the other half is for you to ask
questions. This is your place to shine when you ask questions.
Questions will reveal a lot about yourself. Asking questions where it
shows that research has been done on the job opportunity is a definite plus.
Keep in mind if you're anxious, I'm anxious as well, because I'm being
interviewed too. I want to impress just as much as you would. We
have to pick each other for the job. Just tell yourself that when you're nervous at the interview, it only means that you care.
Caring
is a good thing, especially in the medical field.
Do the research. Check out the websites and read articles on
plastic surgical procedures. In particular read the websites of the
doctor that's hiring. I was very impressed with those that brought a
folder with my websites printed out (it worked, I was sold).
It's also not good if you don't have any questions. It shows that
there's not enough interest. This may not be true, but this is an easy
misconception if I don't get any questions regarding surgery or the office.
Don't ask: "What are the holidays and how many vacation days do we
get" on the first interview. It gives me the feeling that holidays and
vacations are more important than working for us. It may be important,
but it's not important at the time of the first interview. It may be
asked at a later interview or even on the first day of the job.
Although, I would probably ask another employee the days of the holidays,
but the vacation days are something that can be negotiated if it's important
to you.
Attire: Dress professionally. Even though it's a doctors
office. Scrubs are not interview attire.
If you made it to the interview, it means that you made it through the
paper resume portion of the screening process - you should pat yourself on
the back - congratulations!
A thank you note after the interview is a nice touch. It doesn't
have to be a card. It can be an email or a letter. In fact, I
prefer letters or email rather than a card. The card doesn't tell me
much except that you are interested in the job and have spent time and money
making out the card. The letter and email tells me a lot more if
there's a follow up to a question I had or more information you wanted to
give me. The letter and email gives you more space than a card to
write to me. I like details.
Read the Modesto Bee - our local
newspaper, and brush up on current topics that may be of interest during the
interview.
Brush up on some current events in Plastic Surgery. Such as the
announcement of the FDA approving silicon implants again after 14 years.
Here are some links to this
topic.
A quick word about Myspace.com and Youtube.com
Broadcast yourself to your employers. We doctor types love to see you set yourself on fire or plow into the telephone
pole. It's good for business, I guess since Modesto plastic surgeons can make
you look as good as new?!. (and good for
Google, who just bought the company...
for how much??)
I know everyone has a personal life and there's freedom of expression.
Be careful of what your "friends" are saying up there. Erase those
inappropriate comments, pictures, and videos. Be wary of comments,
even if they are meant as jokes such as: "How did that interview go with
with the Plastic Surgeon? Are you going to get any free botox or
breast augmentations?" or "Did you get your lazy bum off the chair and
actually show up for your interview?"
It's official: I know how to search through the internet too.
If I'm interested in a candidate, I'm going to try to find out as much as I
can about that person. I will do my research as well. Feeling
paranoid?
Even better solution, set your myspace and youtube to private settings -
at least temporarily.
I know all these websites are for fun and is great for creativity, but
don't let these websites hurt you accidentally. So review your public
appearances.
The rest is up to you. Use my blabbering above to help you. I
think you will find some common sense and some pearls of wisdom above.
Send comments and suggestions about the medical job search to me at
breastcancerdoc@surgerytoday.com. Special thanks to Drs. Hamid
Amirsheybani, Gordon Anderson, Lars Enevoldson, James Payne, James Hoyt, Tammy
Wu, Ted Staahl, Charles Suntra, and William Anderson for being part of the
Modesto Plastic Surgery scene. Modesto is a good place for plastic
surgery, and great place for potential plastic surgery jobs.
About the Author Calvin Lee, MD Board Certified General Surgeon
I won't bore you with a 10 page resume. Here's are some highlights
I'm currently working with Dr. Tammy Wu, Modesto Plastic Surgeon, as her
assistant in surgery and with office matters.
The office work involved interviewing and sorting through resumes.
I have my own practice of General Surgery in Modesto, located in the
same office with Dr. Tammy Wu.
I have an interest related to cosmetic surgery which involves varicose
and spider veins.
My other interests are breast cancer, gallbladder problems, and hernias.
Acupuncture is on the list too.
I worked for almost 3 years as a general surgeon with the
McHenry
Medical Group in Modesto. It is a group of 6 surgeons (now 5).
It is a multispecialty group including a dermatologist.
I've lived in different parts of the country: New York City, New
York Suburbs, Rhode Island, Ohio, Illinois, and now Modesto, California
I'm on the board of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra
I'm on the board of Friends of Music, Modesto, CA
I make web pages for fun (other docs play golf - I actually do not know
how to play golf). My web pages have been mentioned in US News and
World Reports. I started one of the first internet based support
groups for breast cancer back in 1997. This website has been moved
over to Yahoo. I also made one of the first plastic surgical websites
ever made, and it was for Brown University. It is still in existence,
but moved to someone's personal collection:
http://users.idworld.net/dmangels/bowen.htm (this is just part of the
multi-page website). The newest website is
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Plastic_Surgery/ and contains many of
the elements I've created such as the digitization of the logos and some of
the pictures. I have a habit of making my web pages very long instead
of breaking it up into separate components (have you noticed?). My
latest web page project (besides this one) is a
frequently asked questions compilation
for breast augmentation.
Playing the violin has been a lifetime project for me. I recently
had the chance to play violin with
Rachel Barton Pine, world
famous violinist. Just a small mention of the performance I had by
Lisa Millegan, Modesto
Bee Arts Writer.
Went to Brown University for 8 years. (no, it didn't take me that
long to graduate, I went there for both medical school and undergraduate
education)
University National Scholar, Brown University (top 1% of Brown
University)
I love to teach, and was given the award: 2006 Community Physician
teaching award for the UC Davis affiliated Family Practice Residency
Program.
The best awards are really the thank you notes I get from patients and
families. Thanks for trusting me to take care you.
I also participated and completed a course at Stanford for medical
Acupuncture, finishing the course in 2006. Acupuncture is a tremendous
medical modality which is greatly underutilized.
Page update information
Page created by Calvin
Lee, MD, Board Certified General Surgeon, Practice Administrator
for Surgical Artistry Inc with Dr. Tammy Wu, Board Certified Plastic
Surgeon, Modesto, California. Reason for webpage: We have received over 300 resumes
looking for a job with us in Modesto. I thought I could help by giving
out other contact information related to careers / jobs in the
Modesto, CA area in this field of aesthetics, cosmetics, and plastic
surgery. Special thanks to graphics designers that have also
sent their portfolios. Really, 300 resumes, that's a lot.
Thus, I know there's a lot of interest for working with a plastic
surgeon (or a general surgeon). I can't imagine that everyone
wants to just work for me? (or Dr. Tammy Wu).
Please write me (Calvin Lee, MD) if any modifications to the listing
above are needed or for any reason:
breastcancerdoc@surgerytoday.com
If you still haven't found what you're looking for:
Welcome to the healthcare job search! Best of luck!
Healthcare is alive and strong in Modesto, CA.
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If you want to know what it's like to be
a plastic surgeon, Dr. Tammy Wu has given free, open to the public
seminars called "Beyond Nip
Tuck - The Realities of Plastic Surgery." The last
installment was November 29th,
2006 at MJC (Modesto Junior College). Visit the webpage to see
if there are more lectures in this series.
This webpage is written in the informal style of a blog and based on my
(Calvin Lee, MD) experience hiring candidates for our plastic surgery practice
in Modesto, CA (Surgical Artistry with Dr. Tammy Wu - Board Certified Plastic
Surgeon). Use this website at your own risk - many recommendations change
with the times. This webpage was written in 2006. This website is
not intended to nor does it create a physician patient relationship. We
have referred many candidates to this website to find their plastic surgery jobs
to the other plastic surgeons in Modesto. This page contains a listing of
Plastic Surgeons in Modesto.
