Catawba Valley Medical Group has 16 family medicine clinics and 5 specialties in our medical group Highlights are:

2-year salary guarantee and RVU bonus structure (can leave base and move to RVU when earlier if choose)

No OB

Telephone call (1:30-ish)

8a-5p 4 days/week and closed an hour during lunch

No weekends, holidays, or evenings

Full benefits including malpractice, dental, health, life, disability, etc. 457 retirement plan

4 weeks' vacation (3 weeks PTO and 1-week unpaid time off) that increases at year 3; 7 paid holidays; 1-week reimbursed CME

Sign On Bonus

Relocation allowance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible

Hickory was just ranked 26th in the list of Best Places to Live in the Country by U.S. News and World Report. The city of Hickory has a population of about 46,000, but a service area of over 350,000. It is a safe, family friendly community that offers an abundance of outdoor activities, a variety of shopping and restaurants, a low cost of living, and close proximity to an international airport. Hickory is just 45 minutes NW of Charlotte, an hour east of Asheville, and 4 hours from the coast. The mountains of the high country are also an hour away and offer additional outdoor activities, including snow skiing and tubing