ACU-042 Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do?
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10/26/22
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Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do?
Oct 26
Are you a new Acupuncturist? Were you just offered an amazing JOB, to be brought on as an Associate? Was the offer an independent contractor position? Watch out! It’s probably not as great as it looks. Listen in as I explain why.
ACU-042 Okay, so you've graduated and now you have to decide what's next. Maybe you already know where and who you're gonna work for, or where your clinic's gonna open, or who your ideal patient is, and maybe even what your treatment focus will be, but. I doubt it because life doesn't really work that way for most of us, and in my experience working with and supporting new practitioners, you don't really know what's next upon graduation.
Life gets jumbled again. You relocate, you have babies, you get divorced, you interview for jobs, you work for other acupuncturists, you share space and or you start your own business, et cetera, et cetera. But here's the truth. The snapshot taken five years after your initial career choice after your initial start as an acupuncturist is typically radically different.
So what you thought you wanted changed the location where you started no longer suits you. You worked for three practitioners before you found a clinic that resonates with your treatment style and goals. You thought you wanted to treat women's health challenges only to find out that hospice is where you truly belong.
I wanna tell you a little secret. It's okay, . It's supposed to happen. Just as it happens. You aren't doing it wrong and you aren't failing. You did some serious growth in school. We went in as like, I'm gonna be super cheesy here for a second, but you went in as a caterpillar and now you're about to fly.
Seriously. Now think about this. Think about how much you have changed from the beginning of school to where you are now. And I know that this is super cheesy, but serious. Take some time to get used to those wings, like take your time and be gentle with the new version of you. If Chinese medicine teaches us anything, it's that everything has cycles and so does your career.
You're going to have to learn to grow into your practice, and it's okay to change directions, and it's okay to change your mind about things as your experience levels change.
What you’ll learn:- Employee vs Independent Contractor as defined by the IRS.
- The history of the FLSA, (Fair Labor Standards Act) which in 1938 set minimum wage and standard guidelines of employment.
- The present politics. How Trump changed it and how Biden is working to re-instate the original and make further, more solid distinctions.
- How the business owner benefits and the associate does not benefit as an Independent Contractor.
- Current standard payment as an employed Associate.
Resources
- IRS Definition
- Recent publication Oct 2022 in federal register of Biden trying to reinstate original emphasis on definition.
- Article on Bloomberg Law website discussing how Trump changed the emphasis on how to delineate between IC and Employee and how Biden is working to change it.
- Episode 20 with MaryAnn Geness who has experienced all sides of the dime and explains how to determine what role you are playing as a new associate.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your medical practice starts with YOU.
The willingness and courage to have uncomfortable conversations so that your clinic stands on ethical ground starts with doing your own internal work. To sort thru your own programming and call yourself out to become a better human and practitioner is the first step to building a safe and inclusive clinic and becoming aware of how much hidden bias affects healthcare and treatment outcomes.
I don’t think any of us would ever intentionally do something in clinic or elsewhere that would diminish another person, but bias in healthcare is a very big detriment.
I was very uncomfortable in this interview, and with good reason! I was ignorant. I was hiking into unknown territory with a moral compass, but no map. I am really grateful to have had such a generous and kind tour guide in Kiki to start my journey.
Today’s Guest
Kiki Toth, Product and DEI Specialist at JaneHi! My name is Kiki and I'm a Product and DEI Specialist here at Jane. I've worked in a few areas at Jane since starting in March 2020, including Support helping out our customers and as a Learning and Development Associate guiding our newbies through the beginning of their journey here at Jane. Throughout all of my work, DEI has been one of the most passionate aspects of my role. I hope to inspire others to actively work on creating an inclusive and equitable work environment for everyone. We all walk through the door with our own story and my purpose is to highlight these stories and empower marginalized communities.
In This Episode We Discuss:
- What DEI means.
- Why having conversations around DEI is uncomfortable for most people.
- What to consider in your clinical practice.
- How we might be blinded about our own biases.
- Where to start learning about how to be a better and more informed person.
Resources:
- YOUTUBE TED TALKS
- HOW TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST, BY IBRAM X. KENDI
- BETTER ALLIES NEWSLETTER
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ACU-041 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves.
Listen in and puzzle through with me as Phil presents a case and shows me a new way to reason through the formula prescription based on his teachings with Dr. Huang Huang, Arnaud Versluys, and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux.
Enjoy the journey and get a flavor for the teachings of the DAOM program at ACCHS.
today’s guest
PHIL SETTELS, DAOM, Dean of Academics at ACCHSPhil Settels graduated from ACCHS in 2011. Early on in his engagement with Chinese Medicine, Phil had the opportunity to study with several amazing Shanghan Lun teachers, including Dr. Arnaud Verluys, Dr. Huang Huang and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Phil uses Classical Formulas almost exclusively in his own practice and in his teaching.
Phil was brought in to design the curriculum of the ACCHS DAOM program which started in 2017, and he is currently the Dean of Academics. This program was guided by the ideal of what would best serve clinicians while honoring both the roots of the medicine and its development over time, and empowering graduates to be stewards of Chinese Medicine. The program has a dual focus on Classical Chinese Herbalism as well as Orthopedics and Pain Management, with the goal that graduates have increased skill and confidence to treat any patient who walks through their door, whether their condition reflects an internal or a musculoskeletal dysfunction.
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