Hosted by Charley Lowry

For this twenty-third episode of the “Surviving and Thriving in Residency” podcast, host Charley Lowry welcomes Ken Allman, CEO and Founder of PracticeLink.

Together, they explore the founding of PracticeLink and its continued mission to support physicians and trainees. The conversation covers PracticeLink’s standout offerings—including its award-winning Magazine and comprehensive Resource Center—along with expert advice on when to begin your job search and much, much more!

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ABOUT THE SURVIVING & THRIVING IN RESIDENCY PODCAST

This ongoing series, hosted by PracticeLink Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Outreach Director Charley Lowry, focuses on the journey to become a physician — from med school through residency and fellowship. These episodes, released weekly, consist of Charley leading a thoughtful discussion with healthcare professionals who share tips and insightful information from their own medical journey to inform and provide priceless guidance for the next generation of prospective healers. Medical students, residents and fellows can all benefit from the candid conversations, which are often based on questions and topics directly supplied by those who are in the early steps of their healthcare careers.

KEN ALLMAN, TODAY’S PODCAST GUEST

Ken H. Allman, MBA, CMSR, FMSD, is founder and CEO of both PracticeLink—The Online Physician Job Search Career Advancement Center and MountainPlex Properties LLC. Both PracticeLink and MountainPlex Properties are based in Hinton, WV, home to America’s newest National Park, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and Ken’s hometown. Before founding PracticeLink.com in 1994, Ken was a physician search consultant with Christopher & Long, where he was recognized as Recruiter of the Year for placing 20 physicians in 20-months across multiple specialties and employers. Before entering the physician recruitment field, Ken was a management consultant for the international firm of Alexander Proudfoot, where he was honored as Outstanding Staff Management Consultant of the Year in both the United States and Worldwide for his work in the areas of quality and productivity improvement in business processes and systems working with several different companies in a number of different industries ranging from manufacturing to distribution.

Ken holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Alderson-Broaddus College in premed biology, with concentrations in computer science and community health and public medicine. He completed one year of graduate work in biology at the University of Dayton. In 2009, Ken went back to school and completed his EMBA degree at Washington University in St. Louis. Ken was recognized, in 2009, as one of the nine top small-business executives by the West Virginia State Business Journal and was the recipient of the 2011 Friends of Business Award from Summers County Women’s Business & Training Center. In 2014, Ken received the West Virginia Small Businessperson of the Year by the West Virginia Small Business Administration. Ken serves on the Board of Directors for the Hinton Area Foundation, the Three Rivers Forever Foundation, and the Board of Trustees for Appalachian Regional Healthcare. Ken lives in St. Louis, MO, with his wife, Julie, and son, Charles.