Hi,

I am a Columbia University graduate student writing a paper on
physician reactions to managed care. I would like to interview a
number of physicians who would be willing to talk to me for about
fifteen minutes about how managed care has affected the way they
practice medicine.

Key questions I would like to discuss are as follows:

1)    Describe your medical employment background. Do you/Have you worked
for a single-specialty practice? Multi-specialty practices? Do you/
have you worked for a medical organization? A for-profit, or non-
profit hospital? An academic medical center? Are you or have you been
self-employed? Have you been paid on salary?

2)    Describe how the economics of the healthcare industry has affected
how you practice medicine. How have changes such as these affected
your personal income? Has it caused you to work more? Work less?

3)    Describe your involvement in clinical activity associated with new
drug development. Have you conducted clinical trials? When did you
first get involved in clinical trials?

If you are willing to volunteer a few minutes of your time to speak
with me, please contact me at af2009 - at - columbia.edu. I will
arrange a time to call you on the phone.

Thank you very much,

Ariel Fishman
New York, NY