Dr. Patel offers some excellent advice on how to negotiate your first employment contract.

Although geared to medical professionals, there is advice here for everyone.

• What mistakes do young professionals make when negotiating their first contract?  
• When do you bring up parental benefits during the contract negotiations?  
• Is full time considered 30 or 40 hours a week?  
• What are the red flags every employee should look out for in the contract?  
• What are ways medical professionals can supplement their income?  

Dr. Kumkum Sarkar Patel is a double-board certified gastroenterologist practicing in downtown Chicago, with special training in the treatment of functional bowel syndromes and upper and lower GI motility disorders.

Using her Instagram platform @dr.gut_motility, she is raising awareness for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and motility diseases and hoping to educate, empower, inspire, and mentor!

Kumkum Sarkar Patel, M.D., MPH
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Illinois Center for Digestive and Liver Health
@dr.gut_motility