Being self-employed and having multiple revenue streams can help an ophthalmologist set themselves up for financial stability, according to a presentation at Real World Ophthalmology.
Diane Hilal-Campo, MD, said she always knew that she wanted to be in private practice when she finished residency. She did not want to work for anyone else and believed private practice would provide the flexibility she wanted as a parent of young children.
“I wanted to have the ability to control my financial destiny,” she said. “America rewards entrepreneurs, and I wanted to have an asset that