Healthcare’s workforce is rapidly changing. Across industries, professionals are embracing flexibility, transparency, and autonomy through new “future of work” models. In this session, M.K. Bryan explores how these shifts are reshaping healthcare staffing and creating new opportunities for clinicians through independent contracting. Attendees will learn what 1099 contracting really means, how it differs from traditional agency employment, and what structural, legal, and financial factors to consider before exploring independence.

This is not a debate between agency and independent work, it’s an educational look at how both can coexist in a modern, technology-enabled ecosystem. Participants will leave with practical tools, a balanced understanding of the risks and rewards, and insight into how independence fits within the larger movement toward a more empowered, sustainable healthcare workforce.