Media release from MedRecruit

Doctor and founder of successful medical recruitment agency, Dr Sam Hazledine, has today been announced as a finalist in the 2012 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year. 

The awards recognise and reward the passion and drive behind entrepreneurial businesses, across all commercial and industrial sectors and at any stage of business development.  

Dr Hazledine is the managing director of MedRecruit, a medical recruitment agency he started in 2006 specialising in working with doctors to place them in locum and permanent positions so they can have it all - career and lifestyle.  Over the past five years Sam has transformed the medical industry to give doctors back their lifestyles, and in doing so has positively impacted the provision of healthcare throughout Australia.

"I am thrilled to be announced as a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards. Getting this far is testament to the fact that what MedRecruit is providing for doctors and hospitals is what they need right now - namely the ability for doctors to go further with both a life and a career, and providing certainty and confidence for hospitals in their staffing", Dr Hazledine says.

Dr Hazledine has grown MedRecruit very quickly and has differentiated himself from many entrepreneurs by not only coming up with ideas but also putting together an effective team to build a successful, profitable, sustainable business.

This isn't a first for Dr Hazledine, having been named a finalist in 2008 also.  "Since becoming a finalist in 2008 I have continued to grow MedRecruit into a significant business that is having a much wider impact and continues to grow.  I think it's an important step for any entrepreneur, to not only be able to start a business, but to also maximise it and ensure sustainability", said Dr Hazledine.

Dr Hazledine says he is excited about the next stage of the competition; a 'Dragon's Den' style interview with the judging panel in Auckland in late August.