Thanks for your thoughts, I’ll probably advise her to getting a lawyer if she decides to go through with this.
In my opinion, I think consulting with a local employment lawyer should be done ASAP. She needs to know what her options are for Job #2 now and Jobs #3,4,5,6.... down the road. It's worth the small investment, maybe up to a couple thousand dollars, to handle this properly.
Anything is possible, but breaking the contract could be costly in time, money, and or reputation. People/docs break employment contracts all the time, and it is very common that many are broken before the docs walk in the door for the first day of work. Often, there is no real cost to the person breaking the contract. Private practices do not want to hire and train people that would rather be somewhere else and will jump ship at the first opportunity.
Nonetheless, the withdrawal should be done with careful consideration and under the advice of an employment attorney who knows the local law and customs for such matters, not as a DIY project being advised by a co-resident and anonymous (albeit well-intentioned) docs on a message board.
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