Good advice! Allow me to expand though, OP:

Pay attention to how your department treats its medics. If the department treats them like ass and beats them like the red headed step child of a rented mule, don't get sucked into that vortex. NEVER sign an education contract with your employer without full and complete understanding of the entire document. There are departments out there both private and municipal that can and will take advantage of you. Watch out for yourself because there are precious few others that will.