The numbers are concerning: in a recent physician workload survey by locumstory.com, more than half of the physicians surveyed revealed they are considering...
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Right out of residency, emergency medicine physician Dr. Ali Chaudhary took a position at one of the top surgical centers in the nation. Two years later...
Feel like dipping your toes in the clear, aquamarine waters in the Caribbean? Want to experience all the outdoor adventures New Zealand has to offer, and enjoy...
Living on a sailboat while still practicing medicine didn’t seem like a realistic goal, but then Dr. Robin Mangione was introduced to locum tenens. It not only...
Dr. Jim Mock was introduced to locum tenens during his residency in 1992, while training to be an emergency room physician. In 2009, he decided to take the...
Dr. Kevin Arnold was enjoying semiretirement, but was presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a locum tenens assignment in Guam. He jumped at the...
Did you know there’s an annual event when Mainers welcome spring by collecting the syrup from their maple trees? And that it’s known as “sugar shack”? Well, Dr...
This is the final essay we are going to share from this year’s Medical Economics essay contest. It comes from locum tenens physician Steven Gordon. “I...
Dr. Daniel Bloch began his medical career in the late 70s, but only began taking locum tenens assignments in the 80s as a bridge between permanent positions...
The next essay from the Medical Economics essay contest we are going to feature comes from Dr. Jana Burson from North Carolina. Every Sunday evening, a blanket...