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...
LeaAnn Schroeter, MD would be the first to tell you that a physician working locum tenens is presented with a variety of challenges and even downsides. Dr...
When Dr. Sean Ryan, a psychiatrist, finished his residency at U.C. San Diego, he was already considering an international locum tenens position. What he didn’t...
As a neurosurgeon, Dr. William Meyer thrives on what he calls fixing his patients; relishing the ability to watch their progress from neurologic injury with a...
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...
“The best thing that I have ever done!” So says Dr. Pamela Ross, MD, FACEP, FAAP, about starting her locum tenens practice. The idea of a locums practice...
Each year Medical Economics holds a physician writing contest where it asks physicians to write a short essay on a particular topic. This year’s topic was “How...
Dr. Ripal Patel, MD, M.P.H. nods with an understanding smile when fellow ER physicians chronicle the trials of their full-time positions. Working days they...
Each year Medical Economics holds a physician writing contest where it asks physicians to write a short essay on a particular topic. This year’s topic was “How...
What do the summits of Everest and Kilimanjaro, a small cancer clinic in Ghana, and Alaska’s historic 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail all have in common? For most...