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Can the traveling lifestyle work for the partner or spouse of a locums? For locum tenens PA Jason Raehl and his wife Courtney, it’s worked very well.

Dr. Blaine Cashmore takes locum tenens assignments while working a full-time job as a way to keep his skills sharp and supplement his income.

Life is short. But we plan for our future regardless, anticipating we’re going to live well into our twilight years — retirement plans, savings, 401(k)s, to make sure we’re financially stable in retirement. But sometimes life doesn’t work out the way you’re expecting. OB/GYN Dr. William LeMaire and his wife had a wakeup call when […]

Doctors dedicate years of hard work and commitment with one aim: helping people. A bonus? A higher income. But with additional money comes the need to plan for the future, and not fall prey to our instincts to spend that first big paycheck on those things we’ve dreamed about having since we were kids. Here’s […]

Ripal H. Patel, MD, MPH, shares his tips on how to make your temporary locums housing into a home away from home. Locums has become my life: it is essentially all that I live, breathe, and do, and has allowed me to take firm control of my practice and deliver emergency care — on my […]

Island life suits Dr. Marye Lois McCroskey. But she only found tropical climates best suited her later in life. She began her training to become a family medicine physician in Tennessee. And 25 years ago, she teamed up with a group of six other local physicians and opened a private practice in Mayville, Tennessee. “Several […]

Nurse practitioner Michelle Rensel is not a travel novice. Having already worked travel assignments as an RN, she knew the lifestyle suited her, and when her husband was transitioning to what she calls a “migration career” in IT, they found themselves in Oregon. It was during this time that she began her training to become […]

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, another opportunity presented itself: a physician he worked with said he’d decided to leave his permanent job and work locums full time. “He mentioned that within a year of […]

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 these experiences with your family? Do you have the inclination to work with underserved populations in rural Australia? Or bring your knowledge and expertise to the United Arab […]

Being married to a Cyprian presented a unique opportunity at a very difficult time for Dr. Tina Passalaris. She was working in an academic institution in Seattle and was ready to make a move. At that same time, her husband’s father was terminally ill with cancer back in Cyprus, and with the long hours working […]