Consider these things before leaving for your locums assignment. Your focus should be on your patients, not what’s happening at your house. You love the opportunity to travel across the country taking locum tenens jobs. Experiencing new places, new sights and sounds. But how can you secure your home-base while you’re away for days or …
How has COVID-19 affected physicians? (survey) “We are heroes in our community and lepers at home.” There are many misconceptions about physicians and the challenges they face during the coronavirus outbreak. From financial struggles to worries about family to uncertainty for the future, we are all affected by living in a pandemic. About the survey. …
What working locum tenens can offer you. What are the benefits of working locum tenens? Being a locum tenens professional for many can mean freedom – to travel, to have a flexible schedule, to gain a wider skill set, to make extra income, to live in different parts of the country or try different practice …
Locum tenens after residency. A startling reality: many physicians leave their first position out of residency within two years. There are many factors behind physicians leaving their “starter jobs,” but one major driver is a mismatch between the facility and a young physician eager for his or her first job. One solution is locum tenens. “Work …
The #ThankADoctor movement. From undergrad, medical school, residency and fellowships, the average physician is in training for 14 years before being eligible for a medical license. The average physician takes on $166,750 in student loans and may take on additional debt as a resident, where starting salaries can be in the $30,000s. Meanwhile, America is …
Reminding physicians that we care. It’s a hard time to be a physician in the United States. Eighty-one percent of physicians in a Physician’s Foundation survey said they were overworked or at capacity. After seeing patients all day, most physicians spend at least an additional hour on paperwork. They can’t spend as much time with …
Advice from locums physican, Dr. Bhagwan Moorjani. By: Dr. Bhagwan Moorjani, Board-Certified Neurologist. Dr. Bhagwan Moorjani is a successful board-certified Neurologist, practicing over the past 20 years. Nine years ago, he opened his own private practice… and then he started working locum tenens. He shares his advice for securing your first assignment. I was aware …
