The start of a new year is always an opportune time to develop a financial plan. To ensure your financial plan is comprehensive, it must contain, at minimum, these three things: Long-term disability insurance: One thing this COVID pandemic has...
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As the year draws to a close and we reflect on the year to come, many physicians are making New Year’s resolutions. One of those resolutions is likely to be to have a more successful career. However, in order to be successful as a locums doctor...
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Many physicians desire to make the transition to locums for obvious reasons: more control over your schedule, higher pay, the opportunity to be your own boss, etc. However, these same physicians are often hesitant to take the leap into locums...
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It’s tax time, the time of year that everyone loves to hate. Most locums docs are paid as a contract/1099 employee which means that you are self-employed. Being self-employed has unique tax advantages that you should be aware of, especially as it...
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It never ceases to amaze me that when we have discussions about police brutality and racial profiling, many white people say that “they don’t know anyone who has ever been racially profiled.” To that I say, yes you do. I am one of them. As...
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For all the white people in medicine who are appalled by the recent acts of racial terrorism in the USA that have been brought to light recently, I hears your words of sympathy and outrage. However, I encourage all white people (and other people...
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According to an article in Conde Nast Traveler, government officials are considering imposing a ban on all domestic air travel in order to combat the Covid pandemic. According to officials, this ban can last from 2-4 weeks. As locums physicians...
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The Coronavirus is spreading throughout the United States and the healthcare community is dealing with the effects. The increasing prevalence of this virus means more and more health care workers are being exposed. As locums physicians...
Learn more Learn more Getting a medical license is the rate limiting step when obtaining a new job. Therefore, it is imperative that you have multiple active licenses. Here are the four states where every physician must get a medical license: Your current...
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We have all heard about the perils of living paycheck to paycheck. Meaning that we only have enough financial resources to last from one paycheck to the next. But what about living vacation to vacation? This means that the only way your...
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We physicians know that burnout is an epidemic among physicians. According to the Medscape National Physician Burnout and Suicide Report 2020, 42% of physicians are burned out. According to Dr. Frank John Ninivaggi, “the leading cause is...
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Many physicians are reluctant to do locums due to various issues that have. However, don’t let these issues deter you from doing locums. Family/Childcare Issues. This seems to be the number one issue for women physicians. What do they do about...
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