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...
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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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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Making the transition from an employed physician to a locums physician, a “doc-for-hire,” requires a bit of a psychological adjustment. Throughout our training in medical school, residency, and fellowship, we are encouraged to go into traditional...
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The easiest and most effective way to find locums assignments is to work with a locums company. Because the demand for locum physicians has skyrocketed over the last few years, the number of locums companies has increased to meet this demand...
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Often there is a transition period between the time we leave one job and start another. There may be a period of time between the end date of one job and the start date of another job. This may be from a few weeks to a few months depending on...
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Working as a locums physician more often than not means that you will be traveling a lot. Although traveling can be stressful, here are a few tips to ensure your travel days are smooth and hassle free. Use your locums agency’s travel...
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Medicine continues to change and evolve. The uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act along with an aging population, an increased demand for medical services, and a severe shortage of physicians, all combine to provide some...
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Physician burn-out is at an all time high. The top reason for burn-out for physicians is our stressful jobs. However, if so many physicians are burned out due to bad jobs, then why are physicians reluctant to change jobs and to get out of...
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Many physicians want to do locums but are reluctant to do so. Others start doing locums but are disappointed in their locums experience. When talking to these physicians, I have discovered several reasons why their locums experiences isn’t...
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Working as a locums physician has its benefits: freedom, flexibility, control, and increased pay, to name a few. While locums has its advantages, it is not without its challenges. In order to overcome the some of the challenges you may...
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When you are working as a locums doctor, there are times in which the work is overabundant. You are getting calls from locums recruiters every day. There seems like a new facility needs your services all the time. You have more work than...
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