Moonlighting, freelancing, substituting, contracting whatever you call it, physicians working as locum tenens dates back to the seventies, 1979 in our case, and in this year more patients need health care and more healthcare facilities need your medical skills. It’s […]
Becoming a Locum Tenens Physician Just Got Easier
The freedom to choose your own schedule, work environment, and location is intriguing to many physicians, but how do you go about landing a great locum tenens assignment? Begin by working with a staffing agency like Interim Physicians to find […]
EMRs: a skill that can help you land future assignments
Every new locum tenens assignment is an opportunity to learn something new. You embrace facility culture, familiarize yourself with different processes, and, yes, learn new electronic medical record (EMR) software.
Locum tenens jobs: a helpful transition for soon-to-retire physicians
After decades of saving lives, many physicians approaching retirement find it hard to have a smooth transition to the next phase of their lives. Most of them are just not ready yet to stop practicing medicine. Fortunately, there are now […]
America’s Aging Population Needs More Orthopedic Surgeons
More than 80 million Americans today belong to the demographic of Baby Boomers, the generation of people born between 1946 and 1964. They make up almost 25 percent of the overall population in the country. With their age and population […]
A Look at the Increasing Demand for Locum Tenens Emergency Doctors in the US
Emergency medicine departments across the country continue to experience increasing volumes of patients. This could be rooted in the fact that there’s an ongoing physician shortage, nationwide. Since many patients find it difficult to get an appointment with an office-based […]
The Challenge: Achieving Physician Work-Life Balance
A career in the medical field will take up every minute of your time, use up all your energy and patience, and affect your relationships. With lives on the line and countless patients and tasks vying for a physician’s attention, […]
