Each year, approximately 40,000 locum tenens physicians provide much-needed healthcare to millions of patients across the country, often through temporary jobs...
Author - Lisa Daggett
Lisa Daggett is well-versed on the topic of locum tenens staffing and was a regular contributor to LocumLife, Healthcare Traveler, and Travel Nurse magazines. She served as associate editor of RN Magazine and as an editorial assistant for Business & Health.
The advantages of locum tenens include a number of professional and personal growth opportunities for physicians. Here are 5 of the top benefits.
A day in the life of a typical physician can often be fraught with practice workflow challenges. Patient no-shows, practice inefficiencies, navigating EHR...
Over 1500 residents in 25 specialties weigh in on job satisfaction and quality of life. Get the highlights from Medscape's detailed 2017 survey.
Simran Kalra, MD is a locum tenens of the year award winner. Here's how locums tenens has made a positive difference in her life, and in the lives of her...
Physicians who prefer to stay close to home can still earn extra money through temporary assignments. Here are 8 reasons why locum tenens can be a great career...
Locum tenens offers countless personal benefits: flexible scheduling, extra income, and travel opportunities, to name just a few. But there are other...
When internist Dr. William Gruss first went into private practice in the late 1980s, the future looked bright. He was in a city he liked, he had a partner he...
Physician incomes have steadily increased for the seventh year in a row — from $206,000 in 2011 to $294,000 in 2017 — according to Medscape’s 2017 Physician...
More than half of all U.S. physicians have experienced burnout, according to Medscape’s 2017 Physician Lifestyle Report. That's a 25% jump over four years.