If you’re a physician who’s been practicing for many years, you are probably frustrated by the digitization of medicine. You’re a clinician and that’s what you want to focus on, but you must understand some of the technology out there today to do your job...
While you definitely know your stuff from years of preparation, it’s no secret that new attending physicians have a lot of questions heading into their new roles. A new job can always be stressful, but it’s important to be confident, to remember your training, and to...
When choosing the best state in which to work as a physician, you should keep several factors in mind: pay scale, cost of living, benefits, rate of malpractice suits, geographic quality of life (i.e. crime rates, education, transportation, healthcare), and physician density. Take all these...
Maybe you’ve heard about the perks of working locum tenens after your residency or fellowship, and it sounds like a pretty good gig. After all, what’s not to like about extra income, flexibility, variety, travel, and work/life balance. But you don’t know…what you don’t know, right?...
Remember when you were first planning a career in medicine? It might seem like ages ago now, but you used to have classes to take and a curriculum to follow—a clear path lay before you. But once you got into medical school and then residency, learning...
It can be challenging to downshift from a packed physician schedule to retirement. But guess what? No one says you must stop working entirely. Isn’t that the point of retiring—you get to do what you want? For many physicians, that means continuing to work—where and when...
Congratulations—you made it! It was a long haul through medical school, licensure, and residency (and possibly a fellowship) but you’re ready to officially begin your medical career. What’s next? Many doctors discover the benefits of locum tenens work early in their careers. Locum tenens means “to hold...
The term “locum tenens” refers to a physician or advanced practice provider who fills in for another clinician temporarily. Locum tenens means “to hold the place of,” and many physicians work locum jobs to make extra money, enjoy a flexible schedule, or travel the country. Salaries...
With a new year approaching, some physicians in the healthcare industry might be ready for a new adventure. Are you considering a career change? Perhaps the challenges of the past few years have left you feeling burned out on your current specialty, but you still...