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Locum Tenens Career Transitions
  • An endrocrinologist's dreams come true with locum tenens


    In her sixth year practicing locum tenens, Hema Padmanabhan, MD, FACP, relishes being able to provide services in stimulating locations, experience new communities, and care for the people who need it most—all without tying herself to long-term commitments.

    Loving the locum tenens life


    Michael Luce, CRNA, has spent years moving about the country as a full-time locum tenens provider.

    Changing career tracks


    One physician explains how both his professional and personal situations improved once he finally traded in his practice for a locum tenens lifestyle

    Giving back


    Phillip Macy, MD, practiced as an anesthesiologist and intensivist for 12 years, until a health scare—requiring emergency open-heart surgery at the age of 41—led him to reconsider his specialty...and alternative career paths.

    Calling the shots


    It is no secret that there are certain disadvantages to being an employee, but owning a practice has its downside as well. The best solution? For Michael Ivory, DO, it turned out to be a locum tenens lifestyle.

    Teaming up for more opportunities


    Three OB/GYNs join forces to maximize the locum tenens experience

    Taking the plunge...overseas


    Making time for international travel can be a challenge for healthcare professionals who maintain a permanent position. But practitioners wanting to immerse themselves in different cultures do have options.

    Achieving a balance


    Offering flexibility and the chance to visit interesting locales, locum tenens is also a solution for practitioners with more specific personal needs. Such was the case for Donald Bley, MD, a family physician from the Mid-Atlantic who could rarely find time to visit his new vacation home up North.

    Diversity at its best


    After more than three decades of practicing orthopedic surgery in various settings both in the U.S. and abroad, Carl Unsicker, MD, FACS, is a seasoned practitioner, to say the least. Not surprisingly, he cites his time as a locum tenens physician as a contributing factor to his long and successful medical career.

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Do you bring wireless technology such as a laptop and/or personal digital assistant (PDA) with you to locum tenens opportunities?
Yes, I bring my laptop and PDA.
Yes, I bring my laptop.
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No, but I am considering it.
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I am not yet a locum tenens provider.
Yes, I bring my laptop and PDA.
38%
Yes, I bring my laptop.
27%
Yes, I bring my PDA.
8%
No, but I am considering it.
7%
No, not at this time.
7%
I am not yet a locum tenens provider.
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