Celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month
According to the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, 1.4 million individuals in the United States are diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. Unfortunately, these injuries are often misdiagnosed or under-diagnosed, since symptoms aren’t always apparent right away. March marks Brain Injury Awareness Month, so whether you work directly with patients who sustain a brain injury or know of other doctors who do,...
What is Addiction Medicine?
With so many physician specialties available, medical students and new doctors alike have diverse options to choose from. For example, you can pursue cardiology, geriatrics, or oncology to name a few. Beyond these specialties, there are countless others that are not quite as well known. One such specialty is addiction medicine. But, what is addiction medicine? Sure, it may be obvious that this specialty involves treating addiction,...
The Locum Tenens Coverage Guide
You need to take care of a variety of things before you embark on your next locum tenens assignment. You’ll need to ensure that your medical license is valid in the state you’re traveling to. You will also need to have your housing situation ironed out before you arrive. While these are both vital to your locum tenens career, you need to think about coverage as well. You will essentially be a contracted worker, so your locum tenens...
Guide to Paying Off Medical School Debt
Like the grim reaper, traveling salesmen, and our mothers, it can seem like medical school debt can hover over us our entire lives. With one of the most expensive careers to study, many young medical professionals are dealing with crippling school debt. Let’s look at a number that can send shivers down the spine of many medical professionals. $189,000 is about the average medical school debt for 2017 graduates, according to...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Locum Tenens Jobs
Locum tenens jobs provide physicians with some of the best and most flexible opportunities in medicine. With positions in nearly every specialty out there, professionals can find just the right fit in any state throughout the country! And while many realize the particular benefits associated with the job, consider the things you didn’t know about locum tenens jobs. Here we’ll explore some misconceptions and hidden benefits associated...