Diversity in Health Care | No Longer One Shade Fits All
We live in a culture that thrives with diversity. Think about a diverse workplace as you would a work of art. Imagine a hospital stretched on canvas. Then, picture the physicians, nurses, and staff as the paint. Having more colors makes that canvas come alive. More like us. With more diversity in health care, the more vibrant and interesting the care becomes. Diversity in Health Care: By the Numbers Minorities account for more of the...
Locum Tenens and COVID-19 | What Do You Need to Know?
We know that these are challenging and unsettling times. We are all in uncharted territory, especially those of you who are working on the front lines in healthcare. As a locum tenens physician, you probably have a lot of questions surrounding how this crisis is going to affect your current and upcoming contracts. Here is a breakdown of some questions about locum tenens and COVID-19, and the best answers we can give you at the moment....
Burnt out? Here Are 10 Alternative Jobs for Physicians
Tom, shortly into his career as a locum tenens physician, is realizing he’s in the wrong field. It was always his dream to work as a doctor, but lately he’s done some soul searching. He realizes now that he’s working day in and day out, his heart isn’t it. Sheryl, on the other hand, has practiced medicine for many years. She’s exhausted with the strenuous requirements of large health system policies. She’s burnt out from years of...
Locum Tenens Billing Tips | What to Know
There’s no better feeling than payday. Whether you’re cashing that hard-earned check or checking your banking app for that direct deposit notification, we all love that feeling of seeing transfer into your hands. For locum tenens, this process can be a little trickier. Both locum tenens and healthcare facilities have to be on the same page to ensure that the billing is correct. In other words, it’s a lot of paperwork that needs to be...
Student Loan Repayment Tips for New Doctors
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), about 81% of medical school grads are walking away with an average medical school debt of $183,000. Because of the high incomes physicians make, many people (new medical school graduates included) think that their loan repayment is something they can easily handle. Medical student loan repayment is something that haunts many recent graduates and compounds the stress...