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Specialty: Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Home State: North Carolina Practicing Locum Tenens Since: 2022 Getting to Know Dr. D: Why did you first pursue locum tenens work? Flexibility. Having the ability to choose my schedule and spend time off to be able to do...

"Exposure to rural medicine during residency training is associated with a significant increase in the likelihood a physician will practice in a rural setting upon entering practice, a recently published study found. The study—published in the Journal of Graduate...

Key Takeaways On average, women earn only 83 cents for every dollar a man earns. The more women in a medical subspecialty, the less money both women and men earn over time. Equalizing salaries immediately after residency completion influences the wage gap more than...

"In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the authors equate teaching future doctors about “diversity, equity, and inclusion competencies” to “political re-education” and “wokeness.” They claim that “hyper-class and -racial consciousness that the AAMC wants to instill...

"The U.S. could see a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges cited in a July 25 Time report. The report laid out six solutions, highlighting that an "innovative multipronged" approach will...

"Hospital administrators said that using locum tenens physicians helped boost patient access to care and address staffing shortages by filling vacant positions. Hospitals are increasingly utilizing locum tenens physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and...