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Locums abroad and at home: How one physician was able to carve out more time with family
Discover how one physician was able to have cherished family time and have more work/life balance by working locum tenens at home and abroad.
Category: Physician Stories
She was ready to quit: Why this doctor is still practicing medicine
Here’s how locum tenens enabled Dr. Mariam Aboukar to practice medicine at her own pace without sacrificing any of her other passions.
Locum tenens in Guam: one neurologist’s story
After retiring from full-time practice, Dr. Sue Ming wasn’t ready to quit medicine, so she chose to work locum tenens in Guam. Hear her story.
One physician’s medical mission experience in India
With the flexibility and income from locum tenens, Dr. Allison Liewen was able to give back on a medical mission to India.
International locum tenens: Finding your groove again
OB/GYN Dr. Kathryn Starkey discovered international locum tenens at a critical juncture in her life, when she felt burned out and in a rut. Here she shares how working locums reinvigorated her love for medicine — and herself. I’m asked a lot what it’s like to be a U.S.-trained doctor working as an OB/GYN in […]
Badass women in medicine: 3 inspiring physician stories
More women are becoming physicians, and at Global Medical, we’re lucky enough to work with a whole lot of badasses!
6 docs to follow on Instagram
Following these adventurous physicians’ Instagram accounts can add some excitement to your own Instagram feed.
From Kenya to New Zealand: Family medicine doc embraces a global mindset
Family medicine physician Dr. Samantha Conroy shares why she enjoys learning new ways of practicing medicine with a global mindset.
Delivering babies all over the world
Being adventurous is part of who Dr. Rachael Consoli is. She has delivered babies on every continent except Antarctica.
What it’s like living as a locums in Guam
Physicians interested in living as a locums in Guam will have a more immersive experience than you ever could as a tourist.
A locum insider’s look: Traveling to New Zealand during COVID
Traveling to New Zealand as a physician for a locum tenens assignment during a global pandemic may be daunting for some but not for this GP.
Life transition brings opportunity in the Virgin Islands
When faced with a life transition, emergency medicine physician Dr. Joseph Leary decided to take a locums assignment in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Why COVID-19 made one doctor decide to stay in New Zealand
When infectious disease physician Dr. Dalilah Restrepo took a year-long assignment in New Zealand, she didn’t expect to stay for a pandemic.
The coronavirus effect: Physician stories from around the world
Several physicians and healthcare professionals from around the world share how coronavirus has affected them both personally and professionally.
What I learned on my international locums assignment
Several physicians share their eye-opening and rewarding experiences working as international locum tenens in a new part of the world.