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A global look at how COVID-19 affected physicians
The prolonged crisis has greatly impacted healthcare workers across all settings, and there are many similarities in their experiences worldwide.
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Global health perspective: Caring for the Aborigine, Chamorro, and Maori
Providing healthcare to Australian Aborigines, Guam’s Chamorros, and New Zealand’s Maori people can be both challenging and rewarding.
How COVID-19 has changed international locums
For physicians interested in working locum tenens abroad, here’s how COVID-19 has changed the international locums landscape.
International locum tenens 101: A beginner’s guide
This guide for beginners will give you everything you need to know to get started on your first international locum tenens adventure.
Prescribing opioids in other countries
One of the differences locums physicians need to consider is how prescribing practices for opioids differ in other countries.
Locum tenens in Australia: Practicing medicine in the Land Down Under
Australia is a prime destination for physicians who want new clinical experiences and personal adventure. Learn about locum tenens in Australia.
From Australia to New Zealand: 25 years of Global Medical Staffing
Global Medical staffing is celebrating it’s 25th year in business. Learn about our history of placing doctors in assignments around the globe.
How much locum tenens physicians get paid in other countries
An honest, transparent look at physician pay in other countries, as well as why so many doctors take an assignment in locations around the world.
Work less and enjoy a better work/life balance
If you’re a physician who wants more control over your life and a better work/life balance, consider locum tenens with its greater schedule flexibility.
5 exotic locations where you can do locums
Put your medical skills to good use while having the experience of a lifetime. Here are five exotic locations where you can do locum tenens.
International locum tenens with a family: Bonding and adventure
If you have kids — or perhaps more aptly, especially if you have kids — consider international locums to experience a family adventure like no other.
What countries hire locum tenens physicians?
The ever-growing international locums market provides numerous opportunities for professional growth — and, of course, adventure.
Using locums to transition into retirement
Back in 1958 Dr. William (Wim) LeMaire went to Africa on his first overseas medical adventure right after his medical training. That job forever lit a passion for international adventures where he could practice medicine and live like a local for months or years at a time. In addition to Africa, over the years, he […]
Did you know: You get generous amounts of PTO during international locums
Learn to scuba dive, taste the best food in Tokyo, explore the world’s most famous glowworm caves… It sounds like a trip of the lifetime, doesn’t it? These are how many physicians adventure while on an international locum tenens assignment. When you take on an assignment in an international location, you not only get immersed […]
Physician chooses Australian locum tenens assignment for the medical experience and the adventure
After Dr. Mike Spertus finished his post-residency fellowship, he applied for an international locum tenens position and is now about halfway through that assignment in Perth, Australia. He’s thrilled to be there, he says, and loves many things about the job, including: the flexibility, the clinical experiences, the travel opportunities, and the work/life balance. You […]