LOCUM TENENSBECOMING A

Source: “Have Stethoscope, Will Travel” Sean Ebner and Phillip Miller

locum te·nens: one filling an office for a time or temporarily taking the place of another —used especially of a doctorMedieval Latin, literally, (one) holding a place

IN THE NEXT 1-3 YEARS, PHYSICIANS WILL...

49.8% 13.4% 6.4%continue asthey are

retire worklocum tenens

33.7% AFTER RETIRING16% RIGHT AFTER RESIDENCY

RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THEMAJORITY OF PHYSICIANS STARTEDTHEIR LOCUM TENENS CAREER:

of locum tenensare 51+ years old

80.7%of locum tenens have beenin medical practice 1-5 years

4.2%

physicians workinglocum tenens in 2002

26,000physicians workinglocum tenens in 2014

40,000vs

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FREEDOM/FLEXIBILITY

PAY RATE

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

ADVENTURE NO POLITICS

TRAVEL

BENEFITS OF WORKINGAS A LOCUM TENENS

49%

46%

Location of opportunities

Ability to maintaina relationship Customer service

Pay rate

59%

67%