The Locumstory Podcast | Locum Tenens Insights from Real-Life Physicians, PAs, and NPs

Sophia Khawly is a Family Nurse Practitioner from Miami, Florida. After starting locums, she realized that there isn’t much information available to NP’s who are interested in taking locums assignments, so she started her own blog, "Traveling NP". She covers everything from choosing the right agency to making time for travel and adventures while on assignment.  To learn more visit her bl...

The White Coat Investor (Dr. Jim Dahle) shares financial tips for new physicians about financial mistakes to avoid, paying down student loan debt, and how locum tenens can play a part in their financial and career success. For more information from Dr. Dahle, visit thewhitecoatinvestor.com.

Dr. Jason Heine and his wife Shauna had always wanted to live in another country. Taking a locum tenens assignment in New Zealand was just what they were looking for. In the midst of the pandemic they moved their family of four for a year in New Zealand. Hear them both talk about what working in a new country was like as well as enrolling small kids in school and getting to know a new community.&n...

Dr. Roni Devlin was burned out and looking for a change. Her answer was locum tenens and she made the switch, just in time for the Covid-19 pandemic to begin. She discusses with us what caused her burnout, how locums helped her, and what it felt like having her specialty, infectious disease, thrust into the limelight because of the world-wide pandemic. She is a regular contributor to Medscape as w...

When Dr. Trevor Cabrera finished residency he wasn't ready to just settle down in the first job that came along, he wanted something more. His more, ended up being locum tenens and the ability it gave him to experience being a pediatrician in a variety of places. It also allowed him to pay his student loans back at an astronomical rate. Tune in to learn how and why he calls himself the Nomadic Ped...

Locumstory contributor and emergency medicine locums Dr. Rip Patel shares when he thinks it's best to work with an agency and when direct contracting is the better choice. Dr. Rip Patel is a long-time locum tenens doc and Locumstory partner, read more of his thoughts on the Locumstory blog . 

Locum tenens is a family affair for Dr. Nii Darko and his physician wife. We talk about how he balances a two-physician household with two young kids and what motivated him to start the Docs Outside the Box podcast. Learn more about Dr. Darko at https://drniidarko.com/ .

A conversation with locums NP and world traveler Ebony Thyme. After fielding so many questions about what locums life was like she created her own locums boot camp for NPs. She shares what motivates her to work locums and why she wants to help others on their own locums journeys. Ebony has been featured in Forbes, Insider, the Washington Post and more. To learn more about Ebony check out her...