In the 1970s two physicians from the University of Utah developed a program that sent temporary physicians into rural hospitals while local physicians received needed training.

4. Nearly half of those surveyed (47%) said that working locum tenens was more satisfying than working in a permanent position. 5. Forty-five percent of respondents said that they would stop working ...

However, the use of locum tenens primary care doctors in 2019 is down from 44% in 2016, Staff Care's last survey. Conversely, the use of locum tenens specialists has grown.

Close to 90 percent of healthcare facilities used locum tenens physicians and/or advanced practice professionals to fill gaps in their staffs last year, according to a new survey from AMN Healthcare.

They choose locum tenens work for a variety of reasons: good pay, the freedom to live in a new place or the chance to have a more defined work schedule. Fierce Pharma ...

Locum tenens for nurse practitioners (NPs), a term historically applied to physicians, refers to taking temporary assignments ...

Insane hours and work-driven burnout are increasingly pernicious forces in medical workplaces. They apparently also are helping steer more physicians toward locum tenens, or temporary, assignments ...

Global Locum Tenens Staffing Market Global Locum Tenens Staffing Market Dublin, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Locum Tenens Staffing Market by Type, by End-user, and by Region" report has ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jackson + Coker Locum Tenens, a leader in staffing solutions for locum tenens including advanced practice and telehealth, today announced that its senior vice ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jackson and Coker Locum Tenens, a leader in staffing solutions for locum tenens including advanced practice, today announced it has been named a Wellbeing First ...

Clinicians interested in working locum tenens should make sure to work with a recruiting company that can advocate for them, Dr. Marye McCroskey said. Why one clinician paused retirement to rejoin ...

All Star Healthcare Solutions ("All Star" or the "Company"), a premier, full-service healthcare staffing firm focused exclusively on the locum tenens market, today announced the strategic ...