| Afters years of hard work getting through medical | | | | large metro areas. Essentially, they fill the shoes of the |
| school, many doctors are excited to begin their | | | | permanent medical professional on staff at times |
| medical career. Many medical school graduates will | | | | when he or she needs to be away from the office for |
| begin looking for family physician jobs in a traditional | | | | an extended period of time. This may include a |
| family practice setting, which may be in a small town, a | | | | vacation, a maternity leave, or another such event that |
| large metropolitan area, or someplace in between. | | | | requires a significant amount of time away from the |
| Because there is very little turnover in these positions, | | | | office. Sometimes when a medical professional needs |
| finding a new job in this area of the medical industry | | | | to take time off work, the medical center has enough |
| can be a challenge. Often those looking to settle into a | | | | staff on hand to cover for him or her. However, other |
| long-term option will need to be flexible in the location | | | | times it is not possible to cover for the doctor and a |
| and may not get to live in the location of their choosing | | | | locum tenens needs to be hired to ensure all patients |
| immediately after graduation. | | | | receive proper care. |
| Another option that many doctors take advantage of, | | | | When you are considering the family physician jobs |
| including new doctors who have not yet settled into a | | | | available to you, it is important to consider all of the |
| permanent position, is working on a contract basis as a | | | | options and weigh them against what you want out of |
| locum tenens. Locum tenens are traveling doctors who | | | | life, such as the ability to travel in your job or the desire |
| work in a variety of settings, ranging from hospitals to | | | | to stay in one location for the long-term. |
| small medical officers in locations from rural towns to | | | | |