| Many people in medical school will consider family | | | | base. You largely treat the same patients more or less |
| practice jobs as an area to work in after completing | | | | as well. And with a busy practice, you have little time |
| their school and residency requirements. This type of | | | | to travel and see other parts of the world. |
| job offers many benefits such as the ability to know | | | | With these disadvantages in mind, many new doctors |
| your patients on a long term basis and fairly stable | | | | consider working as a locum tenens in family practice |
| work hours that allow the doctor to enjoy a personal | | | | jobs. Working as a locum tenens provides the doctor |
| life more fully. However, while there are advantages, | | | | to accept temporary contract assignments in different |
| there are also disadvantages as well. | | | | parts of the country, per his or her licensing. So such a |
| What are some of the disadvantages of family | | | | doctor is able to keep a home base in the area of his |
| practice jobs? After spending so many years tied to | | | | choosing but can still work for several weeks or |
| medical school, many new doctors find the prospect | | | | months at a time in one location before moving on. In |
| of yet again being tied to one location, this time | | | | his or her off time from work, the opportunity to |
| working as a family doctor, to be overbearing and | | | | explore a new city is an attractive offer for many. |
| mundane. After the liberating feeling of finally | | | | These doctors are also often able to schedule |
| graduating, many doctors find that they want to see | | | | downtime between assignments, which makes it far |
| the world, enjoy new experiences, and meet new | | | | easier for them take vacations and enjoy personal |
| people. In family practice jobs, you often will be tied to | | | | time away from work. |
| one location for your entire career as you build a client | | | | |