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For more than a decade, medical school debt has been increasing at an alarming rate. Debt has always been the albatross around medical students’ necks, but today’s young physicians have it worse than any generation in history. According to the American Medical Student Association, more than 86 percent of medical […]

It should come as no surprise that the United States military has provided a wide variety of opportunities for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In fact, the Yale School of Medicine says that the PA profession was born of the desire to make use of the skills medics and corpsmen […]

In the United States, mandatory retirement (or, as it’s more derisively known, forced retirement) policies are illegal for the majority of professions, but there are a few exceptions. When a pilot hits age 65, for instance, he’s asked to hand over his wings. Federal law requires special agents to retire […]

So you’ve survived nurse practitioner school, passed your national board-certification exam, and — with your head barely above water — you’ve struck out into the job-hunting jungle. But where to begin? They don’t really prepare you for this in school. Never fear! Only a few years ago, I too was […]

Locum tenens work offers clinicians a way out of the petty squabbles, backstabbing, and Machiavellian machinations that color hospital politics. Yes, these things are present in practically every care facility, but the advantage of going locum is that you don’t have to care. Let the full-time doctors, nurses, and staff […]

I discovered my current job through my locum tenens physician work in Idaho. Traveling provides great exposure to a wide variety of practice styles and locations, along with some extraordinary patient stories. This is one of my favorites. As the new medical director of admissions for St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute […]

For many healthcare professionals, the initial decision to join the industry doesn’t come from a single benefit so much as a combination of factors. Prestige, financial compensation, and the ability to truly help people are just three reasons a pre-med student might plan to enter the field, for instance. Flexibility […]

There is no question that modern medical technology offers physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants new opportunities to deliver healthcare in ways that are cost-efficient and patient-oriented, especially with vulnerable populations such as the elderly, ethnic minorities, and people living in rural or isolated areas. And that’s all well and […]

Editor’s Note: Updated January 2021 Have you ever wondered how much a nurse practitioner is worth? How much revenue do they generate every year, and how does this compare with their salary? The purpose of this post is to discuss the monetary value of nurse practitioners and what it means […]

According to the Journal of Western Medicine, one of the chronic problems with the American medical system has been doctors’ tendency to practice in urban or suburban areas, leaving a dearth of medical care in rural ones. While nearly 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, only 9 percent […]