The Barton Blog

The Barton Blog

After 36 Years in Dentistry, Dr. Todd Martin Is Still Choosing What Comes Next

The Marquette University educator and locum tenens dentist has owned practices, served in the military and cared for patients across the Midwest. His career shows […]

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How One Patient’s Question Turned a Florida NP Into a Locum Tenens Traveler

For the Florida-based nurse practitioner, locum tenens meant more control over her time, unexpected clinical growth and meaningful connections far from home. Demetria Rutledge was […]

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Inside Dental Care in a Rural Tribal Community

A conversation with Dr. Pond, DDS, an oral surgeon and locum tenens provider currently serving a rural tribal community in the Southwest. In a rural […]

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AI in Recruitment: Measuring the Impact on Recruiter Performance and Retention

Ask most recruiting leaders how AI is performing, and you’ll get a productivity answer: hours saved, candidates screened, outreach sent. Bullhorn’s 2025 GRID Industry Trends […]

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Building More Successful Locum Tenens Assignments

Surprisingly, the most challenging part of locum tenens staffing isn’t matching the right clinician to a role. It’s keeping the assignment running smoothly after the […]

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In what states can physician assistants (PAs) practice independently?

For locum tenens PAs who travel from state to state on short- and long-term assignments, knowing what you are (and aren’t) allowed to do on […]

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From Locum Dentist to Locumpreneur: How Dr. Vikram Ravoory Built a More Adaptable Career

For Dr. Vikram Ravoory, locum tenens dentistry started as a practical solution to a temporary problem. He was between jobs, figuring out where he wanted […]

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Backdoor Roth IRA and Mid-Year Tax Moves for 1099 Clinicians

Most 1099 clinicians file their return, breathe a sigh of relief, and don’t think about taxes again until next April. That’s the trap. The strategies […]

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Community Health Centers: 60 Years of Expanding Access to Care Across America

When most people think about healthcare, they picture hospitals. But for more than 32 million Americans, a Community Health Center is where healthcare begins. For […]

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What States Allow Nurse Practitioners to Practice Independently? (2026 Guide)

NPs and PAs work hard to provide high-quality care to patients every single day at hospitals, private practices, clinics, and other healthcare facilities across the […]

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Idaho Needs 1,400 More Physicians. It Doesn’t Have a Decade to Wait.

Idaho ranks dead last in the country for active physicians per capita. Multiple national datasets—from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), HRSA, KFF, and […]

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NPs and PAs are at the center of the changing healthcare workforce

One of the things I love most about leading recruitment across physician and advanced practice specialties is having a front-row seat to how the healthcare […]

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