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This is your hub for job opportunities, salary guides, licensing, credentialing, and tools for doctors.

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This is your hub for job opportunities, salary guides, licensing, credentialing, and tools for doctors.

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Why Physicians choose Barton.

Barton Associates helps physicians navigate far more than just the job search. From licensing and credentialing to travel coordination, onboarding, and assignment logistics, our teams help reduce the administrative friction that often comes with locum tenens work.

With dedicated specialty recruiters, nationwide facility relationships, and support teams focused on credentialing and onboarding, Barton helps physicians move from opportunity to assignment faster and with greater clarity.

Why 57,000+ physicians work as locum tenens in the U.S.

  • check icon Greater control over schedules and assignments
  • check icon Competitive compensation opportunities
  • check icon Exposure to diverse clinical settings
  • check icon Flexibility without stepping away from patient care

Whether you take on occasional assignments or make locums your primary career path, Barton helps you find opportunities built around the way you want to practice medicine.

Physician Salary & Compensation Insights

Barton Associates publishes physician salary guides and locum tenens compensation insights across high-demand specialties. These resources combine locum market data, compensation trends, career path scenarios, and workforce demand insights to help physicians better evaluate career opportunities. Explore all physicians salary guides:

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Licensing & Credentialing Support

Licensing and credentialing requirements vary by state, facility, specialty, and assignment type. Barton helps physicians navigate state licensing, credentialing paperwork, and application timelines, simplifying the path from opportunity to start date.

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Physician Career Resources

Barton’s career resources help physicians better understand the career, lifestyle, and financial realities of locum tenens.

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Resources for Physicians

Insights and real-world advice for physicians navigating modern healthcare careers.

Locum Tenens and Why I Chose It Over a Traditional Medical Career Working as a Locum

Locum Tenens and Why I Chose It Over a Traditional Medical Career

When I left my full-time job as a pediatric emergency physician, most people assumed I was leaving medicine. My colleagues were confused. A few were worried. Some probably thought I was having some kind of professional crisis. But I wasn’t walking away from medicine. I was redesigning how I practiced […]

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Alison Curfman by Alison Curfman
27 March, 2026
How Locums Helped Dr. Deborah Reclaim Medicine on Her Own Terms Working as a Locum

How Locums Helped Dr. Deborah Reclaim Medicine on Her Own Terms

Dr. Deborah didn’t set out for locum tenens to shape her career. At first, it was a practical way to gain experience and earn extra income through internal medicine weekend call shifts during her oncology fellowship. Years later, it would become something far more significant: a path to balance, a […]

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Barton Team by Barton Team
19 February, 2026
Different Reasons Doctors Choose Locum Tenens Working as a Locum

Different Reasons Doctors Choose Locum Tenens

I didn’t start locums for the same reason I work locums jobs today. And honestly, that’s the whole point. When I first made the leap from full-time W-2 employment to locums, it was a strategic move. I was building a startup and needed to control my schedule. I couldn’t be […]

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Alison Curfman by Alison Curfman
13 February, 2026

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Whether you are exploring locums for the first time or searching for your next assignment, Barton can help you find opportunities aligned with your specialty, schedule, and goals.

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