Blog: Locum tenens may cure physician burnout

Physicians in danger of burning out, who are tied to hospital care due to the nature of their specialty (surgeons, intensivists, anesthesiologists, etc.), may find relief by working as a locum tenens hospital-based physician, writes Val Jones, MD, in a recent KevinMD post. But although it may enhance career satisfaction and promote professional advancement, it won’t remove physicians from hospital bureaucracy, and they’ll have to get multiple hospital credentials and medical licenses.