By Dr. Elisa Chiang, Guest Writer

Many people, physicians and patients alike, are dumbfounded when they hear how far I travel to work. While I live in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland, I currently work part-time as an oculoplastic surgeon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. That’s about 1,000 miles away from my home. Prior to working in Sioux Falls, I spent two years working in Peoria, Illinois. If I’m talking to a physician, the next question is usually some flavor of, “Do you work locums tenens?” While I do some locums work close to home, my primary job is actually a W-2 position where I hope to be for the remainder of my physician career.

Locums roles typically fill temporary gaps due to leave or staffing shortages. Typically, locums physicians travel to their work locations, and they are 1099 contractors. They usually receive malpractice coverage and have their flight,

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