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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

Retaining permanent staff in rural areas has proven to be a challenge —as practice opportunities dwindle due to shuttered facilities, new medical graduates might be more inclined to look for work in more densely-populated parts of the country.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

Raj: It was indeed very, very gradual, and the seeds were sown when I was a medical student. But when I retired from government service, I left Kalakkad in 2002. And I’ll share that my own relationship with my father, who was a doctor, was a complicated one. Was it that thunderclap moment?

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

GeriPal

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston have no relationships to disclose. When I was a medical student, I actually worked with Elizabeth in her research group at OHSU. So the first diabetes prevention program was published in 2002.

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