How physicians deliver care has seen unprecedented changes this year, and it has brought numerous challenges to light, including the importance of prioritizing physician wellness.  

Physician burnout is incredibly common and widely known to cause declines in job satisfaction. Some of the main contributors to physician burnout include healthcare reform and payment policies, burdensome medical record documentation and coding requirements, and professional liability, to name a few (per the American Medical Association). 

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Many things about our healthcare system are changing, but we know that locum tenens physicians are needed more than ever. As the world continues to combat the coronavirus, locums providers play a critical role in response to virus outbreaks across the country and the need for immediate, high-quality patient care. Moreover, as physicians report record levels of burnout, locum fill-ins provide an opportunity to combat it. 

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Searching for the right candidate can feel like trying to find a needle in a haystack, and here at Doximity Talent Finder, a majority of the questions we receive are related to search strategies.

What search strategies can I use to narrow down to the candidates that will be most interested in an opportunity? Is there anything else I can search by to filter through a large number of physicians?

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The pandemic has flipped the previously hot physician job market to a market with more uncertainty, adding another layer of confusion to an already unpredictable time. What is easily forgotten, though, is that behind nearly every job for a doctor, a physician recruiter is rising to the challenge.

Whether you are a one-person recruiting show at a small facility, part of a team of many at a large healthcare facility, or somewhere in the middle, remember the profession of being a physician recruiter is still relatively young. It can be difficult to sketch out a specific long-term career path. Job descriptions for physician recruiters can vary a lot from one healthcare organization or recruiting firm to another, as well.

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The coronavirus is still a part of our everyday conversation. We hear about it on the news and it continues to be a point of discussion. Naturally, the pandemic has probably impacted your home and family life.

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A few months ago, we wrote an article about how the coronavirus pandemic has supercharged the use of telemedicine. Last week, Doximity published the 2020 State of Telemedicine Report, which estimates that more than 20% of all medical visits in 2020 will be conducted by telemedicine. That represents $29.3 billion of medical services. 

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As final year medical residents embark on their last year of training, they’re also starting their search for a full-time position. Understanding this audience is critical to recruiting because millennial physicians are predicted to make up 75% of the workforce by 2025 (per a Brookings Report).

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For the first time in history, there are more women than men in medical schools, according to data for the 2019-20 academic year from the Association of American Medical Colleges. It appears the future of healthcare is female! So, as we celebrate Women in Medicine Month, there’s an even greater emphasis on advancing equity and creating change for female physicians as well as their patients.

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The pandemic has affected communities of color perhaps more than any other. Long-standing health and social inequities have put minority groups at greater risk, and to be part of the solution, you need a team that is diverse in many dimensions. In fact, by focusing more on diversity and inclusion, the pandemic is actually changing some of the ways we recruit, connect, and support one another in healthcare. This is an incredibly complicated subject. While we can't possibly address everything here, we've included some initiatives we've read about along with some tips to promote diversity in your own recruiting. 

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When COVID-19 erupted in U.S. hot spots like New York, physicians mobilized and raised their hands to ask, “How can we help?” Physician recruiters also jumped in, adopting an “all hands on deck” mindset. Recruiters are playing a pivotal role during these uncertain times; here’s a nod to what they’re doing.

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