At Locumstory we share the stories of locums. What's a locum? Locum tenens are physicians, PAs, and NPs that work temporary jobs around the country and the world. These unique healthcare providers choose to work this way for a variety of reasons, from flexibility and work-life balance, to making extra money and traveling. Each has a unique story to share. Learn more at locumstory.com.
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The Locumstory Podcast | Locum Tenens Insights from Real-Life Physicians, PAs, and NPs is a health podcast hosted by Locumstory, with 85 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Episode #86
Ep. 86: Topic: Locums, mission work, and a life of service: Dr. Lynn Smith’s late-career journey
Aug 21, 202643 min
Dr. Lynn Smith is a family medicine and urgent care physician whose career has taken him from a 23-year practice in rural Arizona to locum tenens assignments on the Navajo reservation, in Wisconsin, and abroad in New Zealand. Today he practices primarily through medical mission work, serving communities in Honduras, Thailand, Guatemala, Peru, and beyond with organizations like the CHG Healthcare Foundation and International Medical Relief. In this episode, Dr. Smith joins us to share the stories and lessons behind a life of global medicine: what drew him to travel and mission work, how locums helped him grow and prepared him to practice with few resources, and his advice for physicians who feel called to serve abroad. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one. Inspired by Dr. Smith's story? You can help fund the next mission trip. Learn more about the CHG Healthcare Foundation . Curious about practicing internationally like Dr. Smith did in New Zealand? Learn more about international locums opportunities .
Ep. 85: Nearly a decade of full-time locum tenens with hospitalist Dr. Faullin Paletsky
Aug 7, 202630 min
Dr. Faullin Paletsky has spent nearly a decade as a full-time locum tenens hospitalist. A night-shift nocturnist who gravitates toward critical access hospitals and has practiced all over the country, he brings a procedural skill set most hospitalists don't like intubations, ventilator management, and central lines. In this episode, Dr. Paletsky joins us to talk about why he chose locums over a permanent job, how he picks assignments and vets locums agencies, life on the road with his wife and their two toy poodles, and his advice for physicians considering the leap. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. New to locums? Check out our free Crash Course . Interested in locum tenens opportunities? Check out CompHealth .
Ep. 84: A nomadic locum tenens career across more than a dozen states with Dr. Amy Sprague
Jul 24, 202644 min
Board-certified nephrologist and hospitalist Dr. Amy Sprague joins us to share the wisdom of a career spanning nearly four decades. After completing her internal medicine residency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu and spending some 30 years in private practice, Dr. Sprague turned to locum tenens around the start of COVID and never looked back. In this episode, Dr. Sprague reflects on the remarkable change she's witnessed in medicine and how her military roots prepared her for the adaptability locums demands. She talks about building a far-ranging career across states like Oregon, Hawaii, South Dakota, and Texas, timing assignments to visit her kids and team up with physician friends, and why she believes locums quite literally saved her. Her parting advice for physicians at any stage: know your worth, negotiate everything, and remember that "life is" — so enjoy it. Want to hear more real clinician stories? Subscribe to The Locumstory Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Interested in locum tenens opportunities? Check out CompHealth .
Ep. 83: Finding flow with locums and life beyond the OR with vascular surgeon Dr. Lucas Ferrer
Jul 10, 202620 min
Board-certified vascular surgeon Dr. Lucas Ferrer joins the Locumstory Podcast to share how locum tenens became the bridge out of academia and into a career built on his own terms. After finishing his fellowship at Baylor in 2018, Dr. Ferrer felt the pull of a new challenge and locums gave him a way to keep his hands in open surgery while building something of his own. In this episode, Dr. Ferrer talks about why he gravitates toward smaller community hospitals, how working with CompHealth helped him find the right assignments, and shares practical advice. He also shares about the entrepreneurial bug behind his limb salvage startup and Life of Flow, the podcast he co-hosts with Dr. Miguel Montero Baker. Hit subscribe to the Locumstory Podcast for more stories like this, and check out our free locum tenens crash course at locumstory.com Interested in locum tenens opportunities? Check out CompHealth (comphealth.com). To follow Dr. Ferrer's work, find him on LinkedIn and listen to the Life of Flow podcast .
Ep. 82: From Permanent Hospital Job to Full-Time Locum Tenens with PA Alex Oliver
Jun 26, 202630 min
Physician assistant Alex Oliver joins the Locumstory Podcast to share how he traded a permanent role at a Boston academic hospital for the freedom of full-time locum tenens. A former firefighter and paramedic, Alex found his way into trauma and general surgery as a PA. After easing into locums part-time around his full-time job in late 2024, he discovered the work was more fulfilling, better compensated, and a lot more fun. So he made the leap. In this episode, Alex talks about working with Weatherby Healthcare to build a schedule that works for him, why he loves stepping into new hospitals and seeing how different trauma teams operate, and how locums let him practice at the full scope of his license. He shares honest, practical advice for PAs who are curious but nervous — from starting small to building trust on day one of a new assignment — and reflects on how the flexibility has changed his relationship with work and given him room to travel on his own terms. Interested in locum tenens opportunities? Check out Weatherby Healthcare .
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