Flight delays, cancellations, and long connections can throw your entire assignment off schedule — and your paycheck with it. In this episode, live from the airpot, Dr. Mimi breaks down how to protect your time, money, and sanity when traveling for locums work during a chaotic travel season. She shares practical strategies to stay one step ahead, including: - Why you should fly in a day early to avoid last-minute chaos - How to choose assignments that keep you close and flexible - What to c...
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Flight delays, cancellations, and long connections can throw your entire assignment off schedule — and your paycheck with it. In this episode, live from the airpot, Dr. Mimi breaks down how to protect your time, money, and sanity when traveling for locums work during a chaotic travel season. She shares practical strategies to stay one step ahead, including: - Why you should fly in a day early to avoid last-minute chaos - How to choose assignments that keep you close and flexible - What to c...
Flight delays, cancellations, and long connections can throw your entire assignment off schedule — and your paycheck with it. In this episode, live from the airpot, Dr. Mimi breaks down how to protect your time, money, and sanity when traveling for locums work during a chaotic travel season. She shares practical strategies to stay one step ahead, including: - Why you should fly in a day early to avoid last-minute chaos - How to choose assignments that keep you close and flexible - What to c...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi meets with Dr. Joffre Johnson to share practical strategies every locums doctor can use to make their money work harder. From travel rewards to tax structure, Dr. Johnson breaks down how to turn everyday expenses into long-term benefits while avoiding burnout along the way. You’ll hear: How to use credit cards and loyalty programs to earn travel rewardsWhy setting up a C-corp or S-corp can help you keep more of what you earnThe importance of se...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi meets with Dr. Niki Thran to talk about what it really feels like to leave a full-time job and step fully into the world of locums. From exploring new places to building meaningful connections, Dr. Thran shares how locums gave her a renewed sense of freedom, flexibility, and confidence. You’ll hear: -The biggest benefits of leaving a permanent W2 role for locums work -Why flexibility and travel make locums uniquely rewarding -How community and ...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi reconnects with Dr. Temi to talk about what happens when you finally recognize your value, and start negotiating like it. Dr. Temi shares how embracing locums work helped her take control of her schedule, increase her income, and spend more time with her family. You’ll hear: -How confidence and good work lead to stronger negotiation power -Why reputation matters in securing consistent locums assignments -The freedom and flexibility that come from...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi sits down with Dr. Eric Toone to talk about stepping into locums straight out of residency, learning how to negotiate, and why knowing your worth is the key to freedom in medicine. From his first single-coverage shift to leading teams and balancing family life, Dr. Toone shares hard-won lessons about opportunity, value, and control. You’ll hear: Why locums gave him flexibility and the power to design his own scheduleThe importance of setting yo...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi sits down with Dr. Joffre Johnson to talk about the twists and turns of his career—from part-time roles with benefits, to contract changes that forced him to pivot, to finding freedom and leadership through locums work. He shares lessons from practicing in both rural and urban ERs, the grind of COVID, and how stepping into leadership shaped his view of medicine and life. You’ll hear: - How contract buyouts and canceled benefits pushed him towar...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi sits down with Dr. Temi (@moneymindsetmd), founder of Money Mindset MD, to talk about the heavy weight of student loans, the reality of burnout, and the wake-up call that forced her to choose herself first. From $500,000 in debt to walking away from a steady job, Dr. Temi shares how she built a new career on her own terms. You’ll hear: - How massive student loans and RVU cuts pushed her to the breaking point - Why ignoring burnout can cost more ...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi reflects on the holidays she missed, the family moments she wished she had more control over, and the wake-up call that led her to redefine her career. She shares how locums work allows physicians to plan their job around their life rather than the other way around. You’ll hear: Why holiday shifts taught her the value of time and freedomHow permanent jobs can trap physicians into sacrificing health and familyThe mindset shift that makes practicin...
In this episode of The Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi gets real about what it means to walk away from jobs that no longer serve you and why quitting does not equal failure. After experiencing a devastating personal loss, she reflects on how it pushed her to re-evaluate her career, her time, and the boundaries she needed to set. Dr. Mimi introduces the concept of Organizational Stockholm Syndrome and explores how medical training conditions physicians to tolerate overwork, burnout, and toxic loyalty...
Welcome back to The Locums Lounge! Are you a physician yearning for change, but held back by the comfort of familiarity? Dr. Mimi, your host and locum tenens expert, delves into the power of embracing discomfort as a catalyst for growth and success in this episode. Dr. Mimi's journey from engineering to medicine is a testament to stepping out of your comfort zone, even when it feels daunting. Join her as she shares her personal experiences and the lessons she's learned along the way, illustra...
Welcome to The Locums Lounge! Are you a physician caught in the relentless cycle of burnout, seeking freedom to practice medicine on your own terms and increase your income? Dr. Mimi, your host and board-certified emergency medicine physician, is here to revolutionize your mindset and help you reclaim your medical career. In this episode, she shares her journey from engineering to medicine, unveiling the unspoken conditioning that occurs during medical education. Join us as Dr. Mimi dissects ...
In this episode, we dive into the fear and anxiety that comes with leaving a permanent job to pursue locum tenens work. Dr. Mimi shares her personal experience of leaving a full-time job after only one year and the guilt she felt about wanting to create a better life for herself and her family. She talks about the mindset shift she had to make and the work she had to do to overcome her fear of not meeting her monthly goals or not getting enough work. Dr. Mimi also shares how she was able to b...
In this episode of the Locums Lounge, Dr. Mimi, a board-certified emergency medicine physician and full-time locum tenens doctor, shares her experience of transitioning from practicing full-time locum tenens to a permanent full-time job as an associate director. She discusses the frustrations of sacrificing important aspects of her personal life, such as scheduling doctor and dentist appointments, and not being able to plan important events with her family. Dr. Mimi highlights the benefits of...
Hey Money Crew, I'm back with a new episode! In this episode, I dive into the importance of taking the time to re-evaluate your goals to live a more balanced lifestyle and ways to prevent burnout.
In this episode, Dr. Mimi asks a very important question; what has conditioned us to be afraid of stepping outside of the box and doing something that has never been done? Listen in to hear the reasons why medicine is not meant to be practiced full time.
Have you been curious about how you can maintain financial freedom as a locum tenens? You have options! Listen in to this episode, as Dr. Mimi shares how she stays in her lane and out of financial trouble with Uncle Sam as an independent contractor.
Welcome back! This week, Dr. Mimi dives into how she quickly acclimates when she arrives at a new hospital. Asking the questions she knows she'll need the answers to, is her first step to creating a smooth transition. Listen in to hear all the ways she creates this smooth transition for herself.
In this episode, Dr. Mimi talks about her experiences of traveling as a Locums doctor. Listen in to hear the ways she used traveling to her advantage and how she was able to make more money while working less.
Dr. Mimi knew she wanted to dedicate time to herself, her family and friends, and to the things that she enjoyed doing while still creating the career she dreamed of. In this episode, Dr. Mimi shares how she is able to have the best of both worlds as a Locums Tenens Physician.
As a full-time practicing Locums Physician who started immediately from residency and then again after leaving a full-time ER job as an administrator, I understand the challenges that one can face in changing your mindset about becoming truly independent. In this episode, I hope to connect with you and share my goals in helping to shift your beliefs, so that you have the confidence to take back control of your career, understand the value of your skills to negotiate to your highest potential,...
Flight delays, cancellations, and long connections can throw your entire assignment off schedule — and your paycheck with it. In this episode, live from the airpot, Dr. Mimi breaks down how to protect your time, money, and sanity when traveling for locums work during a chaotic travel season. She shares practical strategies to stay one step ahead, including: - Why you should fly in a day early to avoid last-minute chaos - How to choose assignments that keep you close and flexible - What to c...
