With the delta variant pushing emergency medicine doctors into overdrive yet again, several organizations are providing free COVID-19 training, and the government has been issuing blanket license waivers to meet the clinician shortage in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and Emergency Departments (EDs). At DirectShifts, we are grateful to the healthcare community for all that they do and understand their challenges.

Your initial transition to practice from being a student can be breathtaking. After all, juggling between exploring opportunities, running the business side of your practice, developing your reputation as a psychiatrist, and managing your career is no easy feat. At DirectShifts, we are aware of the unique challenges that you might face in each stage of your career. We have therefore compiled a list of resources that you might need to level up your early career game.

Healthcare employers are increasingly opting for Zoom interviews to source physician candidates from a wider pool and to adhere to Covid-19 physical distancing norms. While recruiters can gain a wholesome understanding of a candidate's personality in traditional direct interviews, Zoom interviews can be restrictive in terms of the scope to read body language and other non-verbal cues. Zoom interviews also provide employers the time and opportunity to screen more number of candidates for a role.

Family physician opportunities vary dramatically from state to state. It is important for physicians who are looking for Family Medicine MD jobs in other states to do their research on the opportunities available to them. In this article, we list the best states to work as a family physician, based on average annual salary and number of physician jobs data that were reported in 2020:

Before applying to any job, you must ensure that you have your physician CV updated with the latest developments in your career. First things first, what is a CV? A Curriculum Vitae or CV is a document used by academicians and professionals in the teaching, research and medical fields. It provides an overview of your achievements in academia.

Student loans can be a drag on your financial goals, if you do not have a clear plan in place. Though your earnings may vary significantly between residency and as an attending physician, a few strategies can help ease the burden of medical school debt. Here are the top 5 tried and tested strategies that successful physicians have recommended for early closure of student loans.