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LocumLife THE MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO LOCUM TENENS PHYSICIANS INSIGHTS Editorial Editorial & Advertising 106 Milford Street, Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804-6966 (410) 749-3200 • (800) 948-8728 • Fax (410) 742-3235 For subscriptions, call (877) 922-2022. GROUP EDITOR Patricia Stille Lederman, plederman@advanstar.com MANAGING EDITOR Patricia Cusimano, pcusimano@advanstar.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Karen Tull, ktull@advanstar.com ART DIRECTOR It pays to be a locum tenens professional imes are certainly tough for Americans. Foreclosures jumped again in August, with California, Florida, and Arizona accounting for more than half of the nation’s activity. The government stepped in to rescue Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and insurance giant AIG. Each day, it seems like another bank or savings and loan is in trouble; meanwhile, the FDIC has added to its “problem list” of institutions that bear watching—117 at last count. And Wall Street’s woes continue to make news with the Dow tumbling nearly 778 points on September 29 when the proposed $700 billion bank bailout bill failed in the House. Last month, Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which made landfall on the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas just 12 days apart, raised concerns about damage to life and property, as well as curtailed oil production from shuttered refineries, destroyed offshore platforms, and limited personnel due to evacuations. In Ike’s wake, Americans saw the largest 1-day jump in gas prices since Katrina—up 6.2 cents on September 14. Before finally starting to drop, the national average had risen to $3.855 for regular, and 11 states reported prices over $4 a gallon. “EARN a competitive Fortunately, a locum tenens career can mitigate income, travel on somesome of these concerns. As a temporary clinician, one else’s dime, and you can receive a competitive income, enjoy flexible enhance your professional scheduling, and take back control of your career—not development.” to mention travel on someone else’s dime, visit regions you may never see otherwise, and enhance your professional development by learning new and different approaches to patient care. Read about how these benefits changed the life of anesthesiologist Jean Anne Leininger, MD, who tested the boundaries of personal freedom with international opportunities, on page 32. And discover just how mobile professionals’ incomes stack up, with LocumLife’s first compensation survey. Results for MDs, plus insights on DOs, begin on page 10. To help you with the personal side of finance, do not miss “Money management,” the first installment of our new Med Ec-cerpts department, showcasing excerpts from our sister publication, Medical Economics (page 8). Above all, as you weigh your options in this challenging economy, remember: Whether you Patricia Stille Lederman accept contracts abroad or domestically, it pays to Group Editor be a locum tenens professional. L L plederman@advanstar.com W. Kevin Wolff GENERAL MANAGER, SPECIALTY CARE Peggy K. Onstad, ponstad@advanstar.com GROUP PUBLISHER Cary Jon Lederman, JD clederman@advanstar.com NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Diane Ward, diane.ward@advanstar.com LIST ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Renee Schuster, (440) 891-2613 REPRINTS T Kimberly A. 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LocumLife - October 2008

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