New tool identifies short-term volunteer and paid opportunities

A new interactive tool provides physicians interested in volunteering or working outside of their normal practice settings with short-term opportunities in the field of medicine. ThePhysician Opportunities Portal, launched today by the AMA, enables physicians to quickly and easily identify opportunities to add stability and longevity to their careers and increase joy in practice by giving back. The Portal features many opportunities, including: Consulting Legal expert Locum tenens Emergency and safety Health and wellness AMA opportunities Users may search by location, start date and even time of day. The Portal also features opportunities in areas that are not health care focused, such as advocacy, education and recreation.Created from physician feedback The Physician Opportunities Portal grew out of an initiative in which the AMA reached out to physicians across the country to start a dialogue about the realities of practicing medicine in today ’s world and how the AMA can better serve them. Feedback indicated physicians in small practices are highly stressed by administrative burdens and government regulations. Many have very little time and multiple pressing priorities, so they are seeking quick, short-term opportunities to create add itional revenue streams to help stabilize their practices. The AMA also received feedback from retired physicians indicating they are interested in staying connected to medicine and may continue to work in the field of medi...
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