VISTA Archived Blogs

As they pondered retirement, cardiologist Isadore (Izzy) Unger and his wife Johanna thought they would just put a toe in the water and explore locum tenens. Eight weeks later they were on a flight to New Zealand for a year-long assignment and the adventure of a lifetime. Johanna captures the whirlwind of decisions and activities required to make it happen in a recent article in Locum Life, a magazine dedicated to locum tenens physicians. She also provides a great summary of the roles she plays to make their locum lifestyle rewarding, including communications consultant, wine sommelier, social director, blogger, physical fitness director, chief financial officer, and more. A quick, information-packed read.

Note: This is the seventh installment in a seven-part series Brian Doyle prepared to help colleagues make the most of an emergency medicine rotation Down Under.

Part VII:

Snakes, spiders, shark bites, manta rays, killer jellyfish!!

Note: This is the sixth installment in a seven-part series Brian Doyle prepared to help colleagues make the most of an emergency medicine rotation Down Under. 

Part VI:

Utilization of technology

Note: This is the fifth installment in a seven-part series Brian Doyle prepared to help colleagues make the most of an emergency medicine rotation Down Under.

Part V:

Note: This is the third installment in a seven-part series Brian Doyle prepared to help colleagues make the most of an emergency medicine rotation Down Under. 

Part III:

Dear Friends at VISTA: Just to let you know it is not all work here and the Kiwi sense of adventure is contagious.

Note: This is the second installment in a seven-part series Brian Doyle prepared to help colleagues make the most of an emergency medicine rotation Down Under.

Part II: Free Emergency Department Care