The math no longer works for locum agencies paying per-placement fees and expensive subscriptions. Here’s why the smartest agencies are changing how they source physicians — and what they’re using instead. If you run a locum tenens agency, you already know the recruiting math is brutal. You’re placing physicians into short-term assignments, which means your
The smartest physician recruiters have stopped cold calling. Not because they gave up — because they figured out where physicians actually go when they’re ready to move. Here’s the shift. Think about the last time you tried to reach a physician who wasn’t expecting your call. Maybe they didn’t pick up. Maybe they listened politely
Cold calls going nowhere. Indeed sending you medical assistants. Your physician contact list completely exhausted. The problem isn’t your effort. It’s where your job is showing up. Be honest with yourself for a second. How long has your hardest-to-fill physician role been open? Three months? Six months? Have you watched an entire year go by
