Description

On-Demand Video Series | Recorded October 2025

This video package focuses on key topics every physician must be aware of when working through locums agencies. These videos were recorded at the Rise-up! Physician Summit, a 4-day virtual event held in October 2025. This video package ONLY includes the lectures about working with locums agencies from the Rise-up Summit. 

This on-demand video package, which includes 14 lectures, each 30 minutes in length, will guide you step-by-step through the practical, real-world aspects of working through locums agencies. In addition, there is a 2+ hour Q&A panel discussion about working with locums agencies.

Across these sessions, you will learn how to:

• How locums agencies operate, make money, and structure physician compensation
• Key differences between 1099 and W-2 locums work, including tax and benefit implications
• What agencies provide versus what physicians must independently verify, including malpractice coverage
• How to navigate the locums process from recruiter outreach to confirmation and onboarding
• How to choose the right recruiter, set boundaries, and manage agency relationships professionally
• How to evaluate assignments for clinical fit, workload, lifestyle, and long-term sustainability
• How to read and understand PSAs, confirmation letters, and restrictive contract terms
• Practical strategies for negotiating rates and staying competitive in the locums market
• Common causes of delays, travel considerations, and pitfalls that affect locums assignments
• Real-world lessons and physician perspectives from a live Q&A panel

These recordings are ideal for physicians who want a better understanding of how the locums industry works when dealing with locums agencies. Whether you are exploring locums for the first time, supplementing a W-2 job, or transitioning fully into locums work, this on-demand collection of videos provides the foundational knowledge and practical guidance physicians need for starting a successful career of working through locums agencies.

Video lectures include the following:

• Understanding the Locums Game and Payment Structures
• Locums and 1099
• Knowing What Locums Agencies Offer Physicians and Understanding Their Malpractice Coverage
• From Introduction to Confirmation: Understanding the Process of Working Through Locums Companies
• Swipe Right on Locums: Finding Your Perfect Recruiter and Agency Match
• Setting Ground Rules with Your Recruiters
• Working with Agencies: Finding the Right Assignment for You
• Decoding Locums Agreements: PSA’s & Confirmation Letters
• Negotiating the Best Rates for Locums Assignments with Recruiters
• How to Stay Competitive as a Locums Doctor
• Understanding Why Delays Occur When Working Through Agencies
• Understanding the Buyout Fees, Non-competes & 30-day Notice
• Ways to Handle Travel Through Locums Agencies
• Locums for Non-hospital Based Specialties
• Q&A Panel Discussion: Locums Agencies

Included:

• Access to all 14 recorded sessions from the 2025 Rise-up Physician Summit about working through locums agencies
• Access to Q&A panel discussion about working through locums agencies (2.5 hours)
• 10 hours of content
• 6 months of replay access through your member portal