Ep. 84: A nomadic locum tenens career across more than a dozen states with Dr. Amy Sprague

Board-certified nephrologist and hospitalist Dr. Amy Sprague joins us to share the wisdom of a career spanning nearly four decades. After completing her internal medicine residency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu and spending some 30 years in private practice, Dr. Sprague turned to locum tenens around the start of COVID and never looked back.In this episode, Dr. Sprague reflects on the remarkable change she's witnessed in medicine and how her military roots prepared her for the adaptability locums demands. She talks about building a far-ranging career across states like Oregon, Hawaii, South Dakota, and Texas, timing assignments to visit her kids and team up with physician friends, and why she believes locums quite literally saved her. Her parting advice for physicians at any stage: know your worth, negotiate everything, and remember that "life is" — so enjoy it.Want to hear more real clinician stories? Subscribe to The Locumstory Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.Interested in locum tenens opportunities? Check out CompHealth.