International Locums - does it make sense?

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Mirp

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A bit of background: I'm a Caribbean grad in a US FM residency. Did an international elective as a student and loved it. Working to set up some international away electives before I finish - I have a bit of time to go. Looking at locums after finishing as a way to keep traveling and making money as I go.

So I've been in touch with international locums companies and the work seems more like a full time job than typical US locums. Very long assignments with rotating call and little time off to explore. And the pay is much lower than stateside. The way I've calculated it I can better maximize my time and money doing US locums and taking enough time between assignments to travel even when travel costs are factored in.

Has anyone on these forums done international locum tenens work? Any thoughts? Thanks!

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