Tony Vullo
Help patients.
work less.
do more of everything else.
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About Me
I help doctors and nurses own their work-life balance.
I used to complain about another decade of toiling for the Big Medicine Machine. I was envious of others who could break the shackles of employment and make each day their own.
Freelancer, entreprenuer, solopreneur – there’s no way a clinician can recapture their life in the same way.
Wrong.
Let me show you how I did just that.
I successfully completed one residency and two fellowships, all at top flight quaternary care centers. I gained board certification in 4 domains, paid back my loans, and started my career.
Then, in 2022, I realized I was burnt out.
So, I decided to walk away from my prestigious, full-time ‘big’ hospital job.
I believed that I could find a better balance between work and life.
With the blessing of my wife, I had confidence in my abilities and put myself out there. I found the answer in self-employment as a contract physician.
My mission is to be the “Lifestyle Locum Doctor.”
My first goal is to help 100 clinicians – doctors, nurses, physician assistants, etc. – find true satisfaction from working independently and coach them through the process.
Whenever you’re ready, here are 2 ways I can help:
1) Let’s talk through what choosing your own path through medicine looks like: Book a 20 minute Call to Discuss Your Situation
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Think Differently
Considerations and tactics to make the jump to independence.
Always in 4 minutes or less.
#035 – Stop Trapping Yourself: Pressure
The worst thing you can do as a contract or per diem clinician is to artificially limit yourself because of fear.
You can’t be in a rush to get a lackluster contract and you can’t be desperate for the income.
#034 – The Hybrid Method
There are no dilemmas in life; there are always more than 2 choices to a given problem. The hybrid method is your solution.
#033 – Self-Respect: A Reminder to Be Better
Life’s too short to be mediocre. Don’t waste your own time – start taking yourself seriously.
#032 – Traveling for Work… and Why It’s Not as Hard as You Think
In order to make the most of locum contract opportunities, you have to be available to go where the work is.
#031 – Do You Have the Personality for This?
Contractors have to feel comfortable with the uncertainty present in their line of work. It has to be worth it to them to forgo the legal protections of full-time employment and the benefits.
#030 – Staying One Step Ahead: The Locum Dilemma
There will be both feast and famine in exchange for a level of personal/professional sovereignty. It’s the fickle nature of contract work that necessitates this way of mitigating the risk inherent to the lifestyle.
Articles
Find Balance in Independent Practice
You have what it takes to break the shackles of employment.
Learn how.
An Overview & Guide to Locum Tenens
Discover the essential tips and resources you need to navigate the world of locum tenens with confidence.
Start HERE: How to Start a Locum Career
“How do I start locum tenens?” What follows is the step-by-step approach I took to go from no knowledge to entertaining my first locum opportunity. These are basic steps. This
A Locum Manifesto
Are you Locum Curious? Just a short time ago I was sitting in your seat, but from an academic hospital job making the leap seems impossible: How does it work?
Per Diem Malpractice Insurance for Anesthesiologists, CRNAs
This past winter I found a posting on GasWork.com for an anesthesiologist to cover a small gastroenterologists office that happened to be a half-mile from my home. They needed coverage
The Unwritten Rules of Locum Tenens
Whether you know it or not there are rules to every game. Locum tenens is no different. The difference between winners and losers always comes down to those who leverage