Tony Vullo

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work less.
do more of everything else.

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About Me

Hi-I’m Tony Vullo.

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.

#031 – Do You Have the Personality for This?

Read time:  2 minutes I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: locum tenens is not for everyone. The contractor lifestyle definitely is not for the faint of heart. It

#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.

#029 – Shared Humanity: More Similar than Different

I’ll bet that you still struggle with many of the existential concerns that humans have struggled with for all time.

There are people out there that understand your plight if only you might allow them.

#028 – There is No Secret

Most people don’t have a very good reason to do what they do or to think what they think. You think you’re so different? Then get started.

#027 – Document, then Decide

Document your reactions and reflections to all aspects of your life. Through the changes in language on the page, you can identify the ways in which you have subtly changed over the months and years.

Articles

Find Balance in Independent Practice

You have what it takes to break the shackles of employment.
Learn how.

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?

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