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FP/IM Physician wanted for local Locums (Denver)

Family Practice and Internal Medicine physicians wanted to join ExtraMD, Denver’s local locums.  ExtraMD, in practice for 7 years, specializes in placing FP/IM physicians in short and long term assignments in the Denver/Boulder area.  ExtraMD covers family medicine and internal medicine clinics, urgent care and hospital medicine groups.  Benefits include flexible schedule, ability to have extended time off, and the ability to work in the situation of your choice.  Please do not apply if you are not boarded, and don’t have malpractice coverage.   Physicians who value interesting clinical work, balanced with home and family life should apply.  Slackers need not bother!

Who qualifies?

Must be board certified family medicine or internal medicine physician.

Must have Colorado License, DEA and proof of malpractice.

Must be committed to the flexible schedule and mind candy that go along with fill in work, and who honor their commitment to work and family.

Must have ACLS if doing urgent care or hospital medicine.

Signing bonus: to applicants that commit to working 10 shifts with ExtraMD.

Reply to info at extramd dot com.

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The do one thing differently experiment yielded mixed results.  First of all, for complete disclosure, I didn’t get through them all.  (Should I have titled it: just do something different?)

Monday: use phone more and email less. A huge success. I got more done by walking the dog and making calls then by sitting in front of the computer plunking out messages.  I intend to this more, and continued to do it this week as well.

Tuesday: plan the day ahead of time.  Mixed results.  I think I wasn’t specific enough: e.g. “from 9am to 10 am, meeting, 10 am to 10:30 emails” probably would have been better.  I found I didn’t get through the things I planned because I ran out of time.

Wednesday: look for ways my assistant can do more.  Again mixed results. Sometimes I got so busy I didn’t have time to figure out stuff for her to do–which would have saved time! (Truly pathetic, I know!)

Thursday: investigate tweetdeck. Didn’t get to it.  See excuses under Tuesday and Wednesday.

Friday: look at getjar.com for apps for my black berry to improve efficiency.  Roamed the site, but didn’t find anything helpful.

And how are your experiments going?

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