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All Posts by David Beran, DO
About David Beran, DO
Benefits of Practicing Rural Medicine
By David Beran, DO - December 10, 2025
While many physicians historically have preferred living in urban settings, rural medicine offers broader hands-on practice, closer patient relationships, and tight-knit teams that build confidence and skill. It’s a rewarding environment for an underserved population where your work truly matters.
How I’d Approach My First Physician Job Search Differently Today
By David Beran, DO - October 29, 2025
Starting your career after residency is exciting—but also overwhelming. 15 years into practice later, here are a few things I would change about the way I approached my first physician job search.
Is Locum Tenens a Good First Job for Physicians?
By David Beran, DO - September 17, 2025
Graduating residents often face uncertainty about their career after training. This article explores how locum tenens positions can offer flexibility, experience, and solutions for new physicians exploring options.
Tips for Your First Physician Job After Residency
By David Beran, DO - March 17, 2025
As a new physician, your first job after residency is exciting, but overwhelming. From financial planning to hospital involvement and continuing education, here are some tips that can set you up for long-term success in your career.
How to Prepare for an Emergency Medicine Interview
By David Beran, DO - January 8, 2025
As a physician looking to land your next emergency medicine role, here are some general concepts to keep in mind to help you nail the interview process.
How To Find the Best Emergency Medicine Jobs
By David Beran, DO - October 23, 2024
If you're searching for ideal emergency medicine jobs, it helps to prioritize key characteristics such as location, employment type, and patient volume. To find your perfect fit in a new physician career, do your research upfront and plan for a life, not a job.
The Cons of Consistency in Scheduling in Medicine: Why You Might Miss Shift Work
By David Beran, DO - February 8, 2023
Shift work as a physician can be rather draining, but a consistent routine comes with its own drawbacks you might not expect. From feeling trapped on weekends to missing the diversity of your inconsistent work schedule, learn what you need to know before making the switch.
Exciting Opportunity in a Town Far Away: Why Locums May Not Be Right for You
By David Beran, DO - November 30, 2022
Locum tenens work can be an exciting and rewarding career path. However, with with the steep learning curves, financial instability, and general uncertainty it brings, locums is not for everyone. Here are a few things to consider before signing that locums contract.
Why Locum Tenens Work is Truly an Adventure (and worth it!)
By David Beran, DO - October 26, 2022
Emergency medicine physicians tend to receive a lot of offers for locum tenens work. But is the excitement of a new adventure worth the uncertainty? Emergency medicine physician David Beran shares his thoughts on why he thinks so, with the opportunities for travel, flexible scheduling, and higher pay.
Physicians: To Change Your Career, Change Your Perspective
By David Beran, DO - October 20, 2021
There are countless alternative career options for physicians, but more often than not, we fall into the sunk costs fallacy. We already spent a decade in school and hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans, and now we want to leave that job? This doesn't seem conducive to any good state of mind, so when changing careers, it's important to also change your perspective.
