About this episode

Dr. Helena shares her journey in emergency medicine and the benefits of locum tenens for a flexible career.

Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Helena shares her inspiring journey in emergency medicine, from Budapest to the U.S., and her unique insights as an international medical graduate. She offers practical insight into navigating medical school abroad, matching into EM, managing residency challenges, and recognizing the early signs of burnout. Dr. Helena also discusses choosing flexibility through locum tenens and building a life that is filled with travel, languages, content creation, and creative pursuits outside of medicine. Follow Dr. Helena's journey on Instagram: @a.youngdoctors.journey

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Helena

Topics covered

• emergency medicine
• locum tenens
• burnout
• international medical graduate
• career flexibility
• travel
• content creation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instagram

Places: Budapest, U.S.

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