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David Beran, DO

About David Beran, DO

I am a practicing emergency physician with academic and administrative roles. I work full time as a medical director but am exploring multiple non-clinical avenues for my medical and public health degrees. Aside from blogging on www.theprescientdoc.com, I work in file review, consulting, research and expert witnessing.

Tips for Your First Physician Job After Residency

By David Beran, DO - March 26, 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.

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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.

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Preparing for EM interviews

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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How to Make the Most of Your Clinical Physician Job...

By David Beran, DO - August 10, 2021

No job is perfect, but we all strive for career satisfaction. Therefore, it's important to make the most of your current position. For those in a clinical healthcare setting, this can mean identifying what you like about your current job and gaining new perspective. Here are 6 tips on how to make the most of your clinical job.

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Alternative Careers in Medicine: Internal Consulting

By David Beran, DO - March 24, 2021

If you're tired of the daily grind with patient work and aren't up to the busy traveling life of external consulting, internal consulting may be an interesting career option. Here are 8 questions about the profession dissected for easy comprehension.

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11 Questions Physicians Should Ask During A Job Interview

By David Beran, DO - March 3, 2021

While you must be prepared to answer questions in a job interview, you must also be equally prepared to ask questions of your own. Here are 11 questions that are sure to get you all the information you need regarding your prospective new employer.

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10 questions physicians should ask in interviews