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Welcome to episode 32! This week we dive into the topic of locum work - freelancing as a medical professional in a practice that is not your own. This can be an extremely rewarding and profitable work option for junior doctors after internship and community service years, and has the added benefit of giving the medical professional a measure of autonomy and freedom, while you explore your interests and build your portfolio. As such, of course this makes it an important topic for junior doctors and medical students. 

Our guests this episode:

This episode of the podcast we’re featuring LocumBase.com, the independent online booking and management platform connecting freelance medical professionals and practices. You can visit their website https://www.locumbase.com/ or their socials here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/locumbase/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LocumBase/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/locumbase/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LocumBase

Zulé Vuuren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zule-vuuren/

Jovana Harkhu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/missjovanaharkhu/

Important links from this week's episode:

1. If you would like to partner with the Dr Coffee Podcast, either by collaborating on an event for medical students or junior doctors, sponsoring a segment or an episode of the podcast, or purchasing advertising time, please get in touch with us via email or our new contact form, available here and on our Linktree at linketr.ee/drcoffeeza - https://forms.gle/FN71kurimdzXruhN6
2. AMP'd for the WAPT is a student-led pre-med mentoring group that provides notes, summaries and encouragement for those preparing to write the WAPt exam and enter GEMP. You can find their Telegram group via their social media channels: Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter.
3. The Graduate Entry to Medicine Program (GEMP) at the University of the Witwatersrand: https://www.wits.ac.za/health/gemp/
4. Our Book Reviewed: Autopsy - Life in the trenches with a forensic pathologist in Africa (Ryan Blumenthal). Jonathan Ball Publishers. Buy it here: https://www.takealot.com/autopsy/PLID69358159

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Thank you for listening and have a great week!