• Summer has officially arrived, and it’s a great time for that well-deserved vacation. Here’s how to take one without turning your patients away – How Physicians Can Take a Vacation and Still Provide Care for Patients(CompHealth)
• You may be aware of your intelligence quotient (IQ), but how’s your emotional intelligence (EQ)? Find out with these nine questions – 9 Questions Emotionally Intelligent People Always Ask (Inc.)
• Job advice is easily found on the internet these days, but how much of it is valuable? Here are nine pieces of advice you can definitely rely on – Doctors and Business Leaders Share Their 9 Best Pieces of Career Advice (Business Insider)
• Burnout has a funny way of creeping up on you, even when there are warning signs. Creating a “not do” list may be one way to help you stay out in front – Don’t Get Surprised by Burnout (Harvard Business Review)
• Feeling out of rhythm in your work environment? Get your mojo back with these five tips – How Physicians Can Rediscover Their Passion (Physicians Practice)

Melissa Byington is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare staffing. Melissa’s career in physician recruiting spans nearly 2 decades. She also serves as the president of the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations