Some of the Most In-Demand Locum Tenens Physician Specialties in 2026
Discover which physician specialties are seeing strong locum tenens demand in 2026 and why healthcare organizations continue to rely on flexible physician staffing solutions.
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Welcome to MDstaffers
Established in 2010, MDstaffers is a national healthcare staffing firm specializing in physician, advanced practitioner, and mental health staffing for on-site and virtual care on temporary and permanent bases. MDstaffers’ mission is to improve access to quality healthcare in the United States by providing exceptional healthcare staffing and consulting services to healthcare organizations nationwide. We also offer staffing consulting and expert medical witnesses for legal proceedings.
We believe in developing lasting relationships with our candidates and our clients. These relationships better enable us to provide candidates that meet our client’s exact needs and to find great opportunities for our candidates. We offer our clients and candidates personal service with scale. We are a national, fully-electronic and paperless company. As such, we are very fast and efficient
SERVICES
LOCUM TENENS
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase that means “to hold the place of, to substitute for.” Simply put, Locum Tenens is a practice of using temporary physicians and advanced practitioners to fill the staffing needs of a facility.
TELEMEDICINE
We partner with qualified firms that provide the telemedicine technology for the provider, the patient, and even the facility. Telemedicine is an excellent way to quickly fill staffing shortages and improve your access to and quality of care.
PERMANENT PLACEMENT
We recruit for all physician specialties and subspecialties, as well as medical executives and advanced practitioners.
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
MDstaffers’ Government Services Division specializes in the management and fulfilment of governmental contracts in our service areas. Our government team is comprised of seasoned, public sector veterans.
MDexperts
MDstaffers maintains a medical expert witness panel via its service, “MDexperts”. We provide medical experts of every specialty and sub-specialty and offer full-service administrative support to our panel members.
MDadvisors
MDstaffers works with physician and healthcare entrepreneurs nationally to vet their ideas, offer advice during critical implementation and operational phases, and to provide staffing and flexible payroll financing to implement their vision
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YOUR TRUSTED HEALTHCARE STAFFING PARTNER
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
YOUR TRUSTED HEALTHCARE STAFFING PARTNER
Welcome to MDstaffers
Established in 2010, MDstaffers is a national healthcare staffing firm specializing in physician, advanced practitioner, and mental health staffing for on-site and virtual care on temporary and permanent bases. MDstaffers’ mission is to improve access to quality healthcare in the United States by providing exceptional healthcare staffing and consulting services to healthcare organizations nationwide. We also offer staffing consulting and expert medical witnesses for legal proceedings.
We believe in developing lasting relationships with our candidates and our clients. These relationships better enable us to provide candidates that meet our client’s exact needs and to find great opportunities for our candidates. We offer our clients and candidates personal service with scale. We are a national, fully-electronic and paperless company. As such, we are very fast and efficient
Welcome to MDstaffers
Established in 2010, MDstaffers is a national healthcare staffing firm specializing in physician, advanced practitioner, and mental health staffing for on-site and virtual care on temporary and permanent bases. MDstaffers’ mission is to improve access to quality healthcare in the United States by providing exceptional healthcare staffing and consulting services to healthcare organizations nationwide. We also offer staffing consulting and expert medical witnesses for legal proceedings.
We believe in developing lasting relationships with our candidates and our clients. These relationships better enable us to provide candidates that meet our client’s exact needs and to find great opportunities for our candidates. We offer our clients and candidates personal service with scale. We are a national, fully-electronic and paperless company. As such, we are very fast and efficient
SERVICES
LOCUM TENENS
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase that means “to hold the place of, to substitute for.” Simply put, Locum Tenens is a practice of using temporary physicians and advanced practitioners to fill the staffing needs of a facility.
TELEMEDICINE
We partner with qualified firms that provide the telemedicine technology for the provider, the patient, and even the facility. Telemedicine is an excellent way to quickly fill staffing shortages and improve your access to and quality of care.
PERMANENT PLACEMENT
We recruit for all physician specialties and subspecialties, as well as medical executives and advanced practitioners.
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
MDstaffers’ Government Services Division specializes in the management and fulfilment of governmental contracts in our service areas. Our government team is comprised of seasoned, public sector veterans.
MDexperts
MDstaffers maintains a medical expert witness panel via its service, “MDexperts”. We provide medical experts of every specialty and sub-specialty and offer full-service administrative support to our panel members.
MDadvisors
MDstaffers works with physician and healthcare entrepreneurs nationally to vet their ideas, offer advice during critical implementation and operational phases, and to provide staffing and flexible payroll financing to implement their vision
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TELEMEDICINE
PERMANENT PLACEMENT
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
EXPERT WITNESS
CONSULTING
LOCUM TENENS
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase that means “to hold the place of, to substitute for.” Simply put, Locum Tenens is a practice of using temporary physicians and advanced practitioners to fill the staffing needs of a facility.
TELEMEDICINE
We partner with qualified firms that provide the telemedicine technology for the provider, the patient, and even the facility. Telemedicine is an excellent way to quickly fill staffing shortages and improve your access to and quality of care.
PERMANENT PLACEMENT
We recruit for all physician specialties and subspecialties, as well as medical executives and advanced practitioners.
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
MDstaffers’ Government Services Division specializes in the management and fulfilment of governmental contracts in our service areas. Our government team is comprised of seasoned, public sector veterans.
MDexperts
MDstaffers maintains a medical expert witness panel via its service, “MDexperts”. We provide medical experts of every specialty and sub-specialty and offer full-service administrative support to our panel members.
MDadvisors
MDstaffers works with physician and healthcare entrepreneurs nationally to vet their ideas, offer advice during critical implementation and operational phases, and to provide staffing and flexible payroll financing to implement their vision
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