In this two-part interview, Dr. Andrew Wilner explains how he started as an internist, then found himself at McGill University in Montreal studying neurology a few years later. He went on to become an epilepsy specialist.
Shortly thereafter, he took a detour into a career as a full-time medical writer that lasted ten years. When he decided to get back into clinical medicine, he gave locum tenens a try and found that it fit beautifully into his lifestyle.
In Part 1 of the interview, we focus on his early days and his success as a medical writer. He explains that he was a writer all through school. Later, combining his writing skills with his medical knowledge gave him an advantage over other writers who did not have the medical degree or clinical experience that he did.
He wrote regular columns for written publications, initially. When the Internet exploded, he added Medscape, KevinMD and other online publications to his list of publishers. He also wrote several books during that time.
In Part 2, you will hear more about his experience with the "locum life," and how those experiences translated into his latest book The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens.
