Global Medical Staffing

What Global Medical Staffing does

Global Medical Staffing, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Midvale, Utah, is a physician locum tenens staffing agency that places doctors in temporary assignments across all 50 U.S. states and 11+ international destinations including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHG Healthcare following a 2016 acquisition and is self-described as the largest international locums agency in the U.S., having pioneered cross-border physician placement since its founding.

The company's product surface includes a publicly searchable Locum Tenens Job Board, the MyGlobal web portal (which integrates with Bullhorn for time entry and supports credentialing, document management, and assignment logistics), a Locums Revenue Estimator for physician income planning, and dedicated domestic and international resource hubs. Operational services include recruitment, licensing and visa coordination, credentialing, malpractice coverage with $1M per occurrence / $3M aggregate limits, and travel and housing logistics. Physicians are engaged as independent contractors paid weekly via direct deposit.

Global Medical Staffing generates revenue primarily through transaction fees charged to healthcare facilities — hospitals, outpatient clinics, community health centers, and government health systems — for each locum tenens placement. Pricing is quote-based and varies by specialty, geography, assignment length, and facility requirements; disclosed physician day rates of $1,500-$2,500 for Latin America and Middle East/Africa assignments suggest facility-billed rates above this level under standard locum tenens markup economics. The company serves a two-sided customer base: healthcare facilities seeking temporary physician coverage and physicians (MDs/DOs) seeking flexible, often international, career opportunities. Tyler Black has served as President since January 2017.

Name

Global Medical Staffing

Legal name

CHG Management, Inc.

Website

https://gmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Global Medical Staffing is a locum tenens staffing agency that places physicians in temporary assignments across all 50 U.S. states and 11+ international destinations. It operates as a subsidiary of CHG Healthcare, serving healthcare facilities and physicians through dedicated recruiters and the MyGlobal portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

Keywords

• Locum tenens staffing
• Physician placement services
• International medical staffing
• Healthcare recruitment services
• Temporary physician staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Physician Placement Services: Fees charged to healthcare facilities for recruiting and placing locum tenens physicians. Physicians are independent contractors paid weekly through the MyGlobal portal. Compensation varies by specialty, location, and facility needs.
2. Healthcare Staffing: Provides temporary physician staffing solutions to healthcare facilities including hospitals, clinics, and medical practices in the U.S. and internationally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Global Medical Staffing recruits and places physicians (MDs and DOs) into temporary locum tenens assignments across all 50 U.S. states and more than 11 international destinations. The agency provides full-service support including credentialing coordination, licensing assistance, malpractice insurance coverage, travel and housing logistics, and weekly direct-deposit pay via the MyGlobal web portal for physicians placed with hospitals, clinics, and medical practices.

Product overview

Global Medical Staffing operates as a locum tenens staffing agency that connects physicians with temporary assignments in the United States and internationally. The core offering includes a Locum Tenens Job Board where physicians search and apply for positions, supported by the MyGlobal Web Portal for assignment management including time entry, document storage, and credentialing. For healthcare facilities, the company provides Staffing Services including recruitment and placement. Additional tools include a Locums Revenue Estimator for physician income planning, plus Domestic and International Resources hubs providing guidance on licensing, pay, housing, and assignment preparation. The company pioneered international locum tenens placement starting in 1994 and was acquired by CHG Healthcare in 2016.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Locum Tenens Staffing Services End-to-end locum tenens physician placement services for healthcare facilities and employers, including recruitment, credentialing coordination, licensing assistance, malpractice insurance, travel and housing logistics, and ongoing assignment support. Targets hospitals, outpatient clinics, community health centers, and medical practices across all 50 U.S. states and 11+ countries.
• Locum Tenens Job Board

Quantifiable outcome

• 497 active job listings across U.S. and international locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CompHealth: Sister company under CHG Healthcare providing locum tenens and permanent physician staffing, primarily U.S.-focused. Directly comparable business model but different geographic specialization, making it the closest internal peer.
• Vista Staffing Solutions: Specialty locum tenens agency with international placements comparable to GMS, including service in New Zealand, Australia, and the Caribbean. Similar scale and physician-focused positioning make it a direct niche competitor.
• LocumTenens.com: Operated by Jackson Healthcare, a direct competitor in physician locum tenens placement with strong U.S. presence and growing international footprint. Closest external competitor with similar two-sided marketplace model targeting physicians and healthcare facilities.
• Staff Care: An AMN Healthcare subsidiary focused exclusively on locum tenens physician staffing. Directly comparable business model and customer base; competes head-to-head with GMS for the same physician pool and facility contracts.
• Weatherby Healthcare: Another CHG Healthcare subsidiary focused on locum tenens physician placement. Same parent company and business model, with overlap in physician supply pool and customer base - GMS's most direct internal competitor.
• Interim Physicians: Locum tenens physician staffing agency focused on primary care and emergency medicine placements. Comparable business model targeting similar healthcare facility customers, though with less international focus than GMS.

Broad incumbents

• Cross Country Healthcare: Diversified healthcare staffing firm offering locum tenens, travel nursing, and allied health staffing. While broader than GMS, its physician staffing division competes directly for the same facility customers and physician candidates.
• Aya Healthcare: Largest travel nursing and healthcare staffing firm, increasingly expanding into locum tenens. While nursing-focused, Aya's tech-enabled platform and aggressive growth posture represent competitive pressure on staffing firms including GMS.
• AMN Healthcare: Largest U.S. healthcare staffing firm offering locum tenens, permanent placement, and allied staffing across multiple specialties. While its Staff Care subsidiary is a more direct competitor, AMN itself is the broad incumbent against whom GMS competes for enterprise health system contracts.

Others

• CHG Healthcare: Parent company of Global Medical Staffing and the locums industry leader. Not a competitor but the strategic controlling entity whose portfolio decisions shape GMS's strategic direction, capital access, and competitive positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gmedical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-medical-staffing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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