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Allied Health Career Resources Blog
View all postsThe Changing Face of Healthcare Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Ore Ogunyemi, MD - April 1, 2020
Even as the pandemic highlights gaps in our health care system, individuals, organizations, and governments have stepped up to deliver innovations to fill these gaps. While this change has come amidst a crisis, there are important lessons in these emergency measures that have the ability to affect our profession into the foreseeable future.
Nurses, Lack of PPE, and Covid-19
By Tammy McKinney, RN - March 27, 2020
Look back in history, and you’ll surely find that during every tragedy, war, or disaster, nurses were on the front lines.
Provider Perspective: Is Rural Practice the Right Fit for Me?
By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - March 18, 2020
Rural health care is in the national spotlight, so there’s no better time to separate facts from fiction as health professionals start job searches and careers. Too often new health professionals have limited exposure to rural practice, so let’s set the record straight.
Before you Click “Send” - Social Media Pitfalls for Healthcare Providers
By Faith A. Coleman, MD - March 9, 2020
You’ll never regret cultivating and practicing self-restraint with social media. You’ll enjoy making fewer messes to clean up – and you know things are never quite the same, no matter how hard you scrub.
Talents You Can Exploit - How Health Care Professionals Can Capitalize on Soft Skills
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - March 6, 2020
Healthcare professionals have a solid core of soft skills that go ignored, unrecognized, or minimized when contemplating a career shift. It's these very skills that can propel open-minded seekers into the spotlight of hiring managers, startup founders, and fellow entrepreneurs.
7 Tips for Writing a Great Recommendation Letter
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - February 21, 2020
A member of your team asked you to write a letter of recommendation for her. While it is sad when a valued colleague moves on professionally, you want to showcase her talents in the most effective manner possible. However, you do not want to spend hours writing a recommendation letter for medical school or a new position. There are several steps you can take to quickly write an effective letter of recommendation for someone pursuing a new position or graduate education.
A Few Reasons to Be Excited About Healthcare in 2020
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - February 17, 2020
The pace of innovation in healthcare would bring a quizzical smile to the forefathers of medicine. By living in the future, brilliant minds are radically altering all aspects of the medical arena in today's world.
Top 10 Healthcare Jobs - That Don’t Require a Doctorate Degree
By Anne Carrie - December 26, 2019
Healthcare is hiring, and you do not necessarily need an MD or Ph.D. to find a challenging career with competitive pay. There are many positions that require less education but still offer a substantial annual wage with job growth. The following is a list of 10 top healthcare jobs predicted to see high rates of job growth over the next ten years...
Providing Comfort While Avoiding Conversational Narcissism
By Tammy McKinney, RN - December 9, 2019
Death is an unavoidable. Whether you experience it at work or at home, you’ll need to be ready for how you’ll react. Practice. Memorize. Prepare yourself. When the time comes, you’ll be a great comfort to the family of your patient and know that you’ve done the right thing.
The Importance of Effective Communication in Healthcare
By Kyndall Brown, RN - October 25, 2019
By using tools and techniques such as SBAR and making changes to hospital communication culture providers can improve communication skills to deliver safer and better patient care.
