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Nurse Practitioner & Physician Assistant Career Analysis
How the Primary Care Physician Shortage is Boosting Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s Assistant Demand This year marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s Assistant professions. Fittingly, opportunities for nurse practitioners and physician assistants have […]
Read moreObstetrics & Gynecology: A Rewarding & Unique Medical Specialty
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) is the only specialty in which physicians are trained to do both medical and surgical care of patients. Women’s healthcare allows you to serve women throughout all phases of their lives, from teenager to older menopausal women. […]
Read moreThriving Your Rookie Year as a Nurse
If you just graduated from nursing school, congratulation! Now comes the exciting and scary part. You are probably more than ready to earn some money and put your skills to use. But even if you are excited about starting your […]
Read moreBedside Manner: What’s Missing in Our Healthcare Education?
Since the age of Hippocrates, the importance of an empathetic relationship between doctor and patient during treatment has been acknowledged. In one of the works from the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of early Greek medical works, it is written of […]
Read moreQuality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace
Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace: Educate Yourself and Engage Your Colleagues Quality improvement (QI) has emerged as a powerful buzzword in healthcare, and for good reason. The quality of care is becoming increasingly tied to reimbursement practices, which raises […]
Read moreWhere Registered Nurses Make the Most Money
Maybe your grandma was right. The key to happiness is to follow your heart. Then again, Grandma probably didn’t have the kind of student loan debt you do. Maybe you should follow your heart in a state where nurses make the […]
Read moreRural Practice Myths Busted
The phrase “rural medical practice” may bring images to mind of cows and silos, a primitive office with archaic trappings and your services paid for with a carton of eggs or a bushel of produce (none of which are necessarily […]
Read moreImmigration Options and Services for International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
The USA can be compared to Disney World, especially for International Medical Graduates (IMGs), because “here, dreams come true.” It is not astonishing that US medical hospitals and residency programs are often the first choice for smart physicians across the […]
Read moreSpecialty Certifications in Pharmacy Practice
Pursuing a career in Pharmacy can be very rewarding, both monetarily and in having the satisfaction of helping others on a daily basis. Once you take care of your basic education and licensing requirements the next decision will be what specific area of pharmacy you want to pursue. There are many different employment opportunities available and one of the factors that will decide what is available to you is certification in a pharmacy specialty.
Read moreNailing Your Nursing Interview
Before you start your dream job as a nurse, you need to get through the application process, which almost always includes an interview. Whether you are a new grad or an experienced nurse, interviewing can be nerve-wracking. But with a […]
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