A brand new healthcare career education section on World Wide Learn, the world’s premier online directory of education, addresses issues related to the growing healthcare crisis. World Wide Learn’s feature healthcare article reveals that the next decade will see a 56% increase in need for home health aides, and an overwhelming shortage of healthcare workers [...]

Somatic Systems, Inc. announced today that it is launching a new effort to educate prospective students about the company’s exciting Somatics Professional Training Program. Starting today, the company will begin featuring “Trainee Profiles,” which showcase the successes people obtain when they attend the Training Program.
The Profiles, published on the company’s website, will offer brief case [...]

Engineering students can apply for Kelly Engineering Resources’ seventh annual “Future Engineers Scholarship.” The $5,000 scholarship award is presented to one student in recognition of his/her outstanding academic performance and depth of knowledge about the issue or challenge addressed in their essay.
All sophomore- and junior-level college engineering students who meet the program criteria are invited [...]

Ephraim McDowell Health is accepting applications for a health care scholarship for the fall 2009-spring 2010 school year. Scholarships are available to high school seniors or college students from Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Mercer and Washington counties. The application deadline is Feb. 15.
To be eligible for the scholarship, high school students must be in the [...]

This book contains a foreword by Steve Field, Regional Postgraduate Dean, West Midlands Deanery, Chair of the UK MMC Advisory Board; Chair of the UK MMC working Group for Career Management. Written by medical students, this book provides completely up-to-date information on the vast number of changes occurring in medical training. It is ideal [...]

This useful handbook introduces nurses and other health care professionals to the most current application of computer-related technology in the health care environment. Included are the various forms of electronic communication and ways to use it more effectively. New coverage of web-based technology, search tools, and evaluation criteria for online material are presented [...]

Helping users land that first job and build a successful career in medical transcription, this essential handbook offers practical guidelines and tips in job search strategies, career development, opportunities for advancement, and much more. Presents effective job hunting skills, with in-depth chapters on the job search process and preparing your resume. Shares [...]

Physicians and their medical practices today face innumerable problems and challenges in analyzing current market changes in the medical field.
Do they understand and have the skills and knowledge to make advantageous decisions related to the increasingly complex situations in which they find themselves? Do they merge, oversee their their

People to People Ambassador Programs, a subsidiary of Ambassadors Group, Inc., a leader in global educational travel experiences, announces its Citizen Ambassador Programs fall travel season with unique opportunities for healthcare professionals to meet and share ideas with international colleagues.
Various groups of trained healthcare professionals comprised of surgeons, nurses, speech pathologists, mental health experts, cardiovascular [...]

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation announced that it entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Briarwood College for approximately $11.4 million in cash. Briarwood is regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and currently offers two Bachelor’s degree programs and 31 Associate’s degree programs to approximately 700 students from Connecticut [...]