“President Obama’s health care law is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 300,000 people by 2014. But coverage will not necessarily translate into care: Local health experts doubt there will be enough doctors to meet the area’s needs. There are not enough now. Across the country, a factor increasing demand, along with expansion […]
There is some wildly encouraging news for those seeking jobs in healthcare in the recent US Bureau of Labor report. “The healthcare sector is creating jobs at a pace not seen in four years and is responsible for nearly one in four new jobs in the overall economy so far in 2011, new data from […]
A master’s degree is required for almost every position in the healthcare management field. The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education provides a list of accredited graduate health administration programs. In the past, most students chose the traditional route of a master’s degree in health administration or public health. Today, however, students are investigating […]
There is no doubt that advancements in medical science have helped create longer human life expectancies. This has led to more people living longer but also needing a greater amount of medical care in later years. And, although this creates a great deal of opportunity for people with specialized medical skills, opportunities abound for professionals […]
The recession has hit deep and wide unsettling more than 5 million Americans from their steady 9-to 5 jobs. Many employees have found only dead ends in their current industry. But even in these difficult times, the health care industry has managed to add more than 500,000 jobs since December 2007, according to the Wall […]
If doctors and nurses are the first things that come to mind when you think of a career in healthcare, you need to think again. Doctors and nurses, while vital to the medical community, still need a host of trained and experienced professionals working behind the scenes to ensure the smooth running of hospitals, clinics […]
A master’s degree is required for almost every position in the healthcare management field. The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education provides a list of accredited graduate health administration programs. In the past, most students chose the traditional route of a master’s degree in health administration or public health. Today, however, students are investigating […]
Bill Gates, arguably the most powerful man in the world, had a problem. He’d just pledged 10 billion to research new vaccines and bring them to the world’s poorest countries. One such program is vaccines that combat malaria in Africa. Each year more than one million people, mostly children, die from this utterly preventable disease. […]