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Why Physician Assistant Re-Branding Is Still on Hold
The physician assistant who works in your doctor’s group practice may be referring to herself as a physician associate by this time next year. Then again, she may never change her title. Despite the American Academy of Physician Assistants (now As…
6 Tips for Launching a Medical Startup
The competition in the medical industry is fierce. Complex health care relationships, stringent legal regulations, and high-security standards can hamper new product launches. Here are six tips for kicking off a medical startup.
1. Elevate Your…
Why Healthcare Professionals Need to Take Health Advocacy More Seriously
The United States healthcare system is extremely complex. Even people who work in the field might not fully understand all the systems involved with delivering and paying for healthcare. This is a major problem since the average patient might not …
What It Takes to Be a Crisis Nurse
Nothing is quite right beneath the granite sky. Here, the remnants of a family home splashed onto the curb with utter indifference. There, a business, shuttered before the storm but now only barely standing anyway. Sirens flash. The wind licks up …
Join the Nutrition Revolution: 4 Reasons for Getting an Advanced Degree in Nutrition
By Christina Meyer-Jax, MS, RDN, LDN, CLT, RYT
As we understand more and more about the critical relationship between food choices and individual health, the field of nutrition continues to expand. If you’re a healthcare professional, this also…
How Healthcare Professionals Can Deconstruct Mental Health Stigmas
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Mental health concerns have become more normalized and accepted over the years, but stigmas surrounding mental illnesses remain a barrier to accessing quality care. Despite the process our society has made, many patients and pr…
How to Run a Family Pharmacy
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Opening a pharmacy is a complex and challenging process, but it can be extremely rewarding. Not only will you be able to serve your community and help people in need, but you’ll also be able to build a business that can be pass…
The Intricacies of Kickstarting Your Independent Nursing Practice
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Establishing your own business — particularly in the field of medicine is at once an exciting and fear-inducing proposition. You want to serve the community with your knowledge and expertise. But you’re also nervous.
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8 Reasons for Pursuing a Radiation Therapist Career
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By Jessica Donahue, R.T. (R) (T) (ARRT)
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Radiation therapists play a critical role in cancer treatment by administering radiation to specific a…
When Bureaucracy Prevents Nurses from Working – It’s Not Pretty
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America’s nursing shortage is so profound that one would think recent graduates could start in their new registered nurse jobs the day after graduation. But that is not how it works. Thanks to bureaucracy, graduates in some sta…