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Health Careers Blog January 2008 Archive

By Andrea Santiago, About.com Guide to Health Careers

Medical Professional Conference Explores “Changing Face of Healthcare”

Tuesday January 29, 2008
A brand new year of annual professional conferences is officially in full swing. As you know, not only do conventions and meetings provide excellent career development opportunities, they also ... Read More

Scope Out a Lucrative Career as a Gastroenterologist

Friday January 25, 2008
Gastroenterologists, also known as “GI’s”, are physicians who treat the digestive system. GI doctors may have been the “butt” of a few jokes, but they’re laughing all the way ... Read More

Clinical vs. Non-Clinical Jobs in the Medical Industry

Tuesday January 22, 2008
Sometimes, after years of caring for patients, healthcare professionals such as physicians or nurses move on to non-clinical roles, which are roles that do not entail direct patient care. ... Read More

Patient Advocate: A Cutting Edge Health Career

Saturday January 19, 2008
If you're looking for a way to significantly impact the lives of patients, in a way that doesn't necessarily require med school or nursing school, patient advocacy is a newly ... Read More

Hospital Jobs: As Seen on TV?

Thursday January 17, 2008
Have you ever noticed how many hospital-based dramas are on TV lately? Hospitals seem to be a very popular setting for suspenseful, enthralling TV shows, because there is always ... Read More

Medical Professional Groups on Facebook: Useful Online Networking Tool?

Sunday January 13, 2008
Although many think of Facebook as merely a social networking site, there are quite a few opportunities for professional networking as well. I recently searched for, and joined, several ... Read More

Increasing Demand for Internists Presents Variety of Career Paths for Doctors

Thursday January 10, 2008
Although most physicians have many options for employment and practice opportunities, internists are enjoying an increase in demand in recent years, which has allowed them to expand their horizons to ... Read More

Healthcare Adds Jobs as Unemployment Rate Reaches Two-Year High of 5%

Saturday January 5, 2008
The Labor Commissioner reports that unemployment rates reached a two-year high of 5% for December of 2007. While this news is a troubling sign of a potential recession, the ... Read More
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