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10 Jobs That Will Be in Demand in 2021

Jan 04, 2021

A new year brings new beginnings. If you're considering a job change, check out these jobs. While it doesn't influence our opinions of products, we do receive compensation from partners whose offers appear here. We're on your side, always. See our full advertiser disclosure here . There's no denying 2020 has been a challenging year, both in terms of health and an economic recession . But 2021 is just around the...

More Than Just a Job: Allied Health Careers Can Offer a Life-Changing Opportunity

Jan 01, 2021

Life does not always deal an easy hand, and to thrive, one must decide to change the cards. As part of that process, many times, a new career path is required—one that can be discovered at Campbellsville University in Louisville. Leigh Wood, Allied Health program director, describes a life-changing experience for one of her students who is a mother of two and had previously endured many obstacles in her life preventing...

Nurses: The most trusted professionals in America

Dec 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At the end of a year when medical workers have braved exposure to the coronavirus to provide lifesaving care, Americans have become more likely to laud the honesty and ethics of nurses, medical doctors and pharmacists. Still, nurses remain the undisputed leader, as they have been for nearly two decades. Nurses earn a record 89% very high/high score for their honesty and ethics this year, four percentage...

2-year degrees that go on to the most meaningful jobs

Dec 28, 2020

2-year degrees that go on to the most meaningful jobs A third of a lifetime is spent working, making a meaningful career a critical life decision. Having a consequential career is not about monetary gain for many hard-working Americans. On the contrary, it is about making a marked difference in the world. Take, for example, teachers, who shape the minds of future generations. While the entry-level annual salary for...

MAC board hears update on Allied Health program

Dec 21, 2020

Harvey Faircloth, Scott Sikes and the rest of the Mineral Area Board of Trustee members receive an update on graduation rates for the Allied Health program during last week's meeting. Mineral Area College has put 71 licensed nurses and nine paramedics out in the community during the pandemic, according to Allied Health Director Angela Erickson. Erickson gave the Board of Trustees an update on the programs during its...

Health care industry offers varied career opportunities

Dec 07, 2020

If there is one industry that stands to represent 2020, it is undoubtedly healthcare. As the United States and the entire world came face to face with a deadly pandemic this year, doctors, nurses and others in the healthcare field have shown up and saved lives. Healthcare workers always have been in high demand. That trend will not only continue but grow as demand for expanded medical services rises and our population continues to...

ULM Health Sciences teams take anatomy/physiology tournament

Nov 18, 2020

Three student teams from the College of Health Sciences at the University of Louisiana Monroe dominated the Louisiana Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and Anatomage Virtual Collegiate Anatomy and Physiology Tournament. ULM’s teams from the School of Allied Health, two in Health Studies and one in Radiologic Technology, won first, runner-up, and third places in the contest. Teams from throughout the state...

MSU to lead study examining COVID-19's effect on U.S. nursing workforce

Nov 16, 2020

Montana State University has been selected to lead a two-year study about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses, the largest group of U.S. health care workers, focusing on changes in employment, earnings and the supply of nurses. The study is being funded by grants totaling $430,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Johnson & Johnson Foundation in partnership with the Johnson &...

East Tennessee hospitals staffed well despite nationwide nursing shortage

Nov 06, 2020

Enrollment at UT's College of Nursing is at an all-time high, as the dean says the pandemic is inspiring more people to start careers in healthcare. NOXVILLE, Tenn. — A nationwide nursing shortage isn't new. Many states need help. Hospitals as close as the Tri-Cities need to hire hundreds of nurses to keep up with patient demand. But here in East Tennessee, we're in pretty good shape. "The...

Future of Work: COVID-19’s short-term disruption will bring long-term changes

Nov 03, 2020

While we grapple with the ongoing economic effects of COVID-19, the immediate focus is on reopening businesses and returning people to work. But what about the long term? What repercussions will this disruption have on the future of work in the next three to five years? That’s the question we’re asking at College of the Canyons, and posing to our partners in local business and industry. Peter Drucker famously said, “The best...

Nursing student enrollment increases during pandemic

Oct 26, 2020

Students aren’t shying away from a nursing career in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Lakeview College of Nursing officials say they’ve had an increase of about 10 percent in overall enrollment from the fall of 2019 to the fall of 2020. “Our new student enrollment has also increased by 22 percent from the fall of 2019 to the fall of 2020,” according to Amy McFadden, coordinator of...

Nursing homes to get free COVID-19 vaccines under Trump plan with CVS, Walgreens

Oct 23, 2020

Americans living or working in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted care living centers, will receive COVID-19 vaccinations for free if and when they become available, the Trump administration said Friday. The administration announced a partnership with the nation's two largest drug store chains, CVS and Walgreens, "to provide and administer" the vaccines with "no out-of-pocket costs" for the recipients. The...

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